The Works of Edmund Spenser with a Selection of Notes from Various Commentators; And a Glossarial Index: to which is Prefixed Some Account of the Life of Spenser, by the Rev. Henry John Todd, M.A.

Edmund Spenser; Rev. Henry John Todd

Published by Routledge, Warne, and Routledge, London, 1863

About this Item

In a full calf prize binding for Wellington College by W. Nutt, bringing together the major works of Edmund Spenser, including 'The Faerie Queene.' In a full calf prize binding for Wellington College, bound by W. Nutt.This volume is illustrated with a frontispiece of portrait of Edmund Spenser, engraved by H. Robinson, and an illustrated title page by T. H. Sheperd and T. H. Ellis.This volume brings together the works of Edmund Spenser, best known for The Faerie Queene, one of the landmark epic poems of English literature. It includes a detailed account of Spenser"s life along with The Shepheardes Calender, Amoretti, Epithalamion, Prothalamion, Astrophel, and many shorter poems.Edmund Spenser (c. 1552 1599) was a major figure of Elizabethan literature, blending classical and Renaissance influences with early modern English. His epic The Faerie Queene (1590 1596), dedicated to Elizabeth I, exploring virtue, chivalry, and morality. In a full calf prize binding for Wellington College, by W. Nutt. Externally, generally smart. Slight rubbing and bumping to extremities and spine resulting ins light loss to calf. The odd scratch and handling mark to boards. Lacking the spine label. Frontispiece partially disbound, but holding at upper gutter. Internally, firmly bound. Pages bright and clean with one or two spots to fore edge and last few leaves, with scattered spotting to first few leaves. Good.

Seller Inventory # 983H32

Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Works of Edmund Spenser with a Selection of Notes from Various Commentators; And a Glossarial Index: to which is Prefixed Some Account of the Life of Spenser, by the Rev. Henry John Todd, M.A.
• Publisher: Routledge, Warne, and Routledge, London
• Publication Date: 1863
• Binding: Leather
• Illustrator: None
• Condition: Good
• Book Type: book