The Fall of Jerusalem. A Dramatic Poem. New Edition.

MILMAN, H.H., Rev.

Editore: LondonJohn Murray ., 1820

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8vo. (21.5 x 13.5 cm). pp.167+[1, colophon]. Bound in contemporary full diced calf, sides ruled with blind-stamped foliate borders enclosing central panel with four gilt foliate devices and framed a with single gilt fillet, gilt roundels to corners, spine with gilt-decorated raised bands, compartments decorated in blind, gilt inner dentelles, grey-coated endpapers, all edges gilt. Old ownership inscription to front free endpaper. Small marginal loss to p.31, some light toning and occassional light spotting, joints rubbed and just starting but strong, generally a very good copy in a handsome binding. Milman's dramatic poem on the Fall of Jerusalem, first published earlier in the same year (1820). "The groundwork of the poem is to be found in Josephus, but the events of a considerable time are compressed into a period of about 36 hours" (Introduction). "The Fall of Jerusalem quickly caught the public attention, and was crowned with most general applause. The subject had a strong hold on our sympathies" (Dibdin's Library Companion). Henry Hart Milman (1791 1868) was an English historian and ecclesiastic.

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• Titolo: The Fall of Jerusalem. A Dramatic Poem. New Edition.
• Editore: LondonJohn Murray .
• Data di pubblicazione: 1820
• Rilegatura: Rilegato
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