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The faerie queene : disposed into twelue books fashioning XII morall vertues., 1590, RARE BKS G.385.28 v.1

Title: The faerie queene : disposed into twelue books fashioning XII morall vertues.
Repository: Boston Public Library
Shelfmark: RARE BKS G.385.28 v.1
Published by: John Wolfe
Published for: William Ponsonbie
Published Location: London
Published date: 1590
Copynotes: Cataloged 2015 jmoschella Boston Public Library (Rare Books Department) copy bound by Francis Bedford in green morocco panelled in triple-ruled gilt. The spine is panelled and tooled in gilt, with the title likewise stamped in the second compartment from the top. All text block edges are gilt. An early inscription and several other early markings on the title page are washed out and illegible.
Editionnotes: Printer's name from ESTC. One of three variants of this edition. This one has dedication on title page verso signed "Ed. Spenser"; first digit of imprint date is under the "r" of "for".--ESTC. Signatures: A-2P⁸ 2Q⁴. Title page vignette; head- and tailpieces; initials.
Record Author: Cori Perdue 8/21/09; Elena Galkina 06/22/2018
Record Source: Email from Sean Casey; Catalog
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