Milton, John and William Blake — L'Allegro ; IL Penseroso

New York, The Limited Editions Club / George Macy Company, 1954. Hardcover. A turn-around book. Black cloth, gilt letters on spine and on both covers; marbled flyleaves and book dividers. 88 total pp. 12 BW plates. Two, two, two books in one. Half of this volume is John Milton's "Il Penseroso," and the other half is "L'Allegro." Both texts include 6 BW illustrations each, as rendered by English painter and poet William Blake (1757-1827). #1392 of 1780 copies. Nice!. VG- (Ex-art library, with faint label mark on spine; i. d. marks on book block edges and outermost pages, incl. pocket and card; inscription from one person to another; otherwise clean.) .