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The works / of that famous English poet, Mr. Edmond Spenser ... ; whereunto is added, an account of his life ; with other new additions never before in print., 1670, Eliz +43

Title: The works / of that famous English poet, Mr. Edmond Spenser ... ; whereunto is added, an account of his life ; with other new additions never before in print.
Repository: Yale U Library
Shelfmark: Eliz +43
Published by: Henry Hills
Published for: Jonathan Edwin
Published Location: London
Published date: 1670
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Editionnotes: The editorship has been attributed, probably erroneously to Dryden. Cf. Johnson, F.R. A critical bibliography of the works of Edmund Spenser, 1933, p. 53-56. The fairy queen part 2, Mother Hubberd’s tale, and The shepherd’s calendar each have separate title pages, dated 1678. There are several pagination sequences. Register is continuous. Includes: "Brittain’s Ida", first attributed to Spenser by Thomas Walkley in 1628; now generally attributed to Phineas Fletcher. Includes Theodore Bathurst’s translation of The shepheardes calendar. Title page is in red and black. Title words "The faery ... &c." are gathered by a left brace. Frontis. plate signed: R White sculp. Text is continuous despite numerous mispaginations.
Record Author: NS 6/22/10
Record Source: catalog
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