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THE POETICAL WORKS OF JOHN MILTON. With A Life of the Author by William Hayley

1794réf. 24326London: By W. Bulmer and Co. Shakespeare Printing Office for John and Josiah Boydell and George Nicol 1794-1797. 3 volumes. First edition of this Boydell issue the first edition with the plates by Richard Westall and a magnificent presentation copy given by Lord Lansdowne the first Marquis of Landsdowne to the French diplomat M. Chauvet who for many years resided at Kensington in London. An especially large copy. With 32 fine large plates being the 28 plates by Richard Westall and 4 portraits of John Milton. Folio 41 x 30 cm very finely bound in exceptional full contemporary bindings of crushed red morocco French in style with fine gilt rolled borders within gilt ruled frames on all covers each frame with corners formed with central gilt circular devices the spines with flat gilt ruled bands creating compartments decorated with small gilt central star burst tools one compartment lettered in gilt a second with gilt volume numbers and additional gilt lettering at the bottom of the spines gilt tooled edges to the covers and gilt turn-ins marbled endpapers a.e.g. cxxxiii 213; 286; 300 4 pp. A most beautiful and exceptional set. A REGAL SET OF THE FIRST EDITION OF THE GREAT ENGLISH POET AND WRITER TO INCLUDE THE FAMOUS ENGRAVINGS FROM RICHARD WESTALL. The Boydells would use Westall to illustrate their two greatest printing efforts the two greatest masters of the English language John Milton and William Shakespeare. Though Westall’s illustrations would be used again in a number of later editions and printings this is by far the largest finest and most impressive of any of the presentations. The Boydell text is equally fitting to these magnificent plates impressively laid out and making use of the fonts of William Martin. In the years that would follow Westall would become quite famous for these illustrations to Milton and for his portrait of Princess Victoria. He would serve as Princess Victoria’s drawing master until the time of his death in 1836. The very fine bindings are quite fitting and elegant. The volumes are beautifully fitting to the presentation inscribed in this copy and were a gift from Lord Lansdowne William Petty the first Marquis of Landsdowne and Prime Minister from 1782-1783 to his close friend M. Chauvet the French diplomat who resided for many years at Kensington. The inscription is dated 1802 and correlates with Chauvet’s being recalled to France due to the growing hostilities between France and England after the Treaty of Amiens. In PARADISE LOST PARADISE REGAINED and SAMSON AGONISTES Milton revived the heroic verse of Homer and Virgil to frame the tale of Satan and Paradise that has become the best-known epic poem written in English. He had difficulty in finding a publisher because of the plague of 1665 which killed many pressmen and the Great Fire of the following year which destroyed many printing houses—and those publishers who were still operating were wary of the project because of Milton's anti-Restoration sympathies. Simmons to whom he finally came drove a hard bargain and according to the agreement reached and the number of copies sold Milton was paid a total of Å15. Milton’s work survives and is revered to this day as amongst the most significant poetry and prose ever penned and additionally important at a defining moment in the development of the English language. A truly towering figure Milton remains one of the most celebrated and analyzed poets in English literature. Dryden described ‘Paradise Lost’ as ‘one of the greatest most noble and sublime poems which either this age or nation has produced’ while Blake keying in on the poem’s heretical implications described Milton as ‘a true Poet and of the Devil’s party without knowing it.’ This thorough collection includes not only ‘Paradise Lost’ and the other major works including ‘Paradise Regained Samson Agonistes and Comus’ but the sonnets psalms translations and his work in Latin. As well there is a fine Memoir of Milton and history of his literary work. PARADISE LOST has remained one of the greatest classics of modern English vernacular indeed some say that it constitutes the beginning of modern English poetry and literature. By W. Bulmer and Co., Shakespeare Printing Office for John and Josiah Boydell, and George Nicol unknown

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THE POETICAL WORKS OF MR. JOHN MILTON. Containing PARADISE LOST PARADISE REGAIN'D SAMSON AGONISTES and his POEMS ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. Together With Explanatory NOTES ON ON EACH BOOK OF THE PARADISE LOST and a TABLE never before Printed.

1688réf. 28972London: Printed for Jacob Tonson at the Judge’s-Head near the Inner-Temple-Gate.by Tho. Hodgkin et. al. 1688 and 1695. Very Rare LARGE PAPER COPY of The First “Collected” Edition. A sammelband of the poems of Milton. This copy comprised of the sheets of the large paper 1688 printing of the first illustrated edition of PARADISE LOST. A POEM IN TWELVE BOOKS with a 1695 reissued title-page for this edition; PARADISE REGAIN’D. A POEM. IN IV BOOKS. To whiich is added SAMSON AGONISTES A DRAMATICK POEM. these with the 1688 Title-Pages included Printed by R.E.MDLXXXVIII and for Randal Taylor.MDCLXXXVIII and with the large paper issuance of the first printing of the NOTES by Patrick Humeas well as the additional “POEMS”. Engraved portrait frontispiece and the 12 copperplate engravings by Burg after Medina used in the first illustrated edition of 1688. Folio very fine full early calf Farquhar the covers decorated with double gilt fillet and stippled lines and corner tools and elaborately tooled gilt turnovers the spine sometime restored and very handsomely decorated incorporating fine tooling and strapwork in gilt and with a morocco lettering label gilt. 5ff. 343 an original sheet listing some subscribers to the original 1688 edition 3 the table 321 the notes 66 60. A fine crisp and clean copy throughout the binding in excellent condition the refurbished spine panel beautifully restored expertly and sympathetically. RARE LARGE PAPER COPY OF THIS EXCEEDINGLY IMPORTANT EDITION THE FIRST OF THE COLLECTED WORKS WITH ORIGINAL 1688 LARGE PAPER SHEETS INCLUDED. Edward Hodnett considered this to be the "earliest serious effort to illustrate an important work of English poetry" Five Centuries of English Book Illustration 1988 p. 63 and the copperplate engravings have a dramatic power that was only matched 200 years later by John Martin. We rarely encounter a collection of the three principal poems. This collection which includes the POEMS ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS and the NOTES ON MILTON’S PARADISE LOST can be truly classified as the first collected edition and a wonderful sammelband preserved through time by highly appreciative collectors. Such collections are rare. This collected edition is augmented by the inclusion of the highly important NOTES ON MILTON’S PARADISE LOST POEMS ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS and additional poems as well. In PARADISE LOST PARADISE REGAINED and SAMSON AGONISTES Milton revived the heroic verse of Homer and Virgil to frame the tale of Satan and Paradise that has become the best-known epic poem written in English. He had difficulty in finding a publisher because of the plague of 1665 which killed many pressmen and the Great Fire of the following year which destroyed many printing houses—and those publishers who were still operating were wary of the project because of Milton's anti-Restoration sympathies. Simmons to whom he finally came drove a hard bargain and according to the agreement reached and the number of copies sold Milton was paid a total of Å15. Milton’s work survives and is revered to this day as amongst the most significant poetry and prose ever penned and additionally important at a defining moment in the development of the English language. A truly towering figure Milton remains one of the most celebrated and analyzed poets in English literature. Dryden described ‘Paradise Lost’ as ‘one of the greatest most noble and sublime poems which either this age or nation has produced’ while Blake keying in on the poem’s heretical implications described Milton as ‘a true Poet and of the Devil’s party without knowing it.’ Printed for Jacob Tonson at the Judge’s-Head near the Inner-Temple-Gate...by Tho. Hodgkin et. al. unknown

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THE POETICAL WORKS OF JOHN MILTON

1852réf. 33254London: William Pickering 1852. 3 volumes. The Aldine Edition of the British Poets. With an engraved portrait of Milton by Robinson dated 1831. Small 8vo handsomely bound in full crushed brown morocco the spines with raised bands separating the compartments two compartments lettered and numbered in gilt. cxxxiv 4 153 1; 4 372; 4; 334 pp. A fine and bright set beautifully preserved very fresh and clean internally some light foxing to the blanks as typical some minimal offsetting to the titles. A VERY HANDSOME SET of Milton’s poetry from the Aldine British Poets series. It contains as well as the poems a lengthy introduction and Life of Milton by John Mitford. In PARADISE LOST PARADISE REGAINED and SAMSON AGONISTES Milton revived the heroic verse of Homer and Virgil to frame the tale of Satan and Paradise that has become the best-known epic poem written in English. He had difficulty in finding a publisher because of the plague of 1665 which killed many pressmen and the Great Fire of the following year which destroyed many printing houses—and those publishers who were still operating were wary of the project because of Milton's anti-Restoration sympathies. Simmons to whom he finally came drove a hard bargain and according to the agreement reached and the number of copies sold Milton was paid a total of Å15. Milton’s work survives and is revered to this day as amongst the most significant poetry and prose ever penned and additionally important at a defining moment in the development of the English language. A truly towering figure Milton remains one of the most celebrated and analyzed poets in English literature. Dryden described ‘Paradise Lost’ as ‘one of the greatest most noble and sublime poems which either this age or nation has produced’ while Blake keying in on the poem’s heretical implications described Milton as ‘a true Poet and of the Devil’s party without knowing it.’ This thorough collection includes not only ‘Paradise Lost’ 'Paradise Regained' Samson Agonistes and the other major works but the sonnets psalms translations and his work in Latin and Greek. As well there is a fine Memoir of Milton and history of his literary work and the fine verse rendering on 'Paradise Lost' by Andrew Marvel. William Pickering hardcover

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