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1. The purpose of the description
To document Emory's holdings of Milton materials and to make them available electronically.
2. The date of the book
Language(s):
1763
English
3. An exact copy of the title from the title page
AN / EXTRACT / FROM / MILTON'S/ PARADISE LOST. / With Notes
4. The name of the printer and publisher
"Printed by Henry Fenwick"
5. The place of publication
London
6. Notes on any borders, ornaments or devices on the title page
"With Notes" bordered on top and bottom by row of small circles.
Mirror image ornament above "London"
7. The colophon (The printer's information at the end of the book)
Inverted triangle of asterisks, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1
8. Format (folio, quarto, and so on)
duodecimo
9. Measurements: Overall dimensions of the paper, the dimensions of the printed text, and the number of lines on a text page
13.7 x 8.2 cm; 11.5 x 6.7 cm; 32 lines plus header
10. Collation (A list of the signatures which mark each gathering, number of pages per gathering, and total number of pages)
A2, A3, B, B2, B3, C, C2, C3, D, E, F, G-I, K-U, X-Z, Aa-Dd
12 pages (6 leaves) per gathering. Pages 149-152 miss set.
11. Notes on the binding
leather, original
12. Notes on illustrations, if any
none