London: c. 1740. Binding: Contemporary full calf rebacked expertly, spine in six compartments of raised bands, black morocco label on two, all edges speckled red. , Notes: The critical notes on Milton and Shakespeare are remarkable, as being perhaps the first attempts made to illustrate their writings by extracts from contemporary writers, in accordance with the method subsequently followed by Steevens and Malone. (National Biography), Size: 4to, Illustration: Title page in red and black, elaborate head and tail pieces and initials throughout. With two plates, including the mezzotint frontispiece portrait of Milton by J. Faber and a copper-engraved plate., References: Bateson II:911, Pages: P. frontis, title, blank, iii-vi, (1), blank, (4), 1-437, blank, (1), blank, (1), blank, i-v, 6-57, blank, (1), i-iii, 4-34, (1), blank, 1-7, blank, (2), 1-6, (2)., Category: Book Literature. An excellent copy, text is clean and crisp. Item #B2682

Binding: Contemporary full calf rebacked expertly, spine in six compartments of raised bands, black morocco label on two, all edges speckled red. , Notes: The critical notes on Milton and Shakespeare are remarkable, as being perhaps the first attempts made to illustrate their writings by extracts from contemporary writers, in accordance with the method subsequently followed by Steevens and Malone. (National Biography), Size: 4to, Illustration: Title page in red and black, elaborate head and tail pieces and initials throughout. With two plates, including the mezzotint frontispiece portrait of Milton by J. Faber and a copper-engraved plate., References: Bateson II:911, Pages: P. frontis, title, blank, iii-vi, (1), blank, (4), 1-437, blank, (1), blank, (1), blank, i-v, 6-57, blank, (1), i-iii, 4-34, (1), blank, 1-7, blank, (2), 1-6, (2)., Category: Book Literature.

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