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PARADISE LOST MILTON JOHN ILLUSTRATED GUSTAVE DORE BOOK
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PARADISE LOST MILTON JOHN ILLUSTRATED GUSTAVE DORE BOOK WE ARE OFFERING A HARD BOUND ANTIQUE BOOK TITLED: "MILTON'S PARADISE LOST " CIRCA: 1880's PUBLISHED BY: CASSELL PUBLISHING COMPANY, NEW YORK , 104 AND 106 FOURTH AVE.311 PAGES - HARDCOVER ILLUSTRATED BY - PAUL GUSTAVE DORÉ (JANUARY 6, 1832 âe" JANUARY 23, 1883) A FRENCH ARTIST, ENGRAVER, AND ILLUSTRATOR. DORÉ WORKED PRIMARILY WITH WOOD ENGRAVING AND STEEL ENGRAVINGS PAUL GUSTAVE DORE POSSESSED AN INCREDIBLE IMAGINATIVE ROMANTIC STYLE OF ART IN HIS RICHLY DETAILED ENGRAVINGS. HIS WORK IN THIS BOOK IS ONE OF HIS MONUMENTAL WORKS NOTED FOR HIS PHENOMENAL ARTISTIC WOOD ENGRAVED ILLUSTRATIONS THROUGHOUT THE BOOK. INTRODUCTION BY - ROBERT VAUGHAN, D.D. BOOK COVER: TEXTURED RICH DEEP HONEY GOLD HARD COVER WITH AN ELABORATE STAMPED DESIGN IN BLACK AND GILT OF AN ANGEL WITH A FLAMING SWORD IN ONE HAND AND A SPEAR IN THE OTHER. A FANTASTIC SUNBURST ENCIRCLES HIS HEAD AND TORSO AS HE LEVITATES ABOVE THE CLOUDS. LETTERING IN GOLD GILT AND BLACK ON FRONT COVER AND SPINE. ALL PAGE EDGES IN GOLD GILT CONTENT DESCRIPTION: RECOUNTING MANKIND'S FALL FROM THE GRACE OF GOD THROUGH THE WORK OF SATAN LOADED WITH GUSTAVE DORE'S GORGEOUS ILLUSTRATIONS 50 FULL PAGE ILLUSTRATION PLATES - NUMBERED AND REFERENCED TO THE PAGE IN BEAUTIFUL CRISP CLEAR CONDITION SOME OF THE EVENTS DEPICTED INCLUDE: THE EXPULSION OF SATAN FROM HEAVEN, ADAM AND EVE IN PARADISE , THE NINE-DAY FALL OF LUCIFER'S LEGIONS TO HELL, THE CREATION, AND THE TEMPTATION OF EVE AND THE FLOOD CONDITION: EXCELLENT TO VERY GOOD. COVER SHOWS SOME AGE TONE SOILING - CORNERS RUBBED AS WELL AS SPINE - A SMALL SLIVER OF COVER MISSING AT THE BASE OF THE SPINE. THE SPINE IS COMPLETELY INTACT WITH A SLIGHT LOOSENESS. ONE LOOSE COVER PAGE - A STAMP ON THE FRONT INSIDE HARD COVER OF "THE OLD BOOK STORE" MEASURES: 9 1/2" WIDE X 12" TALL X 1 1/8" THICK I HAVE OTHER SIMILAR ITEMS AND ANTIQUE COLLECTIBLES THAT MAY INTEREST YOU, JUST CLICK ON "VIEW SELLER'S OTHER ITEMS" - or - VISIT MY UTIQUES ANTIQUES STORE. My Policies: Insurance is required to guarantee item in described condition. Payment can be made with Paypal, money order or check. Checks take 10 business days to clear BUY WITH CONFIDENCE !!!- If you are not satisfied. You may return your item in original package with insurance. Purchase price will be refunded. Shipping & packaging costs are not refunded.Shipping price is within the Continental U.S. Please send address for international orders, Hawaii & Alaska orders. Buyer pays shipping & packaging based on zip unless indicated in listing. Any questions email See my other auctions for u55tiques for other great items!!! Multi purchases save on shipping. Thank you. 
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