The Poetical Works Of John Milton In Three Volumes Complete [Aldine Edition Of The British Poets Edition – Full Leather Binding] John Milton

London: Bell and Daldy, Aldine Edition of the British Poets, in Three Volumes complete, 1866. Full leather binding, rubbed to the spine, with gilt titles and attractive gilt decoration, yellow end papers and gilt page edges, gilt initials E. M. B. Pagination: Vol I – xx, cxxxiv (Life of Milton), [v], 153pp; Vol II – [ii], 372pp; Vol III – vii, [i], 334pp. Provenance – gilt initials E. M. B. to the front board. Approximately 6 ¾ inches tall (17cm). Condition Report Externally Spine – good condition – gilt titles and gilt decoration, five gilt raised bands, worn and rubbed. Joints – good condition – sound. Corners – good condition – gently bumped and worn. Boards – good condition – full leather boards with elaborate gilt filet, gently marked and worn, gilt initials E. M. B. to the front board. Page edges – good condition – top edges darkened, all gilt. See above and photos. Internally Hinges – good condition – sound. Paste downs – good condition – yellow, inner gilt dentelles. End papers – good condition – yellow, subsequently tanned with minor foxing. Title – good condition – tanned with some foxing. Pages – good condition – tanned, some foxing. Binding – good condition – attractive. See photos. Publisher: see above. Publication Date: 1866 Binding: Hardback