Title: | The faerie queene. Disposed into twelue books, fashioning XII. Morall vertues. |
Repository: | Harry Ransom Center, U Texas-Austin |
Shelfmark: | PR2358 A1 1590 |
Published by: | John Wolfe |
Published for: | William Ponsonbie |
Published Location: | London |
Published date: | 1590 |
Copynotes: | 1. Signatures: A-2P82Q4.
2. Leaves 2P7,8, intended to be replaced by 2Q4, are still present.
3. Pages 79, 82-83, 86-87, 90-91, 94, 309, 317, 403, 439, 510, 562, 586 incorrectly numbered 81, 84-85, 88-89, 92-93, 96, 319, 217, 40 (character 3 reversed and up-side down), 493, 600, 592, 589, respectively.
4. Title vignette (printer's device of John Wolfe, a fleur-de-lis with motto "Ubique floret."); head and tailpieces; initials; caption at head of each canto enclosed in ornamental border.
5. On p. 332, lines 4 and 5 have blank spaces for the insertion of Welsh words.
6. Date on t.p. is collapsed, with the "1" under the "il" in William. |
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. |
Record Author: | Cait Martinez 6/22/09 |
Record Source: | Repository catalog |
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Siglum: | TRC_FQU_012 |
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