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Signed limited edition, number 418 of 550 numbered copies signed by Arthur Rackham. Quarto. Bound by Zaehnsdorf in full blue crushed morocco, spine lettered in gilt, titles and pictorial block to front board gilt, original pictorial endpapers bound in, top edge gilt, others untrimmed. With 22 tipped in colour plates, captioned tissues. Spine lightly sunned, wear along spine edges, A very good copy.

Comus: A Mask, also known as simply Comus, is a masque written by John Milton in 1634. It was first presented on Michaelmas night, September 29, 1634, before John Egerton, the Earl of Bridgewater, at Ludlow Castle in celebration of his inauguration as Lord President of Wales. Known for its themes of chastity and virtue, the narrative of Comus follows the Lady who is lost in the woods and tempted by the enchanter Comus. Her virtue and steadfastness against seduction are celebrated in the masque.