A curated selection of works by the great English poet John Milton, including a first edition of Paradise Lost. Other highlights include a second edition of Paradise Regained, and a first edition of William Hog’s Paraphrasis Poetica in Tria Johannis Miltoni.
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Literature
About This Collection
First editions, autograph manuscripts, signed volumes, and other rare books. Classic works of fiction, poetry, and drama, including British and American literature and Works by Women and African American authors.
Second Story Books, an ABAA/ILAB member, is Washington, DC’s oldest used and rare bookstore and is celebrating its 50th anniversary in 2024. Internationally known for its fine selection of antiquarian and out-of-print titles and collections, Second Story Books also provides appraisals for institutions and individuals.
![PARADISE LOST; [Bound With] PARADISE REGAIN'D](https://secondstory.curiomarketplace.com/img/thumbs/items/browse/1700264956_7f345cde79e77f48e5e1.jpg)
![PARAPHRASIS POETICA IN TRIA JOHANNIS MILTONI, VIRI CLARISSIMI, POEMATA [POETICAL WORKS]](https://secondstory.curiomarketplace.com/img/thumbs/items/browse/1700448731_0a293d87df574f53b865.jpg)
![PARADISE LOST; [Bound with] PARADISE REGAINED](https://secondstory.curiomarketplace.com/img/thumbs/items/browse/1700448624_a8571b543f4bfb8ec6f2.jpg)
![A COMPLETE COLLECTION OF THE HISTORICAL, POLITICAL, AND MISCELLANEOUS WORKS OF JOHN MILTON [Three Volumes]](https://secondstory.curiomarketplace.com/img/thumbs/items/browse/1712070257_e37c5adbe7870b12d824.jpg)
![A COMPLETE COLLECTION OF THE HISTORICAL, POLITICAL, AND MISCELLANEOUS WORKS OF JOHN MILTON, BOTH ENGLISH AND LATIN [Volume Two Only]](https://secondstory.curiomarketplace.com/img/thumbs/items/browse/1700448208_47aef31e3d91895feb00.jpg)
