MILTON, John. Paradise Lost. A poem in ten books, London, Printed by S.Simmons, and are to be sold by T. Helder at the Angel in Little Brittain, 1669, 4°, FIRST EDITION, FIFTH TITLE (small piece torn from 2F1 with loss of catch word 'Of' on recto and line reference '270' on verso, occasional browning and a few rust spots), contemporary blind-ruled sheep (upper cover detached, also old repairs to spine and corners). [Wing M2142; Grolier, Wither to Prior 603]

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MILTON, John. Paradise Lost. A poem in ten books, London, Printed by S.Simmons, and are to be sold by T. Helder at the Angel in Little Brittain, 1669, 4°, FIRST EDITION, FIFTH TITLE (small piece torn from 2F1 with loss of catch word 'Of' on recto and line reference '270' on verso, occasional browning and a few rust spots), contemporary blind-ruled sheep (upper cover detached, also old repairs to spine and corners). [Wing M2142; Grolier, Wither to Prior 603]

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'In this issue there is again a complete change of imprint: Simmons's name is retained as the printer, but the names of all the booksellers which had previously appeared are dropped and the single name of T. Hedler is substituted' (Grolier).

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