MILTON, John; NEWTON, Thomas.
Paradise Lost. A poem in twelve books.
London, Printed for J. and R. Tonson et al., 1763.
"The Restoration interrupted Milton's composition of Paradise Lost, which assumed its final form in the years 1658-63. The remote beginnings of his epic can be seen in four drafts of a tragedy called 'Paradise Lost' (in the third draft) or 'Adam Unparadised' (in the fourth draft) which survive in the Trinity manuscript; these drafts seem to have been written about 1640. Edward Phillips claimed that he had been shown part of Satan's first soliloquy (Paradise Lost, book 5, ll. 32-41) 'several years before the poem was begun', when Milton still intended it to be a tragedy rather than an epic." (DNB)
Sixth edition; 2 vols; 8vo (20.5 x 13.5 cm); engraved portrait frontispiece, 12 further engraved plates, text block slightly toned, occasional spotting (as usual with age) though very light, else very good; contemporary sprinkled calf, gilt spines in 6 compartments, contrasting red and black morocco lettering-pieces, slightly corroded with loss to vol. I, upper joint vol. II split but holding, very good; [cxiv], 510pp, 463pp.
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Paradise Lost.
MILTON, John; PHILIPS, Edward (translator).
Letters of State,
1694.
The first edition in English of Milton's Literare Pseudo-Senatus Anglicani, translated by his nephew Edward Phillips, and containing three previously unpublished preliminary sonnets
£1,850.00
STEVENSON, Robert Louis.
Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde with Other Fables.
1897.
A handsome copy of The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson.
£285.00
STOKER, Bram.
Dracula.
1897.
First edition of Bram Stoker's vampire classic, a genre-defining masterpiece inspiring numerous reprints, variations, pastiches, stage & screen versions
£17,500.00
CONAN DOYLE, Arthur.
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes [with] The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes.
1892; 1894.
A delightfully illustrated two volume set of The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes and The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan Doyle
£3,900.00
