Spenser Archive Finding Aid
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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 additions never before in print., 1679, Unkn

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 additions never before in print.
Repository: Brighton Central Library
Shelfmark: Unkn
Published by: Henry Hills
Published for: Jonathan Edwin
Published Location: London
Published date: 1679
Copynotes: Bound in leather, probably rebound in the 20th century, with red morocco title label on the spine. The endpapers contain the Bloomfield bookplate, Brighton Public Library label and Brighton Reference Library label. There is a round ink stamp (Brighton Public Library) on the reverse of the illustration opposite the title page. There is some mild water damage to some of the pages and some small marks/ yellowing of the paper. Bloomfield’s pencil notes in the endpaper include his own catalogue number 7296 and his note: ‘First complete edition, fine copy’. He has also written the price but this is indistinct. The accession number is handwritten in ink on the reverse of the 1st page: R61,343
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Record Author: Elena Galkina 07/22/2018
Record Source: Correspondence
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