London: John Sharpe. Good with no dust jacket. (1817). First Edition. Hardcover. Front board nearly detached, hanging on by cords. Leather split along entire front joint. 3/4" x 3/4" loss of leather at bottom of spine. Small chips to leather at corners of boards (<1/4"). ; [4], 186 pages. Volume four only. Full calf boards with elaborate gilt decoration. Gilt inside dentelles. Four raised bands on spine. Marbled endpapers and page edges.; 16mo 6" - 7" tall .

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Bookseller: Renaissance Books (NZ)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 5506
Title: The Minor Poems of John Milton
Author: Milton, John
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Good with no dust jacket
Edition: First Edition
Publisher: John Sharpe
Place of Publication: London
Date Published: (1817)

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Gilt: The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
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