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The Faerie Queen by Edmund Spenser with an exact collation of two original editions published by himself at London in quarto; the former containing the first three books printed in 1500, 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., 1751, 4 P ANGL 5029:1-3

Title: The Faerie Queen by Edmund Spenser with an exact collation of two original editions published by himself at London in quarto; the former containing the first three books printed in 1500, 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.
Repository: Niedersachsische Staats-und Universitatsbibliothek (Goettingen State and University Library)
Shelfmark: 4 P ANGL 5029:1-3
Published by:
Published for: J. Brindley, and S. Wright
Published Location: London
Published date: 1751
Copynotes: Vol. 1-3: Leather binding (minor damage), good condition, no annotations etc.
Editionnotes: 3 vols. 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: GAL 10/28/09; NS 6/11/10; EG 07/15/2018
Record Source: Catalog; ESTC; correspondence
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Siglum: NIE_FQU_001
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