A very charming late 18th century edition of Milton, published by Robert Burns' publisher, John Wilson of Kilmarnock. The second of three Kilmarnock editions [1785, 1789, 1791], it is suspected that it was also Wilson's edition of Milton read and used by Burns, who frequently referenced Milton in his own work.
All Kilmarnock editions desirable.
[Robert Burns] Milton, John. Paradise Lost. A Poem in Twelve Books, by John Milton. With a Biographical and Critical Notice of the Author and His Writings. Kilmarnock. Printed by J. Wilson. M,DCC,LXXXIX [1789]. 286pp.
In original plain calf. A bit rubbed and through at points as shown. Boards a bit splayed outward. Blank ffep with loss at corner, early ownership of Henry Warrington and then of his daughter, Lydia Warrington [New Jersey, late 18th and early 19th centuries]. Text generally handled with textually unobtrusive stain on foredge. Toned. Final 30 or so pages have loss at the lower right corner, not impacting text.
