TOLAND, John (1670-1722). The Life of John Milton ... with Amyntor or A Defense of Milton's Life. Edited by Thomas Hollis. London: reprinted for A. Millar, 1761 [but 1760]. 8° (206 x 125mm). Contemporary red morocco gilt by John Mathewman for Thomas Hollis, each cover with three tools, including the figure of liberty centred on the front and Britannia on the rear cover, spine with green morocco labels between the staff of Hermes and the wand of Aesculapius, marbled edges (some restoration to spine, one label chipped with loss, upper joints splitting, some discolouration to covers, extremities rubbed, later marbled endpapers). Provenance: Thomas Hollis (binding), by descent to: -- Frances Mary Disney (signature on front free endpaper, with date 'Dec. 25 1805' above) -- Samuel Clegg (book label) -- [E. Joseph (bookseller's note)].

TOLAND, John (1670-1722). The Life of John Milton ... with Amyntor or A Defense of Milton's Life. Edited by Thomas Hollis. London: reprinted for A. Millar, 1761 [but 1760]. 8° (206 x 125mm). Contemporary red morocco gilt by John Mathewman for Thomas Hollis, each cover with three tools, including the figure of liberty centred on the front and Britannia on the rear cover, spine with green morocco labels between the staff of Hermes and the wand of Aesculapius, marbled edges (some restoration to spine, one label chipped with loss, upper joints splitting, some discolouration to covers, extremities rubbed, later marbled endpapers). Provenance: Thomas Hollis (binding), by descent to: -- Frances Mary Disney (signature on front free endpaper, with date 'Dec. 25 1805' above) -- Samuel Clegg (book label) -- [E. Joseph (bookseller's note)].

HOLLIS'S EDITION OF MILTON'S LIFE, POSSIBLY HIS OWN COPY IN MATHEWMAN BINDING. A note by Samuel Cegg identifies Frances Mary Disney as the daughter of John Disney who 'in 1804 succeeded to the estates which Thomas Brand (Hollis) had inherited in 1774 from Thos. Hollis.'