Sale: 499 / Rare Books, July 06. 2020 in Hamburg Lot 221

 
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John Milton
Paradise lost, 1688.
Post auction sale: € 2,000 / $ 2,280
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Lot description
John Milton
Paradise Lost. A poem in XII books. To which is added Paradise regain'd, and Samson Agonistes. London, R. E. für Randal Taylor 1688.

Schönes breitrandiges Exemplar. Seltene, für uns nicht nachweisbare Edition der ersten illustrierten Folio-Ausgabe mit allen drei Werken.

Insgesamt vierte Ausgabe (?). - Die schönen Kupfer nach J. B. Medina, B. Lens u. a. stammen von M. Burghers und P. P. Bouche. - Mit der über 500 Abonnenten umfassenden Subskriptionsliste, darunter die renommiertesten Persönlichkeiten der Zeit.

Einband: Neuer Ledereinband unter unter Verwendung alten Rückenmaterials. 36,5 : 23 cm.- ILLUSTRATION: Mit 10 (st. 12) Kupfertafeln.- KOLLATION: 1 Bl., 343 S., 3 Bll. Subskriptionsverzeichnis; 1 Bl., 66 S.; 3 Bll. 57 S.- ZUSTAND: Fehlen die Kupfer zu Buch 1 und 5 sowie das Porträt. - Zu Beginn und am Ende etw. wasserrandig, stellenw. etw. fingerfl., erste 4 Bll. mit hinterl. Randläsuren, 3 Bll. mit Randeinriß (2 hinterlegt).

LITERATUR: Vgl. Wing M 2147 (anderer Verleger) sowie M 2154 und 2177 für die Anhänge. - Vgl. Lowndes II, 1558.

First illustr. folio edition. Very scarce variant of the 3 works together, not in Wing, Lowndes etc. With 10 (of 12) copperplates. New calf using old material at spine. - Lacking 2 plates (to book I and V) and engr. portrait. - At beginning and end slightly waterstained, partly slightly fingerstained, first 4 leaves with backed marginal defects, 3 leaves with marginal tear (2 backed).

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Paradise lost, 1688.
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