{"product_id":"1880-scarce-routledge-binding-with-brass-edges-milton-s-paradise-lost-regained","title":"1880 Scarce Routledge Binding with Brass Edges- Milton’s Paradise Lost, Regained","description":"\u003cp data-end=\"866\" data-start=\"436\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-end=\"447\" data-start=\"436\"\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e John Milton. Illustrated by William Harvey.\u003cbr data-end=\"494\" data-start=\"491\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-end=\"504\" data-start=\"494\"\u003eTitle:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cem data-end=\"650\" data-start=\"505\"\u003eThe Poetical Works of John Milton. A New Edition, Carefully Revised, from the Text of Thomas Newton, D.D. With Illustrations by William Harvey.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr data-end=\"653\" data-start=\"650\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-end=\"667\" data-start=\"653\"\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e London: George Routledge and Sons, The Broadway, Ludgate; New York: 416 Broome Street. [c.1880s].\u003cbr data-end=\"768\" data-start=\"765\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-end=\"781\" data-start=\"768\"\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/strong\u003e Text in English.\u003cbr data-end=\"801\" data-start=\"798\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-end=\"810\" data-start=\"801\"\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e 6.5 x 4 inches.\u003cbr data-end=\"843\" data-start=\"840\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-end=\"853\" data-start=\"843\"\u003ePages:\u003c\/strong\u003e viii- 570 pages.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong data-end=\"880\" data-start=\"868\"\u003eBinding: \u003c\/strong\u003eAttractive and good, exceptionally scarce\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003epublisher’s decorative white cloth binding, lavishly stamped in gilt, red, blue, and green, featuring a central floral vase within ornate scrolling and garland borders. The spine richly gilt and lettered “MILTON,” with intricate geometric tooling and floral embellishment.\u003cbr data-end=\"1191\" data-start=\"1188\"\u003eThe boards and spine are framed with original polished brass\/metal edges, a luxury feature reserved for Routledge’s finest \u003cem data-end=\"1325\" data-start=\"1318\"\u003ePoets\u003c\/em\u003e series bindings, designed to protect and ornament the volume. (hinges fine, overall slightly worn and scuffed - as shown, light wear consistent with age, including a 1-inch split to the lower spine edge, as shown, but the binding remains tight, square, and highly decorative) under a protective removable mylar cover.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong data-end=\"1579\" data-start=\"1567\"\u003eContent: \u003c\/strong\u003eVery good content (bright, tight and clean, foxing and light stains mainly to the preliminary and final leaves - as shown).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong data-end=\"1805\" data-start=\"1787\"\u003eIllustrations: \u003c\/strong\u003eRichly illustrated throughout with fine engraved plates by William Harvey, including a dramatic frontispiece for “Paradise Lost”. Harvey’s illustrations capture Milton’s visionary grandeur — angels in celestial battle, the expulsion from Eden, and the serene melancholy of Paradise Regained — blending classical restraint with Romantic intensity. Complete.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"2198\" data-start=\"2166\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-end=\"2179\" data-start=\"2166\"\u003eEstimate:\u003c\/strong\u003e (USD 250 – 300). \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"2705\" data-start=\"2205\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-end=\"2218\" data-start=\"2205\"\u003eThe book: \u003c\/strong\u003eA splendid and scarce \u003cem data-end=\"2262\" data-start=\"2243\"\u003eRoutledge’s Poets\u003c\/em\u003e edition of John Milton’s Poetical Works, presented in one of the publisher’s most opulent bindings — the white enamelled cloth with brass edge protectors. This binding, with its vivid color printing and metallic framing, was intended as both a collector’s gift and a showpiece of Victorian craftsmanship. It epitomizes the late 19th-century fascination with making poetry volumes into objets d’art — to be displayed as much as read.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"3015\" data-start=\"2712\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-end=\"2727\" data-start=\"2712\"\u003eThe author:\u003c\/strong\u003e John Milton (1608 – 1674), England’s great epic poet, transformed theology and politics into verse of majestic power. \u003cem data-end=\"2867\" data-start=\"2852\"\u003eParadise Lost\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem data-end=\"2888\" data-start=\"2869\"\u003eParadise Regained\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem data-end=\"2912\" data-start=\"2894\"\u003eSamson Agonistes\u003c\/em\u003e cemented his place as one of literature’s immortals — the poet of reason, rebellion, and redemption.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"3388\" data-start=\"3022\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-end=\"3042\" data-start=\"3022\"\u003eThe illustrator: \u003c\/strong\u003eWilliam Harvey (1796 – 1866), a master wood engraver and illustrator trained under Bewick, brought a distinctive dramatic realism to literary classics. His engravings for Milton visualize the conflict of heaven and hell with a balance of movement, shadow, and divine geometry — among the finest examples of Victorian poetic illustration.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MFLIBRA - Antique Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46990167408889,"sku":null,"price":200.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0953\/3348\/files\/20251101Milton-000.jpg?v=1762025433","url":"https:\/\/mflibra.com\/products\/1880-scarce-routledge-binding-with-brass-edges-milton-s-paradise-lost-regained","provider":"MFLIBRA - Antique Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}