The Poetical Works of John Milton. Edited, With a Critical Memoir, by William Michael Rossetti. Illustrated by Thomas Seccombe.
by ROSSETTI, William M. Editor
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- Hardcover
- Condition
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- Seller
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Tamworth, Ontario, Canada
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About This Item
London: E. Moxon, Son, & Co., (N.d). Moxon Poets edition. Crown octavo, dark brown decorated cloth, all edges gilt, pp. xxviii, 595. Much reprinted edition, under various imprints. A little foxing early and late, two inch tear in half title page neatly repaired, front hinge paper cracking, rear hinge repaired with Japanese paper, cloth lightly chipped at spine ends, small nick in cloth at top edge of rear board, corners frayed and bared. About very good..
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- Bookseller
- Robert Wright Books, ABAC / ILAB
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 11337
- Title
- The Poetical Works of John Milton. Edited, With a Critical Memoir, by William Michael Rossetti. Illustrated by Thomas Seccombe.
- Author
- ROSSETTI, William M. Editor
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- London: E. Moxon, Son, & Co., (N.d). Moxon Poets edition.
- Keywords
- ROSSETTICAT; WILLIAM MICHAEL ROSSETTI; THOMAS MOORE; LALLA ROOKH
- Bookseller catalogs
- Rossetti Family;
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Robert Wright Books, ABAC / ILAB
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Tamworth, Ontario
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