Milton ed robert vaughan (3 Ergebnisse)

Hardcover. Zustand: Fair. No Jacket. First Edition. 313 pages (complete). A heavy, charming copy. Rebound in green quarter leather with original boards. The boards are much worn and scuffed and marked. They are resolutely genteel and sure. The leathered corners, edges and spine are scuffed and a little marked. They are otherwise sound. The page-edged have been gilded (this is rusted). Within, the contents are worn, marked from storage. However, in general the contents are agreeable and comfortable. They are clear, mild-mannered, elegant, venerable, durably amenable. fk. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Fine. ~Date estimated. Bound in original red cloth, with black and gilt decoration, frame and a silver angel with sword and shield to front board. Spine slightly faded. Part of a bookplate remaining on front end page, dated 1903. All edges gilt. Light foxing to first and last few pages. Black endpapers just starting at gutters. Attractive binding. Text fresh, a little foxing to plate margins.~Robust packaging. Overseas tracking available on request. Used books are exempt from USA tariffs. Size: lvii, 329pp. Illus, 50 plates. 35 x 27cm.…

Leather. Zustand: Very Good. An exceptionally bright copy of Milton's Paradise Lost, complete with fifty striking plates depicting scenes from the poem, after engravings by Gustave Doré. Bound in half calf with cloth to the boards. A scarce work to contain these illustrations by Gustave Dore. A wonderfully illustrated work containing John Milton's celebrated epic poem, 'Paradise Lost', with fifty full-page, striking plates in black-and-white, depicting scenes from the poem. Accompanying illustrations after engravings by Dore, a French printmaker, painter and illustrator known for his prolific creation of wood engravings illustrating classic literature, notably Dante's Divine Comedy, the Vulgate Bible, and numerous others. Collated, complete. Edited by Robert Vaughan, with notes and a life of Milton. Bound in half calf with cloth to the boards. Externally, very good, with slight bumping to the extremities and light marking to boards and leather. Light rubbing to the extremities. Small areas of staining to the board extremities, heavier to rear board. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright, with areas of light scattered spotting, not affecting the illustrations, although with light spots the the verso of the plates. Very Good. Gustave Dore (illustrator). book.…