| 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. |
| Repository: | U of Notre Dame Library |
| Shelfmark: | Special Collections Rare Books PR 2350. C79 |
| Published by: | Henry Hills |
| Published for: | Jonathan Edwin |
| Published Location: | London |
| Published date: | 1679 |
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| Editionnotes: | Third series: p. 3-8 omitted from paging; p. 10-11 repeated twice; p. 12-13 omitted from paging; numerous other errors in paging.
Signatures: leaf A-Z⁴ 2A-2Z⁴ 3A-3Z⁴ 4A-4I⁴ (4A lettered 3A) 4K² 5A-5C⁴.
Frontispiece and title are mounted; t.p. in red and black.
Most of the pieces have special title-pages dated 1678: Prosopopoia and The shepherds calendar have also separate paging.
A catalogue of books printed for Jonathan Edwin (1 leaf) inserted after p. 258.
"Brittain’s Ida", first ascribed to Spenser in 1628 by Thomas Walkley, is now generally assigned to Phineas Fletcher. |
| Record Author: | Cait Martinez 7/29/09 |
| Record Source: | Repository catalog |
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