COMUS by John Milton. Illustrated by Arthur Rackham. First Edition HB 1920

  

A truly whimsical and delightful take on Milton's mythology Comus, 1634. Comus is a masque in honor of chastity, written by John Milton. Illustrated by Arthur Rackham (considered the leading illustrator of the Golden Age of British book illustration at the turn of the 20th century). Contains 76 pages, including 24 color illustrations (very nice condition) by Arthur Rackham, including tissue guards. Green cloth gilt lettering to front and spine, this book is in excellent condition for its age.

The cloth boards have some wear to edges and the bottom right-hand corner has been dinged. The spine has evidence a few repaired tears. There is some age related yellowing to some pages.

Endpapers and illustrations are complete. There are two EX LIBRIS stickers on the opening page. This item is in the category "Books & Magazines\Antiquarian & Collectible". The seller is "cadbury2" and is located in this country: US. This item can be shipped to United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Denmark, Romania, Slovakia, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Finland, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Estonia, Australia, Greece, Portugal, Cyprus, Slovenia, Japan, China, Sweden, Korea, South, Indonesia, Taiwan, South Africa, Thailand, Belgium, France, Hong Kong, Ireland, Netherlands, Poland, Spain, Italy, Germany, Austria, Bahamas, Israel, Mexico, New Zealand, Philippines, Singapore, Switzerland, Norway, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain, Croatia, Republic of, Malaysia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Panama, Trinidad and Tobago, Guatemala, Honduras, Jamaica, Antigua and Barbuda, Aruba, Belize, Dominica, Grenada, Saint Kitts-Nevis, Saint Lucia, Montserrat, Turks and Caicos Islands, Barbados, Bangladesh, Bermuda, Brunei Darussalam, Bolivia, Ecuador, Egypt, French Guiana, Guernsey, Gibraltar, Guadeloupe, Iceland, Jersey, Jordan, Cambodia, Cayman Islands, Liechtenstein, Sri Lanka, Luxembourg, Monaco, Macau, Martinique, Maldives, Nicaragua, Oman, Peru, Pakistan, Paraguay, Reunion, Vietnam, Uruguay.

1. Binding: Cloth
2. Place of Publication: London
3. Language: English
4. Illustrator: Arthur Rackham
5. Special Attributes: 1st Edition, Illustrated
6. Author: John Milton
7. Publisher: William Heinemann
8. Topic: Folklore, Mythology
9. Subject: Fantasy
10. Year Printed: 1921
11. Original/Facsimile: Original