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167916502London: Henry Hills for J. Edwin 1679. First complete edition. Near fine. Hardcover. Folio. xii339i168210-119-1114-258369-391ipp. Early full calf Cambridge-style binding rebacked in the 19th century with the spine in 7 compartments intricately gilt; leather label gilt. Engraved frontispiece. Each work has its own title page and for the first three begins the pagination anew though 'The Shepherds Calandar' is mispaginated in three places. 2A-Z4 Kk mismarked K Nn mismarked NAa-Zz4Aaa-Zzz4Aaaa-Iiii4Kkkk Aaaaa-Ccccc4. Laves A3 and A4 have a stain in the lower margin else this is very good.<br /> <p><br /> A handsome copy with an inscription dated 1891 probably the date of the reback. Unbeliveably quirky pagination and signature markings but complete. One of two states of this printing: This state shows two bars with catchword 'Calen-" on page 258 followed by p. 359 'Calendarium Pastorale'. A second state lacks the catchword has 'Finis' between the bars on p. 258 an advertisement leaf and then the 'Calendarium'. Carpenter p. 111. DNB suggests that this edition may have been edited by Dryden.<br /> <p><br /> Wing S4965. ESTC R7177. Henry Hills for J. Edwin unknown
195239138London England: J. M. Dent. As New. 1952. Hardcover. FREE UPGRADE to Courier/Priority Shipping Upon Request IN STOCK AND IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT - -- with a bonus offer-- . J. M. Dent hardcover
06420London: Scott Webster and Geary 1842. A Handsome Pall Mall Prize Binding: Spenser in Full Green Morocco <br /> with Institutional Supralibros and Country-House Provenance<br /> <br /> SPENSER Edmund. The Poetical Works of Edmund Spenser. In five volumes. A new edition; with introductory and glossarial notes: to which is prefixed the account of the author's life and criticism of his works by John Aikin M.D.<br /> London: Scott Webster and Geary 1842.<br /> <br /> Five small octavo volumes 7 5/8 x 4 5/8 inches; 194 x 118 mm.<br /> <br /> Handsomely bound ca. 1842 in full green straight-grain morocco by White of 24 Pall Mall London with their printed binder's stamp on the front pastedown. Covers elaborately tooled in gilt with a wide fillet border and centrally stamped with the gilt supralibros of Downing's Academy incorporating an oval device enclosing an open book and the motto Domine illuminatio mea. Spines with five raised bands richly gilt in compartments with repeating floral and foliate tools red morocco lettering labels and volume numbers lettered in gilt. Board edges and turn-ins finely tooled marbled endpapers all edges gilt.<br /> <br /> A very attractive and well-preserved set the bindings bright and fresh with only minimal wear the gilt crisp and luminous.<br /> <br /> Provenance:<br /> Bound as a mid-nineteenth-century institutional or prize binding for Downing's Academy as evidenced by the gilt supralibros on each cover. Later in the library of William Carr 1862-1925 of Ditchingham Hall Norfolk historian and collector with his engraved armorial bookplate Ad sidera tollite vultus on the front pastedowns. With a later penciled bookseller's or shelf mark.<br /> <br /> This elegant five-volume Spenser represents the high standard of West End binding in the 1840s produced by the Pall Mall binder White whose work - while less frequently encountered than that of Zaehnsdorf or Bedford - embodies the same careful craftsmanship and decorative restraint characteristic of the period's best trade bindings. The use of straight-grain morocco combined with dense gilt ornament and repeating floral tools reflects the mid-Victorian taste for richly textured yet orderly decoration while the bold red labels provide a striking chromatic contrast against the deep green leather.<br /> <br /> Particularly appealing is the presence of the institutional supralibros indicating that the set was likely issued as a presentation or prize binding-a form of book production that often resulted in bindings of a higher-than-usual quality. Such volumes were intended to convey both scholarly merit and aesthetic distinction and frequently entered private libraries of substance as here.<br /> <br /> The later ownership of William Carr of Ditchingham Hall adds a further layer of interest situating the set within the tradition of nineteenth-century English country-house collecting where finely bound editions of canonical authors such as Spenser formed an essential component of the cultivated gentleman's library. London: Scott, Webster, and Geary, 1842 unknown
1679EENeSPEN35London: Printed by Henry Hills for Jonathan Edwin 1679. 1679. folio. pp. 5 p.l. 339 16 8 258 ie. 254 369-391 1 1 leafads. title in red & black. engraved frontis. of the poet's tomb by Robert White. contemporary calf gilt back worn joints partly cracked. Third Edition the first to include Brittain's Ida A View of the State of Ireland and Bathurst's Latin version of the Shepherd's Calendar. Wing S4965. Pforzheimer 980. Hardcover. Good. London: Printed by Henry Hills for Jonathan Edwin, 1679. Hardcover
1679270856London: Henry Hills 1679. hardcover. near fine. The Faery Queen. The Shepherds Calendar. The History of Ireland &c. Whereunto is added an Account of his Life with other new Additions never before in Print. Rubricated title. Frontispiece engraving of the poet's tomb by Robert White. Rubricated title 12pp. 339 16 8 258pp. i.e. 254 369-391 3 leaves. Handsomely rebound in full tan calf in the style of the period. London: Henry Hills for Jonathan Edwards 1679. Third Folio Edition. Near fine.<br/><br/> Poetry and prose of the celebrated 16th century author whose lasting influence on English literature has earned him the title of "the poet's poet." DNB 18 804. Wing S4965. Lowndes 2477.<br/><br/> Henry Hills unknown books
167949639London: Printed by Henry Hills for Jonathan Edwin 1679. Hardcover. Very good/No jacket issued. Viz. The Faery Fairy Queen The Shepherds Calendar The History of Ireland Etc. Whereunto is Added An Account of His Life; with Other New Additions Never Before in Print. London: Printed by Henry Hills for Jonathan Edwin 1679. Illustrated with an engraved frontis of SpenserÕs tomb. 10 339 blank4 16 8 2 10-11 9-11 10-11 14-49 blank 1 blank 53 blank 55-391 1 pp. Hardcover. Folio. Brown period modern 3/4 calf over marbled boards spine tooled in compartments with a red morocco lettering label. Interior lightly toned; Otherwise a tight clean copy with a very handsome shelf presence. Very good/No jacket issued. Oversized - extra shipping charges apply Insurance required to ship this item. Printed by Henry Hills for Jonathan Edwin hardcover books
6007gLondon: The Folio Society. As New. Hardcover. 2011. Collectors set - 6 volumes bound in 3 in wooden slipcase with sliding tray. no 884 of 1000 copies.<br><p>Profusely illustrated with 88 large illustrations and 135 illustrative head a nd tailpieces</p> . The Folio Society hardcover
1802162693London: J. Heath and G. Kearsley 1802. In handsome contemporary tree calf First Aikin edition in a very attractive contemporary binding and with pleasing engravings by James Heath 1757-1834 "one of the leading line engravers of his time" ODNB. The illustrations are after Thomas Stothard; in "making this artist his especial study Heath gained a great reputation and by is talent and tasteful execution gave a great impulse to book illustration" Redgrave p. 199. The text is a revision of that used by Samuel Johnson in his Works of the English Poets 1799-81. The editor John Aikin 1747-1822 was a surgeon and literary biographer who found in London "a warm welcome and became a minor literary success. His circle of friends included Thomas Pennant the naturalist; Erasmus Darwin; James Montgomery; John Howard the philanthropist; and for a time Robert Southey" ODNB. 6 vols octavo 207 x 124 mm. Frontispiece and 12 steel-engraved plates by James Heath after Thomas Stothard. Contemporary tree calf red and green spine labels smooth spines decorated in gilt board edges gilt edges sprinkled dark green. Calf lightly mottled partial splits to inner hinges bindings remaining sound sporadic internal foxing. A very good set indeed. Samuel Redgrave A Dictionary of Artists of the English School 1874. unknown
1859955F21DEdinburgh: James Nichol 1859 . Leather. Fine. 9" by 6". None. A complete five volume set of the poetical works of Edmund Spenser in attractive half calf bindings by C. Cross binder to Queen Victoria. Complete in five volumes.In half calf bindings with the binder's stamp 'C. Cross Binder to the Queen' to each volume.Elizabethan poet Edmund Spenser is best known for his epic poem and fantastical allegory 'The Faerie Queene' a work which celebrates the Tudor dynasty and Elizabeth I. 'The Shepheardes Calendar' was Spenser's first major work it emulates Virgil's 'Eclogues'. Both of these works are present in this collection which also includes many of Spenser's minor poems including hymns 'Colin Clout's Come home Again' and 'Amoretti or Sonnets'. Including a memoir of Spenser and also critical dissertations by the Reverend George Gilfillan. George Gilfillan was a spasmodic poet who also edited the works of several British poets. In half calf signed bindings with marbled paper covered boards. Externally excellent with back strips just a touch age toned and instances of minor rubbing to back strip heads. Internally firmly bound. Pages clean and bright. Fine James Nichol hardcover
1863A48993London: Smith Elder and Co. 1863. xvi 406 2 ads; xi 424 4 hand-col 12 tinted lithographic plates 3 folding maps. . HB. 2 vols 8vo orig. green cloth blind-stamped borders and central floral design to boards gt title and dec. palm design to spines. Minor wear short nick to head of each spine. Orig. coated yellow endpapers browned to reverse; hinges cracked but firm. Stitching tender in places with a few gatherings just starting. Some foxing to a few plates and adjacent pages mostly light but heavier to several of the tinted plates. Folding maps each with one short closed tear to inner edge. Armorial bookplate with motto 'Festina Lente'. A pleasing set of this rare work in bright original bindings. Second edition revised. Published a year after the first St. John added to this second edition an introduction a chapter on pirates another on animals an index and occasionally introduced some new anecdote. The four hand-coloured plates illustrate carnivorous pitcher plants <i>Nepenthes</i> and are engraved after illustrations first published in the <i>Transactions of the Linnean Society</i>.'Borneo one of the most interesting and romantic regions in the world' thus starts this fascinating book. Its author Spenser St. John 1825-1910 was a British diplomat and explorer. He was private secretary to Sir James Brooke the Rajah of Sarawak in Borneo. In 1856 St. John was appointed British consul-general to the native states of Borneo; he explored the country and went further into the interior than any previous European traveller. His habit of wearing native dress resulted in complaints to London. The present book based on his full and accurate journals also supplemented by other visitors' testimonies is a well-written and beautifully illustrated account of the author's travels. ODNB. Smith, Elder and Co. hardcover
40611London: The Folio Society. Fine with no dust jacket. 2011. First thus. Goatskin. Inventory Box; Drawings; quarto; Folio Society. Poem in six books; with the Fragment Mutabilitie edited by Thomas J. Wise pictured by Walter Crane 3 volumes facsimile edition 2011 reproduced from the 1897 George Allen edition numerous black & white illustrations many full-page top edge gilt original cream morocco goatskin gilt-stamped pictorial designs to front covers and spines contained together in original cloth-covered slipcase 4to. Bslipcase is covered in a sating cloth which chages colors according to the angle of the light. Books rest on a sliding panel with a pull out ribbon at their bottom. Case is as new with cloth crackling by design. Appearance is as new except for minor wear to sllp case back edge. 406/1000 . The Folio Society unknown
12228London; Folio Society 2011. 2011. Hard Cover. Facsimile Limited Edition: Number 773 of 1000 copies only. Quarto pp. lxxxvii 9 527 1; viii 529-1044; viii 1045-1546 8. Lavishly illustrated throughout by Walter Crane with 88 full page plates and 135 head- and tail-pieces. Full ivory goatskin heavily blocked in gilt to spine and upper board with a design based on Walter Crane's original; top edge gilt; white ribbon place-marker. The three volumes housed in a solid wood slipcase covered with maroon crushed silk with grey silk lining and sliding tray in base for access. Complete with publisher's pictorial envelope containing the Folio Society prospectus and introductory letter for the set together with Alan Stewart's introductory booklet "Spenser's Faerie Queene 'bold bawdry and open manslaughter'" pp. 8 in printed paper wraps. No annotation or inscriptions. Very slight crease at tail of spine Vol II otherwise a near fine set in like slipcase. Spenser's rich and allegorical Elizabethan masterpiece originally published in six books from 1590 to 1596. This set is a facsimile of the sought-after 1894-7 edition beautifully illustrated by Walter Crane in high Arts and Crafts style intertwined with an Art Nouveau aesthetic. The original Crane illustrated edition was issued unbound so that collectors could choose a binding to suit their taste. This Folio Society limited edition is a faithful reproduction and a very handsome set. Heavyweight so a contribution towards increased postage costs will be requested for overseas delivery. London; Folio Society, 2011. hardcover
1897102598George Allen 1897. Hardcover. Very good/No jacket. Walter Crane. The original 19 parts published between 1894 through 1896 with illustrations by Walter Crane bound into six volumes with the original wraps. Limited to 1000 copies. Bound in white cloth covers are darkened in places with a couple water stained on the spine though no damage seen on the text block. George Allen hardcover
187313535London: Bickers and Son 1873. Hardcover. Very good/No jacket issued. London: Bickers and Son 1873. Edited by J. Payne Collier. 5 vols. Hardcover. 8vo. Full vellum over boards. Gilt spines elaborately tooled in compartments with green and maroon morocco gilt lettering labels. Cover with gilt double rule borders. All edges stained red top edges faded. Marbled endpapers. A very handsome shelf presence. Very good/No jacket issued. Multiple volumes - extra shipping charges apply Insurance required to ship this item. Bickers and Son hardcover books
167975349London: Henry Hills for Jonathan Edwin at the Three Roses in Ludgate-Street 1679. Full Leather. Very Good. 33 x 21 cm. Folio. 10 339 1 16 8 258 i.e. 254 1 369-391 1 pp. Engraved frontispiece of Spencer's tomb signed R. White sculp. Older full leather binding 5 raised bands to spine leather spine label. Title page printed in red and black. Licensed October 24th 1678 by Roger L'Estrange. Confusing pagination with several miss-numbered pages. Several seperate title pages for various works dated 1678. Editorship has been attributed to Dryden but likely erroneously according the Johnson bibliography. <br /> <br /> The spine has been professionally rebacked and covers reattached preserving much of the original spine. There is evidence of a fairly clean bookplate removal to front fixed endpaper and a name has been effaced from the title page. Small chip out of one edge of the frontispiece which does not effect the illustration. This has been repaired/reinforced nicely with tissue paper. Scuffing to the leather. A lovely early edition of Spenser's collected works. References: ESTC R7177. Johnson A critical bibliography of the works of Edmund Spenser #21. OCLC 889640961. Henry Hills for Jonathan Edwin at the Three Roses in Ludgate-Street unknown
175144948London: printed for J. Brindley 1751. 3 volumes 4to; pp. 4 xxxvii 1 lxv 1 453; 2 450; 2 440 2 errata; 32 engraved plates after William Kent; woodcut head- and tailpieces; volume I bound in recent quarter tan calf antique maroon morocco label on spine; vols. II-III bound in full contemporary calf red and black morocco labels on gilt-decorated spines; joints barely cracked; very neat facsimile restoration in the fore-margin of b4 in vol. I with facsimile lettering touching the beginning or end of a total of 14 words; mild to moderate dampstain enters the foremargins of many pages throughout; textblock is otherwise very good and clean for the most part. One of the most splendid editions of Spenser's masterpiece with useful bibliographical information on the collation of the 1590 and 1596 quartos. The glossary occupies 13 pages of the preliminaries if vol. I. Ebert 21601; Lowndes III 2477. <br/><br/> printed for J. Brindley unknown books
175144948London: printed for J. Brindley 1751. 3 volumes 4to; pp. 4 xxxvii 1 lxv 1 453; 2 450; 2 440 2 errata; 32 engraved plates after William Kent; woodcut head- and tailpieces; volume I bound in recent quarter tan calf antique maroon morocco label on spine; vols. II-III bound in full contemporary calf red and black morocco labels on gilt-decorated spines; joints barely cracked; very neat facsimile restoration in the fore-margin of b4 in vol. I with facsimile lettering touching the beginning or end of a total of 14 words; mild to moderate dampstain enters the foremargins of many pages throughout; textblock is otherwise very good and clean for the most part. One of the most splendid editions of Spenser's masterpiece with useful bibliographical information on the collation of the 1590 and 1596 quartos. The glossary occupies 13 pages of the preliminaries if vol. I. Ebert 21601; Lowndes III 2477. printed for J. Brindley unknown
1882218315London : printed for private circulation 1882-1884 1882. Limited Edition. Hardback. Good to very good copies in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Gilt-tooled portrait and decorative border to front panels. Spines bands worn with some fraying evident in places. Spine covers faded and sun-toned. Some fading and toning also evident to the panels of vols. 1-3 and 7-9. Panel edges dulled and rubbed. Bumped corners. Small tear between the top of the spine cover and front panel of vol. 5. Vols. 6 7 8 and 9 are unread copies with unopened pages. Fore and bottom page edges rough-trimmed. Internally pages are clean and bright with just some scattered spots of marginal foxing evident in places. Remains quite well-preserved overall. Further scans images etc. and additional bibliographical material available on request. ; 8vo 8"" - 9"" tall; 0 pages; Physical description: 9 v. : facsim. ill. maps ; 20 cm. 100 copies only in this form --c.f. title page. Contents: v. 1. Life of Spenser / by the editor with appendix. Essays: Characteristics of Spenser's poetry / by Aubrey de Vere. Spenser the poet and teacher / by Prof. Edward Dowden. Certain aspects of the poetry of Spenser / by the Rev. W.B. Philpot. The introspection and outlook of Spenser / by the Rev. William Hubbard -- v. 2. The Shepheards calender and Glosse 1597: with various readings of the quartos 1579-91 -- v. 3. Complaints 1590-91. Essay on English pastoral poetry / by E.W. Gosse. Rider on the same ; Who were Rosalinde and Menalcas ; Notices of Edward Kirke / by the editor -- v. 4. Essays on the minor poems of Spenser / by F.T. Palgrave. Daphnaida: an elegie upon the death of . Douglas Howard etc. 1591. Colin Clouts come home again 1595. Amoretti and Epithalamion 1595. Fowre hymnes 1596. Prothalamion or A spousal verse etc. 1596. Astrophel etc. and Sonnets -- v. 5. The faerie queene. bk. i.-ii. -- v. 6. The faerie queene. bk. ii. continued-iii. -- v. 7. The faerie queene. bk. iii. continued-v. -- v. 8. The faerie queene. bk v. continued-vi. Two cantos of Mvtabilitie. Letter to Sir Walter Raleigh. Commendatory poems and sonnets -- v. 9. Prose: A veue of the present state of Ireland. Letters etc. Subjects: Spenser Edmund 1552-1599 -- Collected works -- Biography -- English literature -- Poetry -- Verse -- Prose -- Studies interpretation and criticism. [London] : printed for private circulation, 1882-1884 hardcover
19308495Oxford: Published for the press by Basil Blackwell 1930-32. Eight volumes. No. 268 of 375 copies. Hand coloured wood engravings throughout by Hilda Quick. Initial letters title page lettering and headings engraved from designs by Joscelyne Gaskin printed in red blue and black. Double page engraved map and title for ‘A Vewe of the Present State of Ireland’ by Macdonald Gill. Printed on Batchelor’s Shakespeare Head handmade paper in 16 pt. Caslon. Edited by W.L. Renwick. 4to. original quarter green morocco over marbled green boards with vellum tips gilt lettering on spines fore and lower edges uncut a largely unopened set. Spines a little darkened with some slight rubbing boards with some rubbing and scratching internally bright and clean.With full and splendid printings of The Shephearde’s Calendar and The Faeirie Queen together with shorter works including Daphnaida Epithalamion Astrophel Colin Clouts Come Home Againe and A Vewe of the Present State of Ireland A typographically handsome delicately decorated printing of Spenser Published for the press by Basil Blackwell hardcover
1909834B20DOxford: At the Clarendon Press 1909-1910. Leather. Fine. 9" by 6". None. A wonderful complete three volume set of The Poetical Works of Edmund Spenser including his epic poem The Faerie Queene. A complete three volume set of The Poetical Works of Edmund Spencer edited by Ernest De Selincourt. A beautiful Hatchards binding in lovely condition. The volumes include the original title pages and are illustrated throughout the text. The first volume 1910 contains Spenser's minor poems based upon a collation of the editions published in the poet's lifetime with the Folio of 1611. The volume includes Daphnaida Colin Clovts Come Home Again Prothalamion and miscellaneous sonnets. The second volume 1909 contains the first three books of Spenser's Faerie Queene and is edited by J. C. Smith. The third volume 1909 contains the fourth to the seventh books of the Faerie Queene which remains one of the longest poems in the English langauge. Re-bound in half morocco with cloth covered boards. Externally lovely with just some fading to the spines. Internally firmly bound with bright and clean pages. Fine At the Clarendon Press hardcover
186288581Bell & Daldy 1862. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. First Editions First Printings. Published by Bell & Daldy 1862. Octavos. Finely bound in red crushed morocco with gilt tooled spine and panel edges. Five raised spine bands and black spine labels stamped in gold. Gilt stained page ends. Binding signed Bound by New. on rear pastedown of each volume. Books are very good/near fine. Spine straight corners sharp. Bindings tight and pages crisp. Each volume has a bookplate on front pastedown from the Wadsworth Library in Geneseo New York. They do not have names filled in on the line. Some light pencil notations of old prices on first blank page. Each volume bears the contemporary ownership signature dated May 23 1864 on first blank page. Only other library markings is a small neat 5 digit catalog number on the obverse of the title page of each volume. Some light shelf wear/rubbing to the boards. A wonderful complete set of the works of Edmund Spenser. Printed by the Chiswick Press. Scarce complete in this condition. 2282 total pages. 100% positive feedback. 30 day money back guarantee. NEXT DAY SHIPPING! Excellent customer service. Please email with any questions or if you would like a photo. All books packed carefully and ship with free delivery confirmation/tracking. All books come with free bookmarks. Ships from Southampton New York. Bell & Daldy hardcover
1407138London: Folio Society 2011. Facsimile Limited Edition #287/1000. Hardcover. Quarto three volumes. In Very Good condition. Housed in a Very Good minus condition solid wood slipcase covered with maroon crushed silk with light wear throughout. All volumes bound in full white leather with gilt ornamentation and titling to front boards and spines. Boards have light rubbing wear to edges. Textblocks have white silk page ribbons and light shelf wear. All volumes have gilt to top edges. <br /> <br> <br /> <br> <br /> CONTENTS: <br /> VOL I: Contains books I and II lxxxvii 9 527 1 pages;-- VOL II: Contains books III and IV viii 529-1044 pages;-- VOL III: Contains books V and VI viii 1045-1546 8 pages. Including 88 full page plates and in-text illustrations throughout. Shelved in ◻. Oversized books. Additional postage necessary for expedited/international orders. Economy International shipping unavailable due to weight restrictions. For international/expedited customers please inquire for rates. 1407138. Shelved Dupont Bookstore. Folio Society hardcover
1897186438London: J. M. Dent & Co. 1897. First Fairfax-Muckley edition one of 1250 copies printed on ordinary paper. This edition was intended as a stylistic companion to Dent's Le Morte d'Arthur 1894-95 illustrated by Aubrey Beardsley and as a competitor to the George Allen edition of The Faerie Queene illustrated by Walter Crane and published the same year. Fairfax-Muckley 1862-1926 was an influential leader of the arts and crafts Birmingham School having studied painting and drawing at the Birmingham School of Art in the early 1880s. A 1901 profile by the Society of Designers declares that he "has always had a strong bent towards the straightforward methods of the early painters. as witness the beautiful designs for his well-known edition of the 'Faerie Queene' which fully express his natural admiration of the early Italian work" p. 171. Dent commissioned Beardsley and Fairfax-Muckley to illustrate his deluxe arts and crafts publications in an effort to emulate the success of the Kelmscott Press. An additional limitation of 100 copies on handmade paper was also issued. 2 vols quarto. Woodcut frontispieces and title pages 25 woodcut illustrations 11 bifolia woodcut initials head-and tailpieces ornaments and borders throughout. Original cloth spine elaborately decorated in gilt sides decorated in gilt top edge gilt others untrimmed silk bookmarkers. Ownership stamp of one George Hallet on the half-titles and p. xi. Lightly rubbed foxing to cloth endpapers and edges bookmarkers detached: a very good copy. Society of Designers 'A Designer of the Birmingham School' The Artist: An Illustrated Monthly Record of Arts Crafts and Industries 1901. hardcover
18054529London: printed for F.C. and J. Rivington T. Payne Cadell and Davies and R.H. Evans 1805. 8 vols. 8vo. pp. xiv cxcii 213; ii ccxx 216; ii 472; ii 542; ii 480; ii 486; ii 564; ii 581 engraved portrait frontispiece engraved by Joseph Collyer. Contemporary full diced russia gilt ruled with fully gilt spines lettered direct several joints skilfully renewed; booksellers ticket of Calignant Paris. A handsome example of the best and most beautiful - according to Brunet - edition of Spensers works. Todds Poetical Works of John Milton 1801 became the standard edition of Milton for some decades. Here Todd assembled critical material by John Hughes Joseph Spence Thomas Wharton and John Upton and contributed his own biography of Spenser as well as additional notes. Writing in the Edinburgh Review vol 13 1806 Sir Walter Scott was less than complimentary. He described Todds style as of a dry sober and sleepy cast and was critical of his decision to reprint the notes of earlier commentators in full at the foot of each page rather than extracting their spirit and essence himself especially where they contradict one another five to one would be odds even against Culley or the Game Chicken and Spenser stood in danger of being overwhelmed but Scott did allow that the text is correctly and judiciously edited. One can sympathise with Scotts rejection of variorum editions but in the present work Todd had compiled a comprehensive survey of Spenserian scholarship as it existed two hundred years after the poets death. Brunet V 487. OCLC: 2917268 Book printed for F.C. and J. Rivington, T. Payne, Cadell and Davies, and R.H. Evans unknown
175157003London: Printed for J. Brindley and S. Wright 1751. .To Which are Now Added a New Life of the Author and also a Glossary. Adorn'd with thirty-two copper-plates from the original drawings of the late W. Kent Esq; architect and principal painter to his Majesty. Mottled calf boards gilt decs to spine. All three vols have detached front board and ffep rear boards also loose. Binding bumped and chipped minor loss to spine ends all lack spine title labels. Bookplates of Henry Curwen and John Law to each front pastedown. Vol II has some minor biological damage to first few pagesTextblocks however in good order clean solid text and plates bright. Full Leather. Good Minus. 4to. Printed for J. Brindley and S. Wright Hardcover
