John Milton. Paradise Lost. A Poem in Twelve Books. London: Printed by Tho. Hodgkin, for Jacob Tonson, 1695. The Sixth Edition, bound with Samson Agonistes, a Dramatick Poem. London: Printed by R. E. and are to be sold by John Whitlock, 1695.Also bound with Paradise Regain'd, A Poem. London: Printed by R. E. and are to be sold by John Whitlock, 1695. Each bound with separate title page and pagination. 
 
An outstanding copy! Here are three of Milton's most important poems, collected in one volume. Paradise Lost is attractively illustrated. This volume is a close reprint of the 1688 printing, which was the first illustrated edition using John Baptiste de Medina's illustrations from the original plates. Small folio - 12 1/4" x 8". The first title illustrated with 14 full-page still bright and clean engravings, including frontispiece portrait of the author by R. White with Dryden's epigram, with all 12 plates bound in their correct place. Late 18th-century half calf and marbled boards, leather spine label gilt. Condition: Boards and corners rubbed and worn; horizontal split to the leather along the upper spine. Front joint starting; armorial bookplate. Light dampstaining in the upper margin; scattered soiling and a few spots; a few short marginal tears, not affecting text. Provenance:  The Michael Freedman Collection 2025. Originally acquired from an Old Town Alexandria, Virginia private collection.