1882 Paradise Lost 1st/1st John Milton Gustave DORÉ Gallery Illustrated FOLIO

1882 Paradise Lost 1^st/1^st John Milton Gustave DORÉ Gallery Illustrated FOLIO

“The mind is its own place, and in itself can make a heav’n of hell, a hell of heav’n.”

– Milton, ‘Paradise Lost’

“When Cassell saw the Dore Bible, they personally approached Dore to do Milton” (Malan, Gustav Dore).  Dore established himself as a prolific 19^th-century illustrated and artist and the demand for his work was escalating. Thus, this later undated edition is valuable and desirable much like many of the other titles Dore illustrated.

“Gustave Dore, it has always seemed to me, was a motion-picture art director born before his time.” (Harryhausen)

This fine Cassell edition of Milton’s ‘Paradise Lost’ contains 50 full page illustrations by Dore!

Item number: #25288

Price: $599

MILTON, John; DORÉ, Gustave (Illus.)

Milton’s Paradise Lost. Illustrated by Gustave Doré. Edited … by R. Vaughan

New York: Cassell Publishing Company. [1882]. First Edition. First Printing.

Details:

• Collation: Complete with all pages
  • viii, 9-311, [1]
  • 52 full-page illustrations
• Edition Note(s): First Edition
  • Title Page: Publisher reads, “New York: Cassell Publishing Company, 104 & 106 Fourth Avenue”
    • Later editions the publisher reads “31 Union Square, North” and are identified as, “Cassell and Company” or “Cassell, Petter and Galpin” from various cities in addition to New York (i.e. London, Paris, or Melbourne).
    • The Cassell Publishing Company moved from 104 & 106 Fourth Avenue to 31 Union Square, North” in 1890.
  • References: Harryhausen, Master of Imagination
  • Language: English
  • Binding: Hardcover; tight & secure
    • Decorative yellow cloth
  • Size: ~12in X 9.75in (30.5cm x 24.5cm)

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