Comus by John Milton. Illustrated by Arthur Rackham
London, William Heinemann, [1921] (first trade edition thus).
Quarto, xviii, 78 pages with numerous illustrations plus 24 tipped-in colour plates (all with captioned tissue-guards).
Green cloth stamped in gilt; covers lightly flecked and bumped; top corner of the book block very slightly bumped throughout; a very good copy.
A contemporary review copy, with a 'Presentation Copy' blindstamp and the ownership signature (November 1921) of W.J. Sowden on the title page. Sir William John Sowden (1858-1943) was a journalist, long-time editor of the 'South Australian Register', and a serious book collector.
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