The faerie queene. : Disposed into twelue books, fashioning XII. morall vertues.

The faerie queene. : Disposed into twelue books, fashioning XII. morall vertues.

London : Printed [by John Wolfe] for William Ponsonbie, 1590.

[2], 600, [10] p. ; (4to)

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).

Fleck, Andrew "Early modern marginalia in Spenser's Faerie Queene at the Folger" (Notes and queries, 55:2 (June 2008): 165-170

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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

Great Britain -- England -- London.

STC 23080 copy 1

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

HH195/10

STC 23080