| 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 / licensed October 24th 1678. Roger L'Estrange.
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| Repository: | Washington State U
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| Shelfmark: | WSU MASC PR2350.C79
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| Published by: | Henry Hills
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| Published for: | Jonathan Edwin
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| Published Location: | London
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| Published date: | 1679
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| Copynotes: | WSU MASC copy has address label on back pastedown: "William Salloch, Pines Ridge Road, Ossining, N.Y. l0562".
WSU MASC copy is: 002-119889400.
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| Editionnotes: | Signatures: engraving and t. p. unsigned, A-Z4, Aa-Zz4, Aaa-Zzz4, Aaaa-Iiii4 (Aaaa lettered Aaa), Kkkk�, Aaaaa Ccccc4, unsigned leaf.
Frontispiece and title are mounted.
Title in red and black.
Title within double-line border.
Most of the pieces have special title-pages dated 1678: "Prosopopoia" and "The shepherds calendar" have also separate paging.
The shepherds calendar has numerous errors in paging. A catalogue of books printed for Jonathan Edwin (1 leaf) included after p. 258.
"Brittain's Ida", first ascribed to Spenser in 1628 by Thomas Walkley, is now generally assigned to Phineas Fletcher.
Binder's title: Spencer's Works.
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| Record Author: | Cait Martinez 7/9/09; Elena Galkina 03/30/2018
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| Record Source: | Catalog; Greg Matthews, greg.matthews@wsu.edu
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