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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. Three Volumes., 1751, PR2358.A1 1751

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. Three Volumes.
Repository: U of California-Davis Library
Shelfmark: PR2358.A1 1751
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Published for: J. Brindley, and S. Wright
Published Location: London
Published date: 1751
Copynotes: 3 v. double plates. 28 cm
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: Cait Martinez 6/24/09; NS 6/23/10
Record Source: catalog
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Siglum: UCD_FQU_002
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