Description:
Milton, John (1608-1674) Paradise Lost. A Poem in Ten Books. London: Printed by S. Simmons, and are to be sold by T. Helder at the Angel in Little Brittain, 1669. First edition, seventh title page with 1669 imprint; no comma after Helder, with the word "Angel" in roman type in imprint, quarto, trimmed a bit close, marginal loss to bottom corner of one text leaf, full polished modern calf, tooled in blind, 6 3/4 x 4 1/2 in.
http://estc.bl.uk/R13352 (sixth state of title).
A4, a4, A-Z4, Aa-Tt4, Vv2.
Estimate $10,000-15,000
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