(London: Printed for G. and W.B. Wittaker, 1822).

AN EARLY SEPARATE EDITION OF THIS IMPORTANT WORK. AN ESPECIALLY ATTRACTIVELY BOUND AND FRESH COPY OF A VERY FINE BIOGRAPHY OF THE GREAT ENGLISH POET. The author, Charles Symmons, was himself a poet, a Doctor of Divinity, and a Cambridge scholar. This, and his 'Life of Shakespeare', were two of his most significant works. THE LIFE OF JOHN MILTON was first included in the 1806 seven volume edition of Milton's Prose. It was very well received, thus creating demand for this stand-alone printing, here presented in an excellent Regency binding. Item #34883

An early example of the first separately printed edition. Tall 8vo, beautifully bound in full contemporary Regency dark-tan polished calf, the borders of both covers trimmed with triple fillet lines in blind enclosing an elaborate gilt inner frame decorated with fine tooling surrounding and inner roll tooled frame in blind, enclosing another inner gilt frame of triple gilt fillet rules and floral corner pieces, enclosing another roll tooled decoration in blind, the spine with raised bands gilt decorated to match the outer frame of the covers, the compartments fully gilt with large central tools surrounded by elaborate panels Regency style, one compartment gilt lettered on a dark-green black label additional gilt tooling at the head and foot, board edges gilt tooled, turnovers gilt, marbled endleaves and edges, a very handsome and proper binding Regency binding. viii, 490, [14] Index pp. A near pristine copy of the text, the paper fresh, clean and bright throughout. The binding is very handsome, sturdy and strong and beautifully preserved.