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The faerie queen: The shepheards calendar: together with the other works of England's arch-poet, Edm. Spenser: collected into one volume, and carefully corrected., 1611, RB.23.b.1551

Title: The faerie queen: The shepheards calendar: together with the other works of England's arch-poet, Edm. Spenser: collected into one volume, and carefully corrected.
Repository: British Library
Shelfmark: RB.23.b.1551
Published by: H[umphrey] L[ownes]
Published for: Mathew Lownes
Published Location: London
Published date: 1611
Copynotes: Correspondence of 6/3/10: Date on general title-page: 1611 No colophon at the end of the first three books of The faerie queen, but the text on page B3r reads ‘Yoũg knight’ Date on title-page of the second part of The faerie queen: 1609 Colophon date at end of The faerie queen: 1609 Date on title-page of The shepheards calendar: 1611 Dates of the poems following Colin Clouts come home againe: 1611 Text on the first page of the letter to Sir Walter Raleigh (which is bound after The faerie queen): ‘Alle-‘ There is no copy of Prosopopoia bound in this copy
Editionnotes: A reissue of the 1609 edition of the 'faerie queen', with a cancel titlepage dtaed 1611, serving as a collective titlepage for the author's works. In this issue of the 'faerie queen', stanza 1 on sig. B3r begins "Yo~ug knight," and the catchword on R3r is "She". The colophon is dated 1609. 'A letter of the authors, expounding his whole intention in the course of this worke' (STC 23086.3) has a caption title, and separate register. In this issue of 'The author's letter', The first line of text ends: "Alle-". 'The shepheards calender' (STC 23093.5) has a separate titlepage dated 1611, separate pagination, and register. 'Colin Clouts' (STC 23077.3), 'Prothalamion', 'Amoretti and Epithalamion', 'Four Hymnes', 'Daphnaida', and 'Complaints containing sundry small poemes of the worlds vanitie', 'The butterfly', have separate titlepages with the imprint: "At London printed by H.L. for Mathew Lownes", and continuous register. Includes translations of Du Bellay's 'Les antiquitez de Rome' and 'Visions', Vergil's 'Gnat', and Petrarch's 'Visions'. Backlog: 087 RB.23.b.1551; 957 ndd. Other authors: Du Bellay, Joachim; Petrarca, Francesco; Vergil. Other titles: Colin Clouts; Prothalamion; Amoretti and Epithalamion; Four Hymnes; Daphnaida; Complaints containing sundry small poemes of the worlds vanitie; The teares of the muses; Muiopotmos; The shepheards calendar; A letter of the authors; Les antiquitez de Rome. English Rime; English Selections.
Record Author: checked by EJS; NS 6/3/10
Record Source: online catalogue; correspondence
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