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"A View of the State of Ireland," in "The historie of Ireland, collected by three learned avthors, viz. Meredith Hanmer ... Edmvnd Campion ... and Edmvnd Spenser, esq." by Sir James Ware. , 1633, xx DA905.W262

Title: "A View of the State of Ireland," in "The historie of Ireland, collected by three learned avthors, viz. Meredith Hanmer ... Edmvnd Campion ... and Edmvnd Spenser, esq." by Sir James Ware.
Repository: Special Collections, Michigan State U Libraries
Shelfmark: xx DA905.W262
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Published date: 1633
Copynotes: Local Note MSU: There is some illegible writings on the two front endpapers. The title page of "Two Histories of Ireland" written by Edmund Champion, is partially colored by hand. - from correspondence with Peter Berg, Head of Special Collections, June 18, 2009.
Editionnotes: MSU Catalogue: Henry of Marlborough's "Chronicle of Ireland" is appended to that of Hanmer. General and separate title pages. With new dedication signed by Mathew Manwaring, and the works bound in the following order: Hanmer's Chronicle; Campion's Historie; Spenser's View, with the four leaves of Annotations. Cf. Johnson, A critical bibliography of the works of Edmund Spenser, p. 48-53, for a complete description of issues and states of this work. ESTC: "Harper pr[inted]. the Hanmer section"--STC. "The chronicle of Ireland: collected by Meredith Hanmer .. The second part" (caption title) begins new pagination on 2A1r. Leaf 2T4 is blank. "A vievv of the state of Ireland .. by Edmund Spenser .. VVhereunto is added the history of Ireland, by Edmund Campion .. Published by Sir Iames Ware Knight" has separate dated title page, pagination, and register. "Certaine verses of Mr Edm. Spenser’s", [4] leaves at end. A reissue, with cancel title page, of: Two histories of Ireland. Variant: Hanmer’s chronicle bound first, with a cancel dedication by M. Manwaring replacing that of James Ware. Signatures: [par.]⁶(±[par.]1) A-L⁶ M⁴ 2A-2S⁶ 2T⁴, ²[par.]⁴ ²A-K⁶ ²k⁴ ²L⁴.
Record Author: NS 6/16/09; NS 6/9/10; Elena Galkina, 05/07/2018
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