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MILTON, John (1608-1674). Paradise Regain'd. A Poem. In IV Books. To which is added Samson Agonistes . London: Printed J.M. for John Starkey, 1671.
MILTON, John (1608-1674). Paradise Regain'd. A Poem. In IV Books. To which is added Samson Agonistes . London: Printed J.M. for John Starkey, 1671. Two parts in one volume, 8 o (174 x 108 mm). License leaf preceding general title, section title to Samson Agonistes , errata to both works at end. (A few line numerals shaved, some pale browning.) 19th-century black hard-grained morocco, edges gilt (lightly rubbed). Provenance : W. Poynter (signature dated 1762 on title); John Sterry (bookplate); William Augustus White (1843-1927), collector of Shakespeare, Blake, the Elizabethans and Romantics (pencil signature on flyleaf). FIRST EDITION OF BOTH WORKS. Grolier Wither to Prior 613; Hayward 73; Wing M2152.