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[Fairy Queen] The Faerie Queene With an Exact Collation of the Original Editions ...
by SPENSER, Edmund
- Used
- very good
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Seattle, Washington, United States
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About This Item
London: J. Brindley and S. Wright, 1751. First Thus. Three volumes in full calf. Very Good. John Vardy, after William Kent. Three volumes. 4to. Pp. [2], lxiii, [1], xxxvii, [3], 453; [2], 450; [2], 440. All edges dyed red. with Thomas Birch's "Life of the Author" bound following contents but before other preliminaries, 32 double-page plates engraved by John Vardy after William Kent, along with woodcut head- and tail-pieces. In full contemporary calf, spines with gilt lettering and five raised bands. All edges dyed red; top edges a bit soiled. Light pencil annotations in the margins of the biography and very occasionally elsewhere; lower edges lightly rubbed; corners a trifle bumped; damp stain to lower board of Vol. III; a few leaves minimally foxed. For this luxe illustrated edition William Kent, already famous for his English landscapes, delved into a Gothic formula appropriate to the chivalric quest motif of Spenser's epic allegory. The result is a noted sympathy entirely befitting Spenser's theme. Indeed, Kent heightens the essence of Spenser's themes. The effort was Kent's apogee, for he died prior to publication.
This lavish illustrated edition is presented here in notably well preserved bindings. A stately set.
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- Bookseller
- Long Brothers Fine and Rare Books, ABAA
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 7260
- Title
- [Fairy Queen] The Faerie Queene With an Exact Collation of the Original Editions ...
- Author
- SPENSER, Edmund
- Illustrator
- John Vardy, after William Kent
- Format/Binding
- Three volumes in full calf
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Thus
- Publisher
- J. Brindley and S. Wright
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1751
- Keywords
- spenserian stanza william basse william browne george wither
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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About the Seller
Long Brothers Fine and Rare Books, ABAA
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Seattle, Washington
About Long Brothers Fine and Rare Books, ABAA
Long Brothers Fine and Rare Books was established in 1996 as a natural progression of proprietor Jeffrey Long's historical and bibliophilic interests. We are located in West Seattle and can be visited by appointment only.
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- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Edges
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- Raised Band(s)
- Raised bands refer to the ridges that protrude slightly from the spine on leather bound books. The bands are created in the...
- Leaves
- Very generally, "leaves" refers to the pages of a book, as in the common phrase, "loose-leaf pages." A leaf is a single sheet...
- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
- Foxed
- Foxing is the age related browning, or brown-yellowish spots, that can occur to book paper over time. When this aging process...
- Calf
- Calf or calf hide is a common form of leather binding. Calf binding is naturally a light brown but there are ways to treat the...
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