A Milton Encyclopedia [Milton] Hunter, Willliam B. (General Editor); Shawcross, Jon T. And Steadman, John M. (Co-Editors); Boyette, Purvis E. And Nathanson, Leonard (Associate Editors) Literary Criticism,Literature & Classics,Poetry

Hardcover : 8 volumes : Vol 1, A-B, 1978, 208pp; Vol 2, C-Ec, 1978, [206]pp.; Vol 3, Ed-Hi, 1978, [199]pp.; Vol 4, Ho-La, 1978, [218]pp.; Vol 5, Le-N, 1979, [206]pp.; Vol 6, O-Po, 1979, 216pp.; Vol 7, Pr-Sl, 1979, [208]pp.; Vol 8, Sm-Z, 1980, 205pp. : uniformly bound in navy cloth lettered in silver to spine : matching unclipped dust jackets with portrait of Milton to top cover in different shades of blue, pink, green and orange. LACKS Volume 9 (1983, Bibliographies and Indexes); all volumes lightly foxed to top and leading edge of text blocks; volume 6 lightly foxed at half title; vertical tear (2cm) to jacket of volume 5 at the head of the top joint; some wear to the tail of the spine on jackets 3,4,5, and 6. John Milton wrote in a variety of forms and was involved in the public issues - mainly political and religious - of his day. As a result this Encyclopedia could be said to be a study of English civilisation in Milton's time.