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Beautiful Italian edition from 1911 of John Milton's poem “Paradise Lost” with the magnificent drawings by Gustave Doré!!! Large-format volume (32 x 24 cm), hardcover binding in excellent condition. 284 pages with 50 large splendid black engravings by Gustave Doré. Illustrations in good condition of preservation, mostly clean, text pages with foxing on the first/last pages, browning mostly at the margins, text absolutely usable in very good condition. A rarity.

Bellissima edizione italiana del 1911 del poema di John Milton..."Il Paradiso Perduto" coi magnifici disegni di Gustave Dore'!!!  Volume di grande formato (32 x 24 cm), legatura rigida editoriale in buonissimo stato. 284 pagine con 50 (L) splendide incisioni in nero di Gustavo Dore'. Illustrazioni in buono stato di conservazione, perlopiù pulite, pagine di testo con foxing prime/ultime pagine, bruniture soprattutto ai margini,testo assolutamente fruibile in buonissime condizioni.
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John Milton/Gustave Dore' - Il Paradiso Perduto - 1911

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Il Paradiso Perduto by John Milton with illustrations by Gustave Doré, 1st edition in this format (1911), published by Sonzogno, hardcover, 284 pages, 32 × 24 cm, Italian language original, in good condition.

John Milton/Gustave Dore' - Il Paradiso Perduto - 1911

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Il Paradiso Perduto by John Milton with illustrations by Gustave Doré, 1st edition in this format (1911), published by Sonzogno, hardcover, 284 pages, 32 × 24 cm, Italian language original, in good condition.

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