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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, Aa.6.5

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: Chetham's Library
Shelfmark: Aa.6.5
Published by: H[umphrey] L[ownes]
Published for: Mathew Lownes
Published Location: London
Published date: 1611
Copynotes: Chetham's Library copy Aa.6.5. has C19th? inscriptions on f. endpaper: 'D. Grant', and 'J. Thelwall'. Chetham's Library acquisition date chetacq 16650722 . Correspondence of 6/4/10: -General Title page: 1611 -Page B3r reads: “Yo~ug knight”. No colophon following first three books, Q5 or Q6 wanting, Q4r paged 185, what is presumably Q6 paged 189. -No t.p. for last three books. Nearest colophon on Ii3v, p. [363] follows 2 cantos, reads: "1609. [device with motto 'Os homini sublime dedit'] At London, | printed by Mathew Lownes." -Letter to Raleigh follows immediately, first line of text reads "Alle-" -Prosopopoia not present; the cupboard is bare.
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: NS; CM 9/30/09; NS 6/4/10; EG 5/25/2018
Record Source: Catalog
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