MILTON, John. Paradise Lost… a poem in twelve books. Birmingham: Printed by John Baskerville, for J. and R. Tonson, in London, 1760. 2 vols., (vol. 1, Paradise Lost; vol. 2. Paradise Regain'd, Samson Agonistes, Poems on Several Occasions, Sonnets, Psalms), third Baskerville edition, 8vo (242 x 153mm.) List of subscribers to vol. 1. (Some damp-staining to D6 of vol. 2, preliminaries fragile with considerable loss to initial blank [1], inner hinge to vol. 2 splitting.) Early 19th century calf with triple fillet borders, the spine in six compartments with raised bands, lettered in the second compartment, the others with repeat decoration incorporating an acorn in gilt, gilt turn-ins, g.e., (lightly bumped to extremities, mark to lower cover of vol. 1). Provenance: Robert Milnes-Crewe (bookplate to front pastedowns); The West Horsley Place Collection.