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The faerie queene. By Edmund Spenser. With an exact collation of the two original editions, ?, 1751, pp.5.4-6

Title: The faerie queene. By Edmund Spenser. With an exact collation of the two original editions, ?
Repository: Oxford U All Souls College, Codrington Library
Shelfmark: pp.5.4-6
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Published for: J. Brindley, and S. Wright
Published Location: London
Published date: 1751
Copynotes: Local Copy Notes: Bookplate: College bookplate no: 9 (see J. Henderson Smith "The book-plates of All Souls' College, Oxford" in Journal of the Ex libris Society, ix (1899), pp. 17-23) on inside of upper board. Binding: 18th century sprinkled calf; small gilt armorial centrepiece (arms of All Souls' College, Oxford) on upper board; blind roll on edges of boards. Previous shelfmark: pp.6.3. Previous shelfmark: Black diamond spine label: 3. Bookplate: Book label of Jones bequest, "Ex Legatis desideratis. viri Antonii Jones soc. M. DCC. LXIX." on inside of upper board.
Editionnotes: 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: Catherine Blose; NS 6/28/10
Record Source: Norma Aubertin-Potter
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Siglum: OXA
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