Milton, John.

Paradise Regain'd... to which is added Samson Agonistes and Poems upon several occasions... The Sixth Edition... for J. Tonson... and for M. Poulson, 1725; Milton's Paradise Lost. A New Edition, By Richard Bentley... for Jacob Tonson et al., 1732, first edition of bentley's notorious edition of milton, two engraved portraits of Milton, some manuscript notes in an early hand, later eighteenth-century calf, rebacked, small ink stain at the top of the book block; Dr. Bentley's Emendations on the Twelve Books of Milton's Paradise Lost. for J. and J. Knapton, 1732, first edition, disbound, A6 misbound, some minor browning and staining--[Pearce, Zachary]. A Review of the Text of... Milton's Paradise: In which the chief of Dr. Bentley'd Emendations are consider'd... for John Shuckburgh, 1733, first edition, contemporary speckled calf gilt, some minor staining, loss to head and foot of spine, some cracking to joints--Richardson, J. Explanatory Notes and Remarks on Milton's Paradise Lost. For James, John and Paul Knapton, 1734, engraved portrait of Milton after chalk sketch by Richardson,  contemporary calf gilt, upper joint cracked, lower joint partially cracked, some edge wear; various sizes (5) 

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Bentley's edition of Paradise Lost was based on the hypothesis that an editor distorted and added to Milton's text. Pearce responds in his Review, originally issued in three parts, the present copy being unusual in that it retains the original title-page for the first part and the original preface, in addition to the original title-pages. The work by Richardson is an important early treatise on Paradise Lost, written partly in response to Bentley's edition.