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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, L 249.6 (4to)

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: Yale U Library
Shelfmark: L 249.6 (4to)
Published by:
Published for: J. Brindley, and S. Wright
Published Location: London
Published date: 1751
Copynotes: located in BRITISH ART CENTER, Rare Bks & Mss (Non-Circulating) 3 vols.
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: checked by NS 6/18/10
Record Source: catalog
Provenance Source:
Siglum: YBK_FQU_001
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