Areopagitica
by Milton, John
Areopagitica: A speech for the Liberty of Unlicensed Printing to the Parliament of England is John Milton's famous tract against censorship. Published in 1644, Areopagitica is named after a speech by Isocrates, a fifth century BC Athenian orator. The work is counted as one of the most influential and inspired defenses of the right to freedom of expression in history. It is also a personal issue for Milton who was submitted to censorship himself when he tried to publish his defenses of divorce, radical works for the time that gained no quarter with censors. Distributed as a pamphlet, Milton's powerful arguments against 1643's Licensing Order note that classical Greek and Roman society was never subjected to such censorship, and he uses many classical and biblical references to reinforce his argument.
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My views are as nothing because of the established importance of this work over the centuries. I hope its precepts, the freedom to publish and print and almost the freedom to think will be observed, without these being whittled away as they may be in some countries and some establiched bodies even in the twenty-first century.
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Areopagitica (facsimile of 1644 first edition on CD-ROM)
by Milton, John (introduction by Nicolas Barker)
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- 1644; 1998
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London (Oakland: Octavo), 1644; 1998. 1st edition. Other Binding. New/No Jacket (as issued). New digital facsimile (in electronic PDF format on CD-ROM disc) of the 1644 first edition of this history-making polemic in favor of freedom of the press by poet and essayist John Milton (author of Paradise Lost), from a copy in the collection of Bridwell Library.… Read more about this item Item Price
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[Broadside] AREOPAGITICA [and] TO THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES
by Milton, John
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- 1925
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San Francisco: John Henry Nash, 1925. Broadside. Very Good+ binding. Bifolium. 12" x 8.5". [4] pp. Minor toning to the edges, only. Extract of Milton's Areopagitica: A Speech for the Liberty of Unlicensed Printing, to the Parliament of England (1644) is printed on the recto of the first leaf; on the recto of the other leaf is a… Read more about this item Item Price
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Areopagitica (Legal Classics Library)
by Milton, John
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- 1929
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Hagerstown, Maryland, USA
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NY: Legal Classics Library, 1929. 1st thus limited; Facsimile reprint of the 1890 Grolier Club edition of the famous poet's 1643 defense of freedom of the press in England. Originally published in 1644, navy full leather w/raised bands, 22kt gilt decorations/titles; all edges gilt; decorative end papers; .satin markers; 189 clean, unmarked pages. 1st. Leatherbound. Near Fine/No Jacket as… Read more about this item Item Price
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AREOPAGITICA
by Milton, John
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- First Edition Thus
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- 1992
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New York: The Legal Classics Library / Gryphon Editions, 1992. lvii, 189 pages. 12mo. Facsimile reprint of the 1890 Grolier Club edition of the famous poet's 1643 defense of freedom of the press in England. Originally published in 1644, the book was a response to Parliament's 1643 Ordinance for the Regulating of Printing, but the principles espoused by Milton have… Read more about this item Item Price
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Areopagitica, Letter on Education, Sonnets, and Psalms. [Cassell's National Library: Vol. III, No. 123, June 2, 1888]
by MILTON, John
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- 1888
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New York: Cassell & Company, 1888. Softcover. Good. 24mo. Approximate measurements: 5 1/2" x 4". 192pp. Advertisements in rear. Original pictorial tan wrappers. Wrappers detached but present, stamp on front fly, spine ends chipped, good only. Item Price
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Areopagitica Arber reprint
by Milton, John
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- 1895
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Cheyenne, Wyoming, USA
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Westminster: A. Constable and Co., 1895. Hardcover. Good. A small text about 4 x 7 in. arber's english reprints, edited by Edward Arber, with illustrative documents, Covers are a little spotted up and loose with splits on inside hinges front and back.
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A Pictorial History of Performing Horses -- SIGNED limited ed
by FOX, Charles Philip
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- 1960
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Seattle, Washington, USA
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Seattle: Superior Publishing Company, 1960. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 4to. Pp. 168. Foreword by Roy Rogers. Illustrated throughout with a profusion of b&w photos and drawings. Glossary. Bound in light blue cloth with dark blue lettering and design on front cover; lettering in relief on spine. A sharp copy with no detracting qualities to book or dust jacket.… Read more about this item Item Price
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Areopagitica; a Speech of Mr. John Milton For the Liberty of Unlicenc'd Printing, To the Parliament of England
by John Milton
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- 1927
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London: Noel Douglas, 1927. Hardback. Very Good. 9" by 7". None. An uncommon facsimile edition of this polemic speech given by John Milton in 1644. Facsimile edition of Areopagitica; a Speech of Mr. John Milton For the Liberty of Unlicenc'd Printing, To the Parliament of England.In the original publisher's paper wrapped hardcover boards. An uncommon edition. A facsimile… Read more about this item Item Price
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Areopagitica : A Speech for the Liberty of Unlicenc'd Printing
by Milton, John
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- 1927
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Omaha,, Nebraska, USA
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New York: Payson & Clarke, 1927. Hardcover. Very Good+. Bound in gray boards backed with cream cloth; titles and borders in blue. Facsimile of the 1644 edition. 40 pages. Lower corners lightly bumped otherwise just a touch of edgewear; edges and spine slightly darkened. Contents with a touch of foxing, otherwise clean, tight and unmarked. This facsimile is… Read more about this item Item Price
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AREOPAGITICA
by Milton, John
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- First Edition
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AREOPAGITICA, Payson & Clarke, 1927, first printing from The English Replicas series, some tanning to the board edges, upper right corner of spine bumped, else vg with fine contents. A facsimile of the 1644 edition. Item Price
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Areopagitica
by Milton, John
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- 1992
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- Quarter Leather
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- 9781015694057
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Gryphon Press, 1992. Quarter Leather. Very Good. 6x0x9. Quarter leather hardcover with gold decoration; sewn in ribbon; gilt edges. Book appears unused. Gift quality. Professional packaging and prompt shipping. Item Price
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Areopagitica: A Speech of Mr. John Milton for the Liberty of Unlicenc'd Printing to the Parliament of England. (An Extract.)
by MILTON, John.
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N.p.:: Printed by the University Press,, 1908.. original printed wrappers, string-tied.. Wrappers a little dust-soiled; owner's initials on front wrapper.. 16mo,. Item Price
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Areopagitica
by MILTON, JOHN
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- 1992
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Toronto, Ontario, CAN
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New York: The Legal Classics Library/ Gryphon Editions, 1992. Hardcover. Very Good. 12mo. Bound in full blue leather with gilt to boards and spine. All edges gilt, marbled endpapers, with the previous owner's bookplate to pastedown. The booklet issued with this publication was inserted in the middle of the book and is present with this volume. A very… Read more about this item Item Price
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Areopagitica
by Milton, John
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- 1911
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1911 1st thus, one of 500 copies, with t.e.g., ribbon bookmark, rough cut edges, gilt lettering and design. Half inch tear on top of front cover by spine, rubbing/slight fraying at edges, corners bumped, separation between pages xiv and xv and starting on copyright page, light soil on bookmark and edges, small stain on one page, else text clean, binding… Read more about this item Item Price
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Areopagitica: A Speech of Mr. John Milton for the Liberty of Unlicensed Printing, to the Parliament of England
by Milton, John (intro.by James Russelll Lowell)
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- 1890
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New York: Grolier Club, 1890. Limited . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. 189pp.; HB blue w/white&blk.label-clear plastic wrap; rubbed w/wear on edges&corners; spine darkened,staine,&cracked at hinges; stain,bk.cover; clean,tight pgs. "The Publication Committee of the Grolier Club certify that this copy is one of an edition of three hundred and… Read more about this item Item Price
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Areopagitica; A Speech of Mr. John Milton for the Liberty of Unlicenc'd Printing to the Parliament of England.
by Milton, John.
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San Francisco, California, USA
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London: Noel Douglas, 1927.. 8vo. 40 pp. Good. White Boards with foxing and some staining. Glassine Dust Jacket yellowed with multiple tears and folds. Item Price
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Areopagitica
by Milton, John
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- Revised edition
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- 1882
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Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1882. Revised edition. Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket. 12mo. xlv, 159 pp. Edited and with an introduction and notes by John W. Hales, M.A. in the Clarendon Press Series. Third Edition, revised. Some pencil underlining and marginalia, but still a nice tight copy. Item Price
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Areopagitica
by John Milton
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- Fair
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- Limited Edition
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- 1927
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Arlington Hts, Illinois, USA
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London: Percy Lund Humphries . No. 18 of a limited edition of 100 copies. A facsimile of the 1644 edition. One of The Noel Douglas replicas. Hand made rag paper bound in vellum. Thin tissue DJ darkened with age and chipped at edges. Interior is clean and unmarked. . Near Fine. Hardcover. Limited Edition. 1927. Item Price
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Areopagitica: A Speech of Mr. John Milton for the Liberty of Unlicensed Printing, to the Parliament of England
by John Milton
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- 1992
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Boonsboro, Maryland, USA
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Gryphon Editions / Legal Classics Library, 1992. Hardcover. Very Good. 9x6x1. Bound in full leather. Stamped with 22kt gold gilt design on cover front, back and spine. All edges gold. Marbled end papers. Satin ribbon place holder. Fine binding and cover. Light wear. Clean, unmarked pages. The Legal Classics Library printed facsimiles of the greatest books in law,… Read more about this item Item Price
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Areopagitica: and Other Political Writings of John Milton
by Milton, John
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- 9780865971974
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