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The Faerie Queene: With an exact Collation of the Two Original Editions
by Edmund Spenser
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Used - good
- Seller
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Birmingham, West Midlands, United Kingdom
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About This Item
SPENSER, Edmund, The Faerie Queene. With an exact Collation of the Two Original Editions, Published by Himself [Spenser] at London in Quarto; the Former containing the first Three Books printed in 1590, and the Latter the Six Books in 1596. To which are now added, A new Life of the Author, and also a Glossary. Adorn'd with thirty-two Copper-Plates, from the Original Drawings of the late W. KENT, Esq., London: Printed for J. Brindely. . . , 1751. 3 volumes. 4to, pp. [ii], lxiii [lxiv blank], xxxvii [xxxviii blank, xxxix - xl Contents, xli errata, xlii blank], 453 [454 blank]; [ii], 440, 20 full-page engraved plates in volume 1, 7 full-page engraved plates in volume 2, 5 full-page engraved plates in volume 3, dully rebound (probably 19th century) in quarter calf, publisher's cloth; tear in pp. 125-126 in volume 3, but otherwise a good clean set with good impressions of the plates.
The life is by Thomas Birch, prolific writer, member of the Society of Antiquaries and Fellow of the Royal Society. The Faerie Queene is an epic poem one of the longest in the English language. It is primarily an allegorical poem and was originally presented by Spenser to Queen Elizabeth I in 1589 in an attempt to gain Royal patronage. It has become a hugely influential work in which Spenser invented the verse form known as the Spenserian stanza.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Phoenix Rare Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 001
- Title
- The Faerie Queene
- Author
- Edmund Spenser
- Illustrator
- W. Kent, Esq.,
- Format/Binding
- Quarter calf
- Book Condition
- Used - good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- J. Brindely. . .
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1751
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Spenser, Faerie Queene, Literature, Poetry, Queen Elizabeth I
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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About the Seller
Phoenix Rare Books
Biblio member since 2023
Birmingham, West Midlands
About Phoenix Rare Books
Book collectors for over 30 years, Phoenix Rare Books sell rare books in the subject areas of Shakespeare, Literature, History, Freemasonry and Theatre History.
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