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Bibliographic Description for An Extract from Milton's Paradise Lost, Fenwick, 1763


Date and Place of Examination:                                               Library Call Number:
May 1999                                               Wesley 1763 MILT
Emory University, Atlanta Georgia


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

13. History of ownership (if known), description of annotations, and other notes
        Frontdown pastedown notes "R. Alston's copy"
        Pastedown extension, in a 19th c. hand: "Edwd G. Craddock / Sept. 14th 1852." Also in upper left corner, "No. 6;" in upper right corner, "E. G. C. 1852"
        Signature on p. 5 (first page of text) "David Haplein 1779"
        Occasional small devices at ends of sections
        The "notes" amount to 2-4 pages at the end of each extracted book.
        Text is numerated. Includes Book 1.1-576, 2.1-896, 3.1-562, 4.1-884, 5.1-693, 6.1-794, 7.1-562, 8.1-561, 9.1-953, 10.1-889, 11.1-799, 12.1-536




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