The Poetical Works of John Milton by John Milton (Aesthetic Movement Binding), 1889 📜🎨🇺🇸 cottagecore topped by a bumblebee finial

topped by a bumblebee finial

The unique gift inscription and personal address are clearly legible

This piece is a fantastic example of late 20th-century pop-art novelty ceramics:

and detailed floral decoration elevates its retail value above mass-produced items

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The Poetical Works of John Milton by John Milton (Aesthetic Movement Binding), 1889 📜🎨🇺🇸 cottagecore topped by a bumblebee finialThis volume is a top shelf example of American Victorian decorative bookmaking, containing the complete poetical works of John Milton. Published in New York by Worthington Co. in 1889, this edition is a precise reprint from the esteemed Chandos Poets series, including a biographical memoir, scholarly notes, and a frontispiece portrait. Its classification is based on its material status as an object of art from the Aesthetic Movement, not textual