GUSTAVE DORE ~ IL PARADISO PERDUTO by GIOVANNI MILTON (PARADISE LOST by Giovanni Milton) ~ Illustrated by Gustave Dore, 1881
Publisher: Edoardo Sonzogno, Milano (1881)
Rare 1881, Italian printing of Milton's "Paradise Lost" illustrated by Gustave Dore, in very good condition. Marbled boards with leather binding, corners (three-quarter leather binding). The boards and binding are solid and tight save for some shelf-wear. The pages and Gustave Dore illustrations are crisp and clean save for some very light spots of foxing. Book measures 13.5" x 10". A lovely and scarce edition of Paradise Lost.