1872 Reprint Rare Mauchline fern ware binding. THE POETICAL WORKS OF JOHN MILTON By John Milton Illus. E.H. Corbould and John Gilbert Very Good
1872 5th Edition or Later Reprint , Mauchline fern ware binding.
THE POETICAL WORKS OF JOHN MILTON
By John Milton
John Milton (9 December 1608 – 8 November 1674) was an English poet and intellectual. His 1667 epic poem Paradise Lost, written in blank verse and including over ten chapters, was written in a time of immense religious flux and political upheaval. It addressed the fall of man, including the temptation of Adam and Eve by the fallen angel Satan and God's expulsion of them from the Garden of Eden. Paradise Lost is widely considered one of the greatest works of literature ever written, and it elevated Milton's widely-held reputation as one of history's greatest poets. He also served as a civil servant for the Commonwealth of England under its Council of State and later under Oliver Cromwell.
Illustrated By: E.H. Corbould and John Gilbert
Format: Hardcover,
Language: English
Dust Jacket: No Jacket, Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket
Published By: Nelson and Sons, London
Crown octavo (8vo 5+3⁄8 × 8 137 × 203),Pages 528
ISBN:
Contents:
The Life of the Author
Paradise Lost
Paradise Regained
Poems on several occassions
Sonnets
SKU: BTETM0002159
Approximate Package Dimensions H: 12.5, L: 30, W: 25 (Units: cm), W: 2Kg
Scarce. Fine (Mauchline fern ware) binding for John Milton Poetical Works.
The fernware finish is is a highly labor intensive method of creating a decorative cover that uses a reverse stencil method, wherein dried fern leaves are arranged and pinned in place on a wooden surface coated with resin, which is then (in this case) sprayed with brown dye. The leaves are removed and varnish is applied to the surface. This particular binding is part of a collection of fern ware bound books published by T. Nelson and Son, in London/Edinburgh/New York in 1872.
Previous owner inscription on Blank page before title page "A. Davies Jan 1st (18)'74"
Bookseller label on FEp "M. JOhnson, 108, Western Road, Brighton".
Mild scuffing to red morocco spine. Some mild spotting on prelims. A lovely copy.