The faerie queene. : Disposed into twelue bookes, fashioning XII. morall vertues
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1596 (published)
1596 (published)
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"The first part of The faerie queene"
Dedication, verso of t.p., signed: Ed. Spenser. The second edition of books I-III and the first edition of books IV-VI."The second part of The faerie queene" has separate dated title page, pagination, and register.
Printed by Richard Field. Cf. ESTC.
Signatures: A-2O8, A-2I8 2K4.
Title vignette (printer's device); head and tailpieces; initials; Caption at head of each canto enclosed in ornamental border.
Reference: Johnson, F.R. A critical bibliography of the works of Edmund Spenser. Baltimore, 1933, p. 11-18; Pollard and Redgrave, 23082.
With the bookplates of J.W. Cole and E.V. Utterson.
Donated by John Forster.
2 vols. ([2], 590 ; 518 p.) : ill. (woodcut) ; 19 cm. (4to)
Dedication, verso of t.p., signed: Ed. Spenser. The second edition of books I-III and the first edition of books IV-VI."The second part of The faerie queene" has separate dated title page, pagination, and register.
Printed by Richard Field. Cf. ESTC.
Signatures: A-2O8, A-2I8 2K4.
Title vignette (printer's device); head and tailpieces; initials; Caption at head of each canto enclosed in ornamental border.
Reference: Johnson, F.R. A critical bibliography of the works of Edmund Spenser. Baltimore, 1933, p. 11-18; Pollard and Redgrave, 23082.
With the bookplates of J.W. Cole and E.V. Utterson.
Donated by John Forster.
2 vols. ([2], 590 ; 518 p.) : ill. (woodcut) ; 19 cm. (4to)
Object details
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| Title | The faerie queene. : Disposed into twelue bookes, fashioning XII. morall vertues (published title) |
| Brief description | "The Faerie Queene" Vol.1. |
| Physical description | "The first part of The faerie queene" Dedication, verso of t.p., signed: Ed. Spenser. The second edition of books I-III and the first edition of books IV-VI."The second part of The faerie queene" has separate dated title page, pagination, and register. Printed by Richard Field. Cf. ESTC. Signatures: A-2O8, A-2I8 2K4. Title vignette (printer's device); head and tailpieces; initials; Caption at head of each canto enclosed in ornamental border. Reference: Johnson, F.R. A critical bibliography of the works of Edmund Spenser. Baltimore, 1933, p. 11-18; Pollard and Redgrave, 23082. With the bookplates of J.W. Cole and E.V. Utterson. Donated by John Forster. 2 vols. ([2], 590 ; 518 p.) : ill. (woodcut) ; 19 cm. (4to) |
| Object history | With the bookplates of J.W. Cole and E.V. Utterson. Donated by John Forster. |
| Collection | |
| Library number | 38041800839896 |
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