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Wed, Sep 18, 2019 12:30AM EDT
Lot 172

The Poetical Works of John Milton.

Estimate: $250 - $350

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Milton, John. The Poetical Works of John Milton. London: William Pickering, 1851. Complete 3 volume set, Aldine Edition, bound in full calf and ruled in gilt, spine gilt in 6 compartments with raised bands, titled in blind, a.e.m., marbled endpapers. Frontispiece. Aldus Manutius devices on title-page. 12mos. Included is the 16mo. The Poetical Works of John Milton (London, 1822). Corners and joints rubbed, some spotting to boards, light foxing to frontis, gift inscriptions to flyleaves, contemporary bookplates.