Edited with Notes by J C Smith and E De Selincourt (6 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Good. DARK BLUE COVER, INLAY DESIGN FRONT AND SPINE, GOLD PRINT SPINE, TIGHT AND CLEAN THROUGHOUT. PREFACE BY SELINCOURT. FAIRY QUEENE IS THE MOST POPULAR POEM AND FIRST, GREAT NUMBER OF WORKS, INCLUDED ARE APPENDIX, CORRESPONDENCE, CRITICAL APPENDIX, GLOSSARY AND INDEX FIRST LINES. FOR THE LOVER OF SPENSER, POETRY. A VERY INTERESTING POET. ONE OF ENGLANDS MOST POPULAR. Edmund Spenser (1552/1553 - 13 January 1599) was an English poet best known for The Faerie Queene, an epic poem and fantastical allegory celebrating the Tudor dynasty and Elizabeth I. He is recognized as one of the premier craftsmen of nascent Modern English verse and is often considered one of the greatest poets in the English language. Edmund Spenser was born in East Smithfield, London, around the year 1552; however, there is still some ambiguity as to the exact date of his birth. ANTIQUE BOOKS DEN, WHERE INTERESTING BOOKS LIVE.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Later Printing 1957. Minor shelf wear to binding with a bump on top edge of front board. Light wear and soiling to edges of text block. Text and images unmarked. Dj shelf worn & toned with light soiling & small tears in a mylar cover.

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. Navy blue cloth boards. Inner hinges are cracked at the title page. Ex library copy with ink stamps on the end papers and a small number on the spine, becoming loosely bound with wear on the corners of the cover, no jacket.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Reprint. 736pp. Pen and pencil underlining throughout, spine slightly cocked, about very good in a good only dust jacket with spine and edges tanned, one inch chip on top corner on rear panel, tears on spine ends.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: n No Jacket. n Reprint. London: Oxford University Press, 1961. Book. Good. Dark Blue Cloth Boards. Reprint. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. The works of English poet Edmund Spenser (ca1552-1599), including his most famous work The Faerie Queen and a biographical essay by E de Selincourt. 736pp, illustrated with contemporary black and white drawings to the text. Silver lettering to spine, top edges tinted. Slight bumping to spine and corners, a few small turned corners, former owner's name to endpaper and a few notes in ink to the text and margins, in particular to a few pages of The Faerie Queen, otherwise good copy. Book.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. binding tight, no markings 736 pages, heavy fading on spine. some shelf wear. D4 3. Frontispiece (illustrator).