John Milton
Carr reported in 1987 in his History of the QTP (1987) that he had published three versions of poems by John Milton (1608-1674). Three versions have been seen.
(Last updated on 22/2/2021)
SBP-MIL1: First edition
Title: John Milton
Publisher: J.L. Carr Publisher, 27 Milldale Road, Kettering
Year: 1968?
ISBN: None
Size: 124 x 94 mm
Pages: 16
Staples: one
Binding: white glossy printed card covers
Paper: white
Editor: (J.L. Carr)
Cover artist: 'Cover by Christopher Fiddes, Manor Cottage, Cogenhoe'
Internal illustrations: None
Number in series: not stated
Colophon: sun face with publisher above and address below
Telephone number: 4995
Printing history: none given
Number of other titles listed: 14
Printed by: Harry Richardson (Printers) Ltd., Water Street, Kettering
Rear and front covers
Inside rear cover (click to enlarge)
Content: Short biography; reviews. Poems: from Paradise Lost, the opening chords; The End of the Battle; Paradise Lost - the last lines; ON the University Carrier; from Lycidas; from Comus; Samson, eyeless in Gaza; How soon hath time the suttle theef of youth; Methought I saw my late espoused saint; from L'Allegro; When I consider how my light is spent. Advance, Britannia! (on rear cover).
Notes: It was issued in Mini-Poets
series. The cover artist was not Christopher Fiddes, so the text inside the rear cover was probably used for another title with a cover designed by him.
SBP-MIL2: Second edition.
Title: John Milton. L'Allegro. Il Penseroso.
Publisher: J.L. Carr Publisher, 27 Mill Dale Road, Kettering
Year: 197?
ISBN: None
Size: 127 x 92 mm
Pages: 16
Staples: two
Binding: white printed matt card covers
Paper: cream
Editor: (J.L. Carr)
Cover artist: not stated
Internal illustrations: illuminated letters and decorative strips
Number in series: not stated
Colophon: none
Telephone number: none given
Printing history: none stated
Number of other titles listed: none listed
Printed by: none stated
Content: L'Allegro; Il Penseroso; On his blindness. Biography.
Notes: The content was changed for this second edition.
Rear and front covers
Inside rear cover (click to enlarge)
SBP-MIL3: Second edition, second impression.
Title: John Milton
Publisher: J.L. Carr Publisher, 27 Mill Dale Road, Kettering
Year: 198?
ISBN: None
Size: 130 x 94 mm
Pages: 16
Staples: two
Binding: white printed matt card covers
Paper: pale lilac
Editor: (J.L. Carr)
Cover artist: not stated
Internal illustrations: illuminated letters and decorative strips
Number in series: 85
Colophon: sun face 1964
Telephone number: none given
Printing history: none stated
Number of other titles listed: none listed
Printed by: none stated
Content: L'Allegro; Il Penseroso; On his blindness. To Milton, London, 1989 (by Wordsworth, inside rear cover).
Notes: This is one of seven titles numbered 85. The others are: Bunyan, Hopkins, Lear, Vaughan, Bunyan, The Devil's Dictionary and The Dictionary of Parsons.
Rear and front covers
Inside rear cover (click to enlarge)