Milton, John (1608-1674)
Poems both English and Latin.

London: Printed by Ruth Raworth for Humphrey Moseley, 1645.

First edition, octavo, with two portraits inserted, one a late impression of a re-touched version of the original plate, printed on heavier paper; in addition to a smaller later version mounted; both bound before the typographical title page; sections bound out of order, lacking a1 (preliminary blank); a2 (general title) present but no longer followed by a3 & a4, which are bound later in the volume with the Latin title page after Milton's Latin verses; that is, the general title is followed by the Latin poems; the divisional Latin title is bound next, carrying the preliminaries normally bound after the general title, and followed by the English verses; the Pforzheimer copy is bound in this order: general title, preliminary matter, English poems, Latin title, Latin poems; bound in later (possibly 18th century) full calf boards decorated with gilt-tooled center-piece, rebacked, with long oblong red morocco lettering piece going the length of the spine; ex libris Mark Masterman Sykes, with his gilt-tooled book ticket pasted inside the front board; purchased from Seven Gables in 1967; 6 x 3 3/4 in.

Wing M-2160; Pforzheimer 722; Wither to Prior 572; ESTC R202162.

From the Ken Rapoport Collection.