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The faerie queene. Disposed into twelue bookes, fashioning XII. morall vertues., 1590, Capell. S. 19

Title: The faerie queene. Disposed into twelue bookes, fashioning XII. morall vertues.
Repository: Cambridge U Trinity College
Shelfmark: Capell. S. 19
Published by: John Wolfe
Published for: William Ponsonbie
Published Location: London
Published date: 1590
Copynotes: Dedication on verso of title: spaces in lines 4,5 of p. 332 left blank. In another copy at VI.2.62 the leaves 2P6, 7 have been omitted; the pagination is [2], 598, [8] p., p.599-600, p.[605-606] (top corner with page numbers missing) i.e. quire 2Q has been inserted after p. 598. On p. 332 the copy has blanks in lines 4 & 5. whereas in VI.2.62 Welsh words have been inserted in print.
Editionnotes: Contains only first three books together with "A letter of the authors expounding his whole intention in the course of this worke" and some sonnets and other verses. One of three variants of this edition. This one has dedication on title page verso signed "Ed. Spenser"; first digit of imprint date is under the "r" of "for". Quire 2Q is intended to cancel 2P6,7, but the latter are usually retained; pagination above reflects this.
Record Author: checked by EJS 10/13/09
Record Source: Johnson, photocopy of catalogue
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Siglum: CTC_FQU_007
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