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JOHN MILTON: POEMS IN ENGLISH WITH ILLUSTRATIONS BY WILLIAM BLAKE (LIMITED EDITION; 2 Vols)
LOCATION: JOHANNESBURG
London: Nonesuch Press, 1926
Volume I: Paradise Lost
Volume II: Miscellaneous poems, Paradise Regained and Samson Agonistes
Each 8vo+ 359 pp (vol I) + 283pp (vol II). Hardcover with quarter vellum binding and paper boards. Gilt lettering on the spine. Both volumes are printed on Van Gelder rag. Uncut pages. Numerous black and white plates by William Blake throughout. Illustrations were chosen and titled by Geoffrey Keynes.
Volume I is a limited edition of 1450 copies, of which it is no. 355
Volume II is a limited edition of 1450 copies, of which it is no. 715.
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