[SPECIAL PRESS] L’ALLEGRO AND IL PENSEROSO

John Milton

New Rochelle, N.Y. The Elson Press, 1903.

Hard Cover. Limited Edition. 8vo.; in paper-covered boards backed in buckran, with paper label to the spine; [8], 9-28, [1] pages; printed in red and in black, and with in-text illustrations thoughout; with title within an ornamental border and running title and initials in red; the boards are a bit soiled; the label had detached and was laid in, and we reattached it; the label has a small chip, affecting the “N” in Milton.~~From the colophon: Here end the two poems L'allegro and Il penseroso, written by John Milton, first printed in 1645, from the text of which edition one hundred and sixty copies have been printed with decorations cut on wood from designs by H.M. O'Kane. Printed and sold by Clarke Conwell at the Elston press. New Rochelle, New York. Finished this sixteenth day of December, MDCCCCIII”.~~With the prospectus laid in. AND with the original invoice from the Press, signed “Paid 12/28-1903 | Clarke Conwell”.~~Overall, a nice copy of this uncommon title.~.

Very Good binding.
Item #296887

Price: $300.00