The Poetical Works of Edmund Spenser . Introductory Observations on the Faerie Queene, and Notes, by the Editor

Published by Charles C. Little and James Brown, Boston, 1839

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First American edition. 5 vols. 8vo. This edition, anonymously edited by G. S. Hillard, includes a lengthy introductory essay, "An Essay on the Life and Writings of Edmund Spenser" (anonymous, but by George Robinson according to Lowndes), republished from the five-volume Pickering edition of Spencer published in 1825, which, according to Hillard, "was taken as the basis of the present one . The Introductory Observations upon the 'Faerie Queene', the glossarial and explanatory notes, have been added by the present editor" Uncommon set in nice condition. NCBEL I 1030; Lowndes, p. 2477 Original brown cloth, spined titled in gilt, boards tamped in blind. Some foxing, overall a bright and fresh set. Very good plus.

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Title
The Poetical Works of Edmund Spenser . Introductory Observations on the Faerie Queene, and Notes, by the Editor
Author
Spenser, Edward
Publisher
Charles C. Little and James Brown, Boston
Publication year
1839
Binding
5 vols. 8vo
Edition
First American edition.
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