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The faerie queene. Disposed into twelve bookes, fashioning XII. Morall vertues, 1596, 825 Sp31f 1596

Title: The faerie queene. Disposed into twelve bookes, fashioning XII. Morall vertues
Repository: Smith College
Shelfmark: 825 Sp31f 1596
Published by: Richard Field
Published for: William Ponsonbie
Published Location: London
Published date: 1596
Copynotes: First part only. The card catalogue claims, "With this is bound the first edition of "The Second Part of the Faerie Qveene" but this line has carefully been crossed out. Online catalog says "Books 1-3."
Editionnotes: In verse. Printer’s name from STC. "The second part of The faerie queene" has separate dated title page, pagination, and register. This edition omits the sonnets at the end of the 1590 edition. Signatures: A-2O⁸, A-2I⁸ 2K⁴. Copy filmed at UMI microfilm Early English Books, Tract Supplement reel E4 has title page to "The second part of the Faerie Queene" only. Pt. 2 entered 20 January [1596]
Record Author: checked by NS 7/16/10
Record Source: photocopy of card catalogue; online catalog
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Siglum: SCG_FQU_001
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