The faerie queene. : Disposed into twelue books, fashioning XII. morall vertues.
1590
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Title
The faerie queene. : Disposed into twelue books, fashioning XII. morall vertues.
Created/published
London : Printed [by John Wolfe] for William Ponsonbie, 1590.
Description
[2], 600, [10] p. ; (4to)
Associated name
Spenser, Edmund, 1552?-1599, author.
Harmsworth, R. Leicester (Robert Leicester), Sir, 1870-1937, former owner.
Bedford, Francis, 1799-1883, binder.
Harmsworth, R. Leicester (Robert Leicester), Sir, 1870-1937, former owner.
Bedford, Francis, 1799-1883, binder.
Note
In verse.
Printer's name from STC.
One of three variants of this edition. This one has title page verso blank; first digit of imprint date is under the "r" of "for".
Quire 2Q is intended to cancel 2P6,7 and pagination above reflects this; however, according to STC, the cancellanda are usually retained.
Signatures: A-2O⁸ 2P⁸(-2P6,7+2Q⁴).
Printer's name from STC.
One of three variants of this edition. This one has title page verso blank; first digit of imprint date is under the "r" of "for".
Quire 2Q is intended to cancel 2P6,7 and pagination above reflects this; however, according to STC, the cancellanda are usually retained.
Signatures: A-2O⁸ 2P⁸(-2P6,7+2Q⁴).
Publications about material
Fleck, Andrew "Early modern marginalia in Spenser's Faerie Queene at the Folger" (Notes and queries, 55:2 (June 2008): 165-170
Folger-specific note
Curatorial file available.
ESTC staff note
Verify pagination.
Signatures from DFo.
Signatures from DFo.
Cited/described in
Pollard, A.W. Short-title catalogue of books printed in England, Scotland, & Ireland and of English books printed abroad, 1475-1640 (2nd ed.) (STC), 23080
English short title catalogue (ESTC), S125541
English short title catalogue (ESTC), S125541
Genre/form
Annotations.
Place of creation/publication
Great Britain -- England -- London.
Item Details
Call number
STC 23080 copy 1
Folger-specific note
Green goatskin binding with gilt decoration, signed by F. Bedford. Original 2P6-7 are cancelled by a gathering of 4 leaves signed 2Q, no cancellanda present. Bound between E6 and E7 are 4 leaves duplicating E3-6 but wrongly imposed: E3r,5v,6r,4v,5r,3v,4r,6v. 2P5, 2Q1-4 and 2P8 are remargined. Manuscript bibliographical notes including "from the coll'n of Sir Rd. Tangye (?)". Printed notes on Sotheby sales 12 March 1900 and 5/20/01. Provenance: Harmsworth copy
Folger accession
HH195/10
Former call number
STC 23080