John Milton — Paradise Regained

London, John Sharpe, 1816. Leather. A smartly bound copy of Milton's poem Paradise Regained, with illustrations. Connected by name to his earlier and more famous epic poem Paradise Lost, with which it shares similar theological themes. Illustrated with a vignette title page and nine plates. Collated complete. A poem in blank verse, which progresses through Christian history, and deals primarily with the temptation of Christ as recounted in the Gospel of Luke. With Milton's minor poems, Samson Agonistes, Comus, and more. Written by John Milton, an English poet, polemicist, and civil servant. In the original full crushed morocco binding. Externally, smart with light rubbing to the extremities and fading to the spine. The odd small mark to the boards with light cracking to the joints. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright with the odd small spot and minor age toning to the extremities. Very Good . Ill.: None. Very Good .