Shelfmark
Cr.4.1.13
Author
Title
The life of Iohn Milton; containing, besides the history of his works, several extraordinary characters of men, and books, sects, parties and opinions: with Amyntor; or a defense of Milton's life: by Iohn Toland. And uarious notes now added..
Varying form of title
The life of John Milton
Publication, distribution, etc.
[London] : London printed for John Darby MDCXCIX. Reprinted for A. Millar in the Strand, MDCCLXI. [1761 i.e.1760]
Physical description
[2], 210, 209-259, [1] p. ; 21 cm. (8°)
Note
Edited by Thomas Hollis.
Note
"Redated on the evidence of a presentation copy to the BM" -- ESTC.
Note
"Amyntor: or, a defence of Milton's life ..." has a separate title-page (on leaf L3 recto); pagination and register are continuous.
Note
Signatures: [A]² B-R⁸ S².
Note
Final page of bookseller's advertisements.
Note
Pages 209-210 repeated in pagination but text and register are continuous.
Citation/references note
ESTC, T137266
Provenance
Armorial bookplate of Robert Plumptre, President of Queen's College, Cambridge, 1760-1788 and Vice-Chancellor of the university 1760-61 and 1777-78.
Provenance
Early ink inscription facing titlepage, possibly Plumptre's hand: "This book, with many others (Sidney & Locke on Government, Neville's Plato redivivus, Wallis' Grammar of the English Tongue, &c.) was reprinted by Thomas Hollis Esq and given by him to Samuel Salter".
Provenance
Ink signature of Charles Millard [or Hillard], in another hand at end of ?earlier inscription.
Binding
Hollis binding. Contemporary 18th-century binding by John Matthewman for Thomas Hollis in green goatskin; covers tooled in gold with fillet border; gold tooled palm branch, seated figure of Britannia and olive branch on front cover; gold tooled liberty cap under a star flanked by two short swords on back cover; spine divided in four panels by three raised bands and gilt compartments, with gold-tooled caduceus of Mercury in first compartment and wand of Aesculapius in fourth compartment; spine title lettered vertically upwards in gilt on red goatskin labels in second and third compartments; marbled endleaves and edges.
Copy-specific note
Bibliographical notes in pencil in 20th century hand on front endpapers.
Copy-specific note
Fragment of printed catalogue entry for "Toland, J. ..." on front endpaper.
Subject
Added entry--name
Added entry--name
Millar, Andrew, 1707 - 1768 publisher.
Added entry--name
Matthewman, John bookbinder.
Added entry--name
Plumptre, Robert, 1723 - 1788 former owner.
Added entry--name
Salter, Samuel, 1710 - 1778 associated name.
Added entry--place
England London.
Identifier
B51654