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The works of that famous English poet, Mr. Edmond Spenser. Viz. The faery queen, The shepherds calendar, The history of Ireland, &c. Whereunto is added, an account of his life; with other new additions never before in print. , 1679, *Wing S4965 Log 423.F

Title:	The works of that famous English poet, Mr. Edmond Spenser. Viz. The faery queen, The shepherds calendar, The history of Ireland, &c. Whereunto is added, an account of his life; with other new additions never before in print.
Repository:	Library Company of Philadelphia
Shelfmark:	*Wing S4965 Log 423.F
Published by:	Henry Hills
Published for:	Jonathan Edwin
Published Location:	London
Published date:	1679
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Editionnotes:	"Licensed, October 24th 1678. Roger L’Estrange." The editorship has been attributed, probably erroneously to Dryden. Cf. Johnson, F.R. Critical bib. of the works of Edmund Spenser, 1933, p. 53-56. Includes "Brittain’s Ida", first attributed to Spenser by Thomas Walkley in 1628; now generally attributed to Phineas Fletcher. . The fairy queen part 2, Mother Hubberd’s tale, and The shepherd’s calendar each have separate title pages, dated 1678. There are several pagination sequences. Register is continuous. Includes Theodore Bathurst’s translation of "The shepherds calendar". Frontis. plate signed: R White sculp. Text is continuous despite numerous mispaginations. Most of the parts have separate title pages, dated 1678. "The second part of the Fairy queen", "Prosopopoia, or, Mother Hubberds tale" and "The shepherds calendar" also have separate pagination sequences; register is continuous. Title words "The faery ... &c." are gathered by a left brace. Bookseller’s advertisement on [2] p. following p. 258 (2nd appearance). Title in red and black, within double line border.
Record Author:	Nathan Sasser; CM 9/24/09; EG 07/15/2018
Record Source:	Correspondence
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