The Faerie Queene.
Book Description
Vol. I: [iv], lxiii, [blank], xxxvii, [blank, 2], 453, [1]pp., 2pp contents misbound after dedication f., errata misbound after Life of the Author; Vol. II: [ii], 450pp; Vol. III: [ii], 440pp. 32 engraved plates; paper repairs to corners of titles & following blanks. Contemp. calf, expertly rebacked & recornered; the odd repair to edge. E.ps renewed with blue marbled paper. Engr. armorial bookplates on leading pastedowns.
Dealer Notes
ESTC T35152. Originally published in 1596. A richly illustrated edition of Spenser’s English epic masterpiece.
Edmund Spenser, c.1552-1599, was a English poet and important figure in establishing Modern English verse. He best known for this allegorical poem which celebrates Elizabeth I and Tudor rule and coins a new stanza form.
Edmund Spenser, c.1552-1599, was a English poet and important figure in establishing Modern English verse. He best known for this allegorical poem which celebrates Elizabeth I and Tudor rule and coins a new stanza form.
Author
SPENSER, Edmund.
Date
1752
Binding
Contemp. calf, expertly rebacked & recornered; the odd repair to edge.
Publisher
Printed for J. Brindley, in New Bond-Street, and S. Wright, Clerk of his Majesty’s Works, at Hampton-Court.
Condition
A very attractive set.
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