Paradise Lost

by John Milton

1813. No Edition Remarks. 304 pages. Half bound leather with marbled paper covered boards. Front board and spine strip are detached but still present. Pages are heavily tanned with noticeable foxing throughout. Cracking to rear hinge, exposing binding thread. Slight crinkling to paper at gutters, however binding remains firm. Water marks throughout, text is not affected. Boards have heavy edge wear with corner bumping. Moderate tanning to spine and edges with some crushing to spine ends. Gilt lettering is darkened. Large splits to joints. Leather peeling to all surface with marks and scratches overall.