The faerie queene . with an exact collation of the two original editions, published by himself at London in quarto . To which are added, a new life of the author [by Dr. Thomas Birch], and also a glossary

Spenser, Edmund

Published by printed for J. Brindley, London, 1751

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3 volumes, 4to; pp. [4], xxxvii, [1], lxv, [1], 453; [2], 450; [2], 440, [2] errata; 32 engraved plates after William Kent; woodcut head- and tailpieces; volume I bound in recent quarter tan calf antique, maroon morocco label on spine; vols. II-III bound in full contemporary calf, red and black morocco labels on gilt-decorated spines; joints barely cracked; very neat facsimile restoration in the fore-margin of b4 in vol. I with facsimile lettering touching the beginning or end of a total of 14 words; mild to moderate dampstain enters the foremargins of many pages throughout; textblock is otherwise very good and clean for the most part. One of the most splendid editions of Spenser's masterpiece, with useful bibliographical information on the collation of the 1590 and 1596 quartos. The glossary occupies 13 pages of the preliminaries if vol. I. Ebert 21601; Lowndes III, 2477.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The faerie queene . with an exact collation of the two original editions, published by himself at London in quarto . To which are added, a new life of the author [by Dr. Thomas Birch], and also a glossary
• Publisher: printed for J. Brindley, London
• Publication Date: 1751
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