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London: John Starkey, 1860. Second Edition. Second Edition. 12mo. 6 1/2 x 4 1/2 inches. A beautiful De Sauty binding on the true Second Edition of Milton's renowned "sequel," in contrast to "Paradise Lost," which was more ornate in style and decorative in its verse, "Paradise Regained" is carried out in a simpler style, reducing poetic devices such as simile and deploying a simpler syntax. Bound in rich late 19th Century brown levant completely covered with a swirling green morocco inlay background on both covers, and with gilt stippling and leafy foliage as well as red morocco inlay buds and brown morocco stems. An extremely intricate and strikingly appealing binding design by de Sauty, for which he was renowned. There are black morocco inlay borders and a central panel of brown levant within a black inlay frame. Spine with six compartments, black inlays in five compartments with geometric gilt fillets, gilt-titling. Signed in gilt by De Sauty on front dentelle. This is an…

Samson Agonistes is a tragedy by Milton, published in 1671, modeled after Greek tragedy and based on the biblical story of Samson.