MILTON, JOHN (1608-1674) / DORE, GUSTAVE (1832-1883) / VAUGHAN, ROBERT (1795-1868). — Milton\'s Paradise Lost. Illustrated By Gustave Dore. Edited, With Notes And A Life Of Milton, By R. Vaughan, D.D.

London : Cassell, Petter, and Gilpin, Ludgate Hill And 596, Broadway, New York, [c. 1870] . 0. A reissue of the edition of 1866. A very good two volume set with 50 full-page engravings. Matching half leather bindings. 13.7" x 10.0" x 1.2". Vol. I. : [2pp.]/pp.192 + 34 numbered full-page illustrations by Gustave Dore; Vol. II. : [2pp.]/pp.193-329/[3pp.]/pp.lxii/[2pp.] + Nos. 35 - 50 numbered full-page illustrations by Gustave Dore. Black morocco spine and corners over black buckram boards. Gilt title to each spine with 5 raised bands. Corners and hinges carefully strengthened. Red speckled page edges. Marbled endpapers. Inner hinges carefully strengthened at some time in the past. Vol. I. with title in black & white. Vol. II. with title in red & black. Clean text and illustrations throughout, just a few brown spots and light marks from previous use. A well preserved copy of this Victorian classic.