Engraved frontispiece portrait, lithographed plate of Benhall Vicarage, folding family pedigree, folding facsimile of a manuscript and full-page woodcut of Milton's house at Chalfont St. Giles.
8vo. [233 x 150 x 18 mm]. [1]f, ccii, [ii] pp. Bound in the original diaper grain purple cloth, printed paper label, plain endleaves. (Spine slightly faded and chips to label).
London: William Pickering, 1851
One of only 12 copies issued separately, and containing one of only 20 copies of the single leaf "Lines Written Under the Portrait of Milton" also by John Mitford. The Life is usually found prefixed to Vol.1 of Mitford's eight volume edition of Milton's works.
A few spots but a very good copy. It is inscribed in ink on the front free endleaf: "With the author's respects". F. Capper Brookes of Woodbridge, Suffolk has written his collation note, dated 10 August 1851, on the opposition pastedown. There are a number of ink and pencil annotations, including a bound in slip. Bought from Quaritch catalogue 838.
Stock no. ebc8254
Engraved frontispiece portrait, lithographed plate of Benhall Vicarage, folding family pedigree, folding facsimile of a manuscript and full-page woodcut of Milton's house at Chalfont St. Giles.
8vo. [233 x 150 x 18 mm]. [1]f, ccii, [ii] pp. Bound in the original diaper grain purple cloth, printed paper label, plain endleaves. (Spine slightly faded and chips to label).
London: William Pickering, 1851
One of only 12 copies issued separately, and containing one of only 20 copies of the single leaf "Lines Written Under the Portrait of Milton" also by John Mitford. The Life is usually found prefixed to Vol.1 of Mitford's eight volume edition of Milton's works.
A few spots but a very good copy. It is inscribed in ink on the front free endleaf: "With the author's respects". F. Capper Brookes of Woodbridge, Suffolk has written his collation note, dated 10 August 1851, on the opposition pastedown. There are a number of ink and pencil annotations, including a bound in slip. Bought from Quaritch catalogue 838.
Stock no. ebc8254
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