[iv], 89, [3]pp., large 16mo. Four etched plates including the frontispiece (this a bit spotted), otherwise a fresh and attractive copy with the two-page publisher s catalogue at end. Original blind-stamped red cloth, gilt-titled on upper cover and spine, by Bone & Son, with ticket. First edition, the preface signed by Charles Cole; another issue had gilt edges and the plates hand-colored. Osborne Collection, p. 10.

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Title: Tales from Spenser s Faerie Queen. The Legend of the Knight of the Red Cross. The Legend of Sir Guyon. The Legend of Sir Arthegall. The Legend of Sir Calidore.
Publisher: Published in Felix Summerly s Home Treasury by Joseph Cundall, at 12, Old Bond Street, in the City of Westminster, 1846.
Binding: Hardcover
Edition: 1st Edition
Signed: Signed by Author(s)

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Stuart Bennett Rare Books, ABAA/ILAB
CT, U.S.A.

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All books offered are understood to be sent on approval, and may be returned within a reasonable time, which I usually interpret to mean thirty days, but can be longer when the occasion warrants. My seller details are: Stuart Bennett Rare Books, P.O. Box 395, Essex, Connecticut 06426 USA, e-mail stuart@sbrarebooks.com

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