Handsome, rakish, somewhat gothic leather binding of Milton's epic poem with a brief life of the author. 32mo. (135x80mm) [viii] 305pp. + index and 2 pages of advertisements. Black mottled leather with gilt decoration. Marbled end-papers with matching marbling to page edges. Covers are rubbed to edges, slight loss to top of spine. Light marking. Tanning to page edges, previous owner's name to ffep. A worn but attractive copy. Good.
