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The faerie queene, 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., 1751, Case folio Y 185 .S777

Title: The faerie queene, 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.
Repository: Newberry Library
Shelfmark: Case folio Y 185 .S777
Published by:
Published for: J. Brindley, and S. Wright
Published Location: London
Published date: 1751
Copynotes: v. 1-3
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 7/1/10
Record Source: catalog
Provenance Source:
Siglum: NEL_FQU_006
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