Paradise lost
Subtitle: a poem in ten books
By: the author John Milton
Contributors: Simmons, Samuel, 1640-1687, printer; Thomson, Samuel, active 1657-1666, bookseller; Mortlock, Henry, bookseller; Walker, Matthias, active 1664-1672, bookseller; Boulter, Robert, active 1666-1683, bookseller; Barton, Thomas Pennant, 1803-1869, former owner; Pratt, W., binder; Gaffield, Thomas, former owner; Gery, G., former owner
Publisher: Printed by S. Simmons, and are to be sold by S. Thomson at the Bishops-Head in Duck-Lane, H. Mortlock at the White Hart in Westminster Hall, M. Walker under St. Dunstans Church in Fleet-Street, and R. Boulter at the Turks-Head in Bishopsgate Street
Published: 1668
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 356
Subjects: Fall of man; Early works to 1800; Bible; History of Biblical events; Poetry
Other titles: Shakespeare Collection (Collection of Distinction)
Notes: In verse.

Signatures: Áþ áþ ℗øÁþ B-2T́þ 2V℗ø.

The fourth state of the title page, with 4 rows of type ornaments following author's name.

A reissue of the first edition, with cancel title page and added quires ℗£A-áþ.

℗£A2r is found in two states: with "The printer to the reader" in six or four lines.

Title and text within double-ruled borders.

Unpaginated; line numbers printed in margins by tens.

Headpieces; initials.

"Errata": leaf a4v.

Boston Public Library.  Barton collection catalogue, Misc., p. 384

ESTC, R13407

Wing (CD-Rom, 1996), M2139

Shawcross, J.T. Milton, 299

Amory, H. Things unattempted yet : a bibliography of the first edition of Paradise lost (Book collector 32:1 (1983): 41-66), 2

Cataloged 2015 jmoschella

Boston Public Library (Rare Books Department) copy cataloged under call no. G.177.7 bound by William Pratt in red morocco panelled in triple-ruled gilt with floral cornerpieces. All text block edges are gilt. The armorial bookplate of the Barton Library is present on the front pastedown.

Boston Public Library (Rare Books Department) copy cataloged under call no. G.309.29 bound in early, brown calfskin panelled in blind. The spine has been rebacked at the BPL in brown morocco. The gift bookplate of Thomas Gaffield is present on the front pastedown. The initials "C.G." are present on the front flyleaf. The title page recto is signed "g:gery" in an early hand. The verso of the title page is signed, "M. Ganesborough[?]". A pencil inscription on the rear pastedown reads, "J.T. Fields[?]"