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Editions -> Faerie Queene, First Part -> 1590

The faerie queene. Disposed into twelue books, fashioning XII. Morall vertues., 1590, Dowse Library R.II.13

Title: The faerie queene. Disposed into twelue books, fashioning XII. Morall vertues.
Repository: Massachusetts Historical Society
Shelfmark: Dowse Library R.II.13
Published by: John Wolfe
Published for: William Ponsonbie
Published Location: London
Published date: 1590
Copynotes: very good condition. The pages were trimmed for binding and the book was most likely bound by the owner in the early to mid 19th-century.
Editionnotes: 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 first "I" of "William". Quire 2Q is intended to cancel 2P6,7, but the latter are usually retained; pagination above reflects this.
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Siglum: MHS_FQU_001
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