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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., 1679, SC8520D

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: John Rylands University Library, Manchester U
Shelfmark: SC8520D
Published by: Henry Hills
Published for: Jonathan Edwin
Published Location: London
Published date: 1679
Copynotes: Accn.no(s): 103138 Pagination is faulty, with many errors. The last page contains publisher's advertisements.
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: checked by EJS 11/3/09
Record Source: online catalogue; ESTC
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Siglum: MUR_WKS_001
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