2763691. JOHN MILTON, "Paradise Lost", first edition from 1667, title page missing and replaced by loose facsimile, hfrbd.
Description
Approx 18.5x13.5 cm Provenance: Maggs Bros Ltd, collection John Ingels and then inherited by the current owner John Ingels (1925-2016) acquired in the years 1960-1984 an extensive collection of writing fragments from antiquity, manuscripts and books. The majority of these have been used in an exhibition context.
Condition
Title page missing, loose in binding, first remaining page with corner missing, inside cover with inscriptions, stains, wear.
2763691. JOHN MILTON, "Paradise Lost", first edition from 1667, title page missing and replaced by loose facsimile, hfrbd.
Description
Approx 18.5x13.5 cm Provenance: Maggs Bros Ltd, collection John Ingels and then inherited by the current owner John Ingels (1925-2016) acquired in the years 1960-1984 an extensive collection of writing fragments from antiquity, manuscripts and books. The majority of these have been used in an exhibition context.
Condition
Title page missing, loose in binding, first remaining page with corner missing, inside cover with inscriptions, stains, wear.