Title:
1753 John Milton Paradise Regained & Samson Agonistes – 2 Vols – Thomas Newton Edition – Full Leather – London

Description:
A handsome two-volume eighteenth-century edition of John Milton’s Paradise Regained, including Samson Agonistes and Poems upon Several Occasions, edited with notes by Thomas Newton, D.D.

This scholarly edition presents Milton’s later poetry together with extensive explanatory notes by Newton, who later became Bishop of Bristol. Newton’s editions of Milton were among the most important eighteenth-century interpretations of Milton’s work and remained influential for many years.

Furthermore, these volumes were printed for the Tonson publishing house. This was the famous London publishing family Jacob Tonson and his successors, one of the most important literary publishers of the 17th - 18th centuries. The Tonson publishing house were closely associated with major English authors and helped establish the canonical editions of writers like John Milton. This is important because,

• The Tonson's were Milton's principal publishers after his death
• Many authoritative 18th century Milton editions came through them. 
• Having the Tonson name on this imprint means it's a proper early London literary edition, not a later provincial reprint. 

Bibliographic details:
• Author: John Milton
• Editor: Thomas Newton
• Title: Paradise Regained. A Poem, in Four Books. To Which is Added Samson Agonistes; and Poems upon Several Occasions
• Edition: Second edition with notes of various authors
• Publication: London
• Printed for J. and R. Tonson and others
• Date: 1753 (MDCCLIII)
• Format: Two volumes
• Binding: Full leather bindings (period style)

Condition:
• Complete two-volume set
• Full leather bindings with age-related wear
• Hinges working but partial cracking present. Front hinge of volume allowing some light through
• Pages generally clean with expected age toning
• Some light marks and signs of handling typical of 18th-century books
• Overall a solid and attractive antiquarian set

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About the work:
Paradise Regained is Milton’s sequel to Paradise Lost, focusing on the temptation of Christ in the wilderness, while Samson Agonistes is a dramatic poem inspired by the biblical story of Samson. Both works are key parts of Milton’s later religious poetry and are highly regarded in English literature.

Vol. I - [8], 335pp, frontispiece, 2 plates
Vol. II - [8], 386pp, [4], 3 plates

Individual volume size: 210mm x 135mm  Combined weight:  1195g (unpacked)

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A very attractive mid-18th century Milton edition – ideal for collectors of early English literature or antiquarian theology.

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