| Edition |
A new edition : with notes of various authors / by Thomas Newton. |
| Description |
2 v. : ill. (engravings) ; 21 cm. (8°) |
| Note |
Divisional titles. |
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Preface dated December 31, 1751. |
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Index at the end of v. 2. |
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Vignette on t.p. (author's engraved portrait), v. 1-2; engraved illustrations in v. 1 signed: J. Dixon; binder's instructions at upper right of the plates. |
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Pagination, v. 1: [8], 293, [3] p. (last 3 p. blank), [2] leaves of plates; v. 2: [8], 318, [2] p. |
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Signatures, v. 1: [A]⁴ B-T⁸ U⁴; v. 2: [A]⁴ B-X⁸. |
| Indexed In: |
ESTC (RLIN), T137418 |
| Note |
Includes index (v. 2). |
| Contents |
v. 1. Paradise regain'd, book 1-4; Samson Agonistes -- v. 2. Poems on several occasions. |
| Local Note |
Library set, v. 1 boards are detached; v. 2: full leather, double lettering-piece on spine: Newton's Milton on red skiver, volume designation at center, and direct lettering in gold at foot: New York/ Society/ Library. Vol. 2 mid-spine v. designation is 4. Possibly, other editions of Milton's works were bound as a set. |
| Note |
Listed in 1789 catalogue. p. 54, as Newton's Milton, 2 vols; in 1793 catalogue, p. 63, No. 764, as Newton's Milton's Paradise Lost, 4 vols. ZNS |
| Genre or Form |
Lettering-pieces (Binding) -- 18th century.
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| Subject |
Milton, John, 1608-1674 -- Portraits.
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| Genre or Form |
Binders' instructions (Binding) -- Ireland -- Dublin -- 1754.
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Library copies (Provenance) -- New York (State) -- New York.
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| Added Author |
Milton, John, 1608-1674.
Samson Agonistes. 1754.
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Milton, John, 1608-1674.
Poems. Selections. 1754.
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Newton, Thomas, 1704-1782.
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Exshaw, John, d. 1776.
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Dixon, J., engraver.
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New York Society Library. ZNS.
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New York Society Library.
Catalog. 1789.
ZNS
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New York Society Library.
Catalog. 1793.
ZNS
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New York Society Library.
Charging ledger. 1789-1792.
ZNS
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City Readers: Digital Historic Collections (New York Society Library)
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| Added Title |
Paradise regained. 1754
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| Note |
Half title, v. 2: Poems upon several occasions, compos'd at several times |
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Binder's title: Newton's Milton |
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