[Printed on Vellum | Essex House Press] Comus, A Mask

Milton, John. Comus, A Mask. Published in England by Edward Arnold and printed at the Essex House Press, 1901. Limited to 150 copies, all of which were printed on vellum and hand illuminated, of which this is #134. Woodcut frontispiece by Reginald Savage and printer's device at end, both hand-colored. Rubrication throughout by Florence Kingsford, including 10-line gilt initial on the opening page. Tissues present between all pages. Original vellum with blind-stamped "Soul is Form" rose emblem on front cover. As with all copies of this work, misattribution of the frontispiece artist on the colophon neatly corrected in ink. The eighth work in the Essex House Press Great Poems Series. Covers slightly warped, with some light soiling.