First edition. A lengthy treatise on Milton's manuscripts which is housed in an unusual binding with illustrated endpapers. There are two frontispieces which are early photographs, one is of the bust of Milton and the other is of the Faithorne crayon drawing of him which is now at Princeton. These were photographed for the first time for this work. It is illustrated with 25 facsimiles of the manuscripts. The work concludes with the apparently unrelated Biographical Notices of Eminent Persons Who Have Received Honours from the Sovereigns of England for Their Attainments in Literature, Science, and Art, during the Period 1660 to 1861. Some wear to corner, with light wear and soiling to boards. Foxing throughout.