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The faerie queene by Edmund Spenser; with an exact collation of the two original editions, published by himself at London in quarto; the former containing the first three books printed in 1590, and the latter the six books in 1596; to which are now added, a new life of the author, and also a glossary, adorn’d with thirty-two copper-plates, from the original drawings of the late W. Kent, Esq.; Architect and principal Painter to his Majesty. .., 1751, E.B. F .82131

Title: The faerie queene by Edmund Spenser; with an exact collation of the two original editions, published by himself at London in quarto; the former containing the first three books printed in 1590, and the latter the six books in 1596; to which are now added, a new life of the author, and also a glossary, adorn’d with thirty-two copper-plates, from the original drawings of the late W. Kent, Esq.; Architect and principal Painter to his Majesty. ..
Repository: Edinburgh U Library
Shelfmark: E.B. F .82131
Published by:
Published for: J. Brindley, and S. Wright
Published Location: London
Published date: 1751
Copynotes: Library has vol. 1-3.
Editionnotes: 3v.,plates ; 4⁰. Sig. Eee is present in duplicate in vol.I. The ’life’ is by T. Birch. The ’Proposals for printing by subscription, The faerie queene’ were issued on 1 July 1751.
Record Author: checked by EJS 10/21/09
Record Source: online catalogue
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Siglum: EUN_FQU_002
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