Milton, John.

Paradise Regain'd. A Poem, in Four Books. To which is added, Samson Agonistes; and Poems upon several Occasions. With a Tractate of Education.

Dublin: Printed on Irish Paper: for G. Risk, G. and A. Ewing, and W. Smith, 1748. 0. Hardcover. Octavo. 328, [iv]pp. []4, B12-O12, P6. Ninth edition. Calf, with the arms of Trinity College, Dublin. A prize binding. Possibly part of a collected edition. Prize binding given by Trinity College, Dublin, to students. With the school's arms within double oval rules on both covers and on a bookplate. Within the rules, the inscription, "COLL. SANCTAE. INDIVIDUAE. TRINITATIS. REG. ELIZAB. JUXTA. DUBLIN" surrounds the arms. Binding rubbed. With the prize bookplate of Trinity College, Dublin, pasted in on the front pastedown. The winner's name filled in. The recipient, Robert Martin, has also signed his name in pencil on the rear pastedown. Good.

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Book number: 2012

Catalogue: Eighteenth Century Books, Fine Bindings, Poetry