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Paradise Lost (Oxford Worlds Classics) Paperback - 2008
by Milton, John
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- Paperback
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Details
- Title Paradise Lost (Oxford Worlds Classics)
- Author Milton, John
- Binding Paperback
- Edition Reprint
- Condition Used; Very Good
- Pages 381
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher OUP Oxford, Oxford
- Date 2008-12-15
- Illustrated Yes
- Features Illustrated, Table of Contents
- Bookseller's Inventory # 2282612
- ISBN 9780199554225 / 0199554226
- Weight 1.5 lbs (0.68 kg)
- Dimensions 9.1 x 6.1 x 0.7 in (23.11 x 15.49 x 1.78 cm)
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Themes
- Chronological Period: 17th Century
- Cultural Region: British
- Religious Orientation: Christian
- Library of Congress subjects Eve, Adam
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 2009290189
- Dewey Decimal Code 821.4
About this book
From the publisher
First Edition Identification
John Milton’s Paradise Lost was firstly published in 1667, divided into ten books. In the 1674 edition was reorganized into twelve books.
The first edition of the poem was printed in London by S. Simmons. Simmons issued the first 1,200 copies of the edition over a few years, with varying title pages. By the time the 1,200 copies of the first run had sold out, seven different variations of the title page had been produced, bearing dates of 1667, 1668 and 1669. There is no known relationship between when a given copy of the text itself was printed, and the attached title page, making establishing priority difficult.
In 1668 Milton added a preliminary matter. These include “The Argument,” a description of the program of each of the books, and “The Verse”, where the author defends his use of blank verse.
First editions were bound in leather, spine paneled with gilt lettering, and gold gilt-edged pages.