| 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.
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| Repository: | Pennsylvania State U |
| Shelfmark: | PR2350 1679 Q |
| Published by: | Henry Hills |
| Published for: | Jonathan Edwin |
| Published Location: | London |
| Published date: | 1679 |
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| Editionnotes: | Signatures: leaf (t.-p.) unsigned, A-Z 1, Aa-Zz 1, Aaa-Zzz 4, Aaaa-Iiii 4 (Aaaa lettered Aaa). Kkkk 1, Aaaaa Ccccc 4.
Frontispiece and title are mounted.
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) inserted after p. 258.
"Brittain's Ida", first ascribed to Spenser in 1628 by Thomas Walkley, is now generally assigned to Phineas Fletcher.
Spine title: Works of Spenser. |
| Record Author: | Cori Perdue 8/23/09; Checked by E. Rendek 9/10/09 |
| Record Source: | Email from Sandra Stelts |
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