MILTON, John (1608-1674). Paradise Regain’d. A Poem. In IV Books. To which is Added Samson Agonistes. London: J. M. for John Starkey, 1671 "Yet God hath wrought things as incredible For his people of old; what hinders now?" The first edition, first printing, of Milton’s “brief epic” —reputedly composed in response to an offhand comment from the Quaker Thomas Ellwood that Milton had “said much here of Paradise Lost; but what hast thou to say of Paradise Found?” The subject, Christ’s temptation in the desert as told by Luke, brings to completion the vision set out by Milton in his earlier work. ESTC R299; Grolier Wither to Prior 613; Wing M2152 Octavo (178 x 110mm). License leaf preceding general title, errata leaf at end (occasional light staining, outer margins slightly shaved). 19th-century red morocco gilt, edges gilt (rebacked). Provenance : “Pollock” (possibly Sir Frederick Pollock, 1835-1937, jurist and correspondent of D. W. Holmes; faint ownership inscription on title) – Charles Tennant (early 20th century, a miner in Dawson City, Yukon) – Occidental Bar and Grill (Dawson City, Yukon).
MILTON, John (1608-1674). Paradise Regain’d. A Poem. In IV Books. To which is Added Samson Agonistes. London: J. M. for John Starkey, 1671 "Yet God hath wrought things as incredible For his people of old; what hinders now?" The first edition, first printing, of Milton’s “brief epic” —reputedly composed in response to an offhand comment from the Quaker Thomas Ellwood that Milton had “said much here of Paradise Lost; but what hast thou to say of Paradise Found?” The subject, Christ’s temptation in the desert as told by Luke, brings to completion the vision set out by Milton in his earlier work. ESTC R299; Grolier Wither to Prior 613; Wing M2152 Octavo (178 x 110mm). License leaf preceding general title, errata leaf at end (occasional light staining, outer margins slightly shaved). 19th-century red morocco gilt, edges gilt (rebacked). Provenance : “Pollock” (possibly Sir Frederick Pollock, 1835-1937, jurist and correspondent of D. W. Holmes; faint ownership inscription on title) – Charles Tennant (early 20th century, a miner in Dawson City, Yukon) – Occidental Bar and Grill (Dawson City, Yukon).
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