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réf. 65489London New York Toronto Melbourne Bombay: Henry Frowde Oxford University Press 1912. 8vo. 19.5 x 12.5 cm. pp. lxix 736. Contemporary quarter vellum binding over green cloth boards; red and gilt rosebush and poppies on spine accompanied by blue leather label. Top edge gilt. Portrait of frontispiece of Spenser engraved by Emery Walker. Various engravings and decorations from Spenser's sixteenth century editions. Contents and binding fresh and clean. An excellent copy In 1909 J. C. Smith then Professor of English Literature at the University of Aberdeen produced a 'true text' from the extant sixteenth and seventeenth century editions of Spenser's 'Faerie Queene' standardising names spelling and punctuation. This edition published three years later in 1912 and edited by de Selincourt includes that text alongside the rest of Spenser's poetic work as well as his correspondence with his mentor Gabriel Harvey. London, New York, Toronto, Melbourne, Bombay: Henry Frowde, Oxford University Press, 1912. hardcover
réf. B9781013825903Hardback. New. hardcover
1898réf. 75128London and New York:: Harper & Brothers 1898. First edition. publisher's olive cloth illustrated in colors by Walter Crane on the spine and both covers; top edge stained green. The extremities of the backstrip are a little creased with slight rubbing; an attractive copy. 8vo. Newly Adorned with Twelve Pictures and other Devices by Walter Crane. Harper & Brothers, hardcover
réf. 55220Edinburgh: James Nichol 1859. 5 vols. 8vo. 22.1 x 13.8 cm. Uniformly bound in original blindstamped grey-green pebbled cloth spines stamped in blind and lettered in gilt. Spines and boards unevenly faded to brown contents clean and fresh. Generally a very good set. Edinburgh: James Nichol, 1859. hardcover
2026réf. LRB39028141Paris: Editions Recreasoft 2026 Language: English. Approximately 715 pages. English: Print-on-demand reprint. Original edition : 1881. Text in English. This edition contains the complete poetical works of Edmund Spenser edited from the best available editions of the time. It includes a memoir of the author extensive notes and a glossary to aid readers in understanding the language and context of Spenser's works. The volume is decorated with a title page and red line borders on all pages enhancing its aesthetic appeal. It also features bibliographical references for further study. Book images are non-contractual. Editions Recreasoft. Softcover. New. Editions Recreasoft paperback
2026réf. LRB39017675Paris: Editions Recreasoft 2026 Language: English. Approximately 654 pages. English: Print-on-demand reprint. Original edition : 1882-84. Text in English. This edition presents the complete works of Edmund Spenser one of the most significant poets of the Elizabethan era. Edited by Alexander Balloch Grosart it includes both verse and prose works along with a new biographical introduction and a comprehensive glossary. The collection provides valuable insights into Spenser's literary contributions and his influence on English literature. Book images are non-contractual. Editions Recreasoft. Softcover. New. Editions Recreasoft paperback
1825réf. spenserpoetical5 vols small octavo 165 x 105 mm. Engraved frontispiece to vol. 1 woodcut headpieces. Contemporary green calf spine with five raised bands compartments lettered and decorated in gilt triple gilt rule to covers pale yellow coated endpapers gilt edges. Bound White Pall Mall. Spines lightly sunned a very good set. William Pickering hardcover
réf. 0801869870.Gpaperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
1963réf. 470925Barnet : Printed at The Stellar Press for Barbara & Cyril Sweett 1963. First Edition thus. Softcover. Near fine saddle-stitched copy in printed wrappers now faintly edge-dulled. Remains well-preserved overall; internally bright and clean. Notes; Printed on Barcham Green mouldmade paper. No. ""Printers & Artists Copy"" from a limited edition of 230 copies signed by the artist. Physical description; 19 pages : lithographs some colour ; 25 cm. Subjects; Spenser Edmund 1552-1599 – Poetry. English poetry – 16th century. Religious poetry – 16th century. Illustrated editions. Barnet : Printed at The Stellar Press for Barbara & Cyril Sweett paperback
1873réf. 327555London: Macmillan 1873. The Globe Edition "New Edition. Leather. Very Good. 736p. A hardcover book bound in full red leather with gilt decorations on the spine and edges gilt dentelles and marbled edges and endpapers. Very good condition overall. Edges of covers are rubbed; boards have small rub marks and pale spotty stains. Spine is darkened and the gilt detailing on the spine has dulled with age. Blank endpapers foxed and main pages slightly yellowed. Light musty smell inside but otherwise text unmarked and binding tight. Includes a memoir with J.W. Hales. This copy features the gilt-stamped emblem of the Haileybury school in Hertford England. There is also a presentation bookplate from Haileybury inside the front cover dated July 1876. Macmillan unknown
2026réf. LRB38013393Paris: Editions Recreasoft 2026 Hardcover binding. Language: English. Approximately 804 pages. English: Print-on-demand reprint. Original edition : 1869-01-01. Text in English. This facsimile reprint offers a comprehensive edition of the complete works of Edmund Spenser meticulously edited from original editions and manuscripts by Richard Morris. The volume includes a memoir by John Wesley Hales providing valuable context on Spenser's life and literary contributions. Essential for scholars and enthusiasts of Renaissance literature this edition preserves the historical significance of Spenser's writings in their original form. This facsimile reprint presents a complete edition of Edmund Spenser's works carefully edited from original editions and manuscripts by Richard Morris. Accompanied by a memoir from John Wesley Hales the volume offers deep insights into Spenser's life and literary legacy. A crucial resource for researchers and admirers of Renaissance literature this edition maintains the authenticity of Spenser's original texts. Book images are non-contractual. Editions Recreasoft. Softcover. New. Editions Recreasoft paperback
1859réf. 482732Edinburgh London : J. Nichol ; J. Nisbet & Co. 1859. Hardcover. Good copies in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Spine bands and panel edges somewhat bumped and rubbed as with age. Remain quite well-preserved overall. Edinburgh London : J. Nichol ; J. Nisbet & Co. hardcover
1852réf. 456017London : William Pickering 1852. First Edition. Hardcover. Very good copies all in full gilt-blocked green aniline calf boards with inner gilt dentelles and all edges gilt. Faintly scuffed covers slightly rubbed along the board edges. Spines somewhat more worn with minor cracks at joint ends; bottom two compartments lifting on v.1 and top compartment pivoting on rear joint. Marble endpapers; contemporary owner's autograph to flyleaves. Tight bright and clean internally with surprisingly sharp corners. A remarkably well-preserved and complete set. Series; The Aldine edition of the British poets. Physical description; complete in 5 volumes : portrait ; 17 cm. Notes; This edition originally published 1839. Includes a life of the poet by John Mitford. Contents; v. 1. Introductory sonnets ; The life of Edmund Spenser / by the Rev. J. Mitford ; The faerie queene. Author's preliminaries ; Book I-II -- v. 2. The faerie queene. Book II continued-IV -- v. 3. The faerie queene. Book IV continued-VI -- v. 4. The faerie queene. Book VI continued ; Miscellanies. Colin Clouts come home againe ; Virgils gnat ; The shepheards calendar : containing twelve aeglogues proportionable to the twelve months -- v. 5. Fowre hymnes ; Three visions ; Prosopoia or Mother Hubbafds tale ; Prothalamoin or A spousall verse ; Epithalamion ; Poems ; Amoretti or sonnets ; Daphnaida ; The doleful lay of Clorinda ; The mourning music of Thestylis ; A pastoral eglogue upon the death of Sir Phillip Sidney ; An elegie or Friends passion for his Astrophil ; An epitaph upon the Right Honourable Sir Phillip Sidney ; Another of the same ; The teares of the Muses ; The ruines of Rome ; The ruines of time ; Muipotmos or The fate of the butterflie ; Brittain's Ida. Subjects; English poetry - Early modern 1500-1700. London : William Pickering hardcover
1894réf. 423718London : Swan Sonnenschein 1894. 1st edition. Hardcover. Very good copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Spine bands and panel edges somewhat dulled and rubbed as with age. Remains quite well-preserved overall. Physical description: 331 pages ; 22 cm. Subjects: Imperialism; Great Britain Foreign relations. London : Swan Sonnenschein hardcover
1882réf. 425705Manchester : Printed for private circulation only 1882. 1st edition. Hardcover. Good copy in the original paper-covered boards. Spine bands and panel edges somewhat edge-nicked stained and dust-toned as with age with some loss. Pages with shadow-staining. Some wear around the spine cover edges. Remains quite well-preserved overall. Physical description; 1 volume #4 : illustrations map facsimile ; 24 cm. Notes; ""100 copies only."" T.p. in red and black. Subjects; Spenser Edmund 1552-1599 ; Biography. Spenser Edmund 1552-1599. 16th century literature. 16th century Edmund Spenser. Manchester : Printed for private circulation only hardcover
1910réf. SKU1043218Oxford at the Clarendon Press 1910. hardcover. Acceptable. 0x0x0. The Clarendon Press; Oxford 1910. Hardcover. Complete 3 Volume Set. Volume I: Spenser Minor Poems. Volume II: Spenser Faerie Queen Books I-III. Volume III: Spenser Faerie Queen Books IV-VII.; Edited by Ernest de Selin. An Acceptable blue cloth binding with gilt emblem on front boards binding intact new cloth spines and title labels new endpapers/pastedowns moderate pencil markings throughout handling/scuffing to boards exposed board corners rubbing along board edges age toning to text block top text block edge dusty previous owner handwritten ink name top front endpaper all Volumes crease bottom corner few prelims Volume 2 without Dust wrapper. 8vooctavo or approx. 6 x 9 inches. Vol.1 528pp. Vol.2 518pp. Vol.3 519pp. We pack securely and ship daily with delivery confirmation on every book. The picture on the listing page is of the actual book for sale. Additional Scans are available for any item please inquire. Oxford at the Clarendon Press hardcover
1910réf. 381216London: Constable 1910. Second Edition. Hardcover. Provenance: Bookplate of previous owner remains. Pencil markings throughout. Good copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Spine bands and panel edges somewhat bumped and rubbed as with age. Remains quite well-preserved overall. Physical description: 196 pages; 21cm. Notes: second edition. ContentsI. The nation and the parties -- II. Defeat -- III. Force and right -- Iv. Arbitration and disarmament -- v. The nationalisation of war -- VI. The balance of power -- VII. The rise of Germany -- VIII. Nationhood neglected -- IX. New conditions -- X. Dynamics the question of might -- XI. Policy the question of right -- XII. The nation -- XIII. The effect of the nationalisation of war upon leadership -- XIv. The needs of the navy -- Xv. England's military problem -- XVI. Two systems contrasted -- XVII. A national army -- XVIII. The cost -- XIX. One army not two -- XX. The transition -- XXI. The principles on which armies are raised -- XXII. The chain of duty. Subjects: War.Guerre. armed conflicts.wars. Diplomatic relations.War. Great Britain. Defences. Great Britain Foreign relations.Grande-Bretagne Relations exterieures.Great Britain. London: Constable hardcover
1866réf. 330540London New York : Routledge Warne and Routledge 1866. New edition. Hardcover. Provenance: Bookplate of Edward Gardiner. Good copy in the original gilt-blocked leather. Raised bands spine compartments uniformly tooled in gilt with Moroccan gilt-blocked leather to the spine. Front board detached worn spine. Panel edges somewhat bumped and rubbed as with age. Remains quite well-preserved overall. Physical description: lx562p.2leaves of plates: 1 ill. 1 port.; 25cm. Subjects: Poetry 19th century. Great Britain. Other names: Todd Henry John 1763-1845. Genre: Poetry. London, New York : Routledge, Warne, and Routledge hardcover
1862réf. 299359Edinburgh London : J. Nichol ; J. Nisbet & Co. 1862. First Edition. Hardcover. Poor copy bound in half leather over stained cloth boards with leather gilt blocked labels to the spines. Some wear and tear as with age. Remains well preserved overall; tight bright clean and sharp-cornered. Physical description; vol. V only: 330 pages ; 24 cm. Subjects; Spenser Edmund 1552-1599. English poetry Early modern 1500-1700. Edinburgh London : J. Nichol ; J. Nisbet & Co. hardcover
1903réf. 294126London : Gardner Darton 1903. 3rd edition. Hardcover. Near fine copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Slightest suggestion only of dust-dulling to the spine bands and panel edges. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight bright clean and strong. Physical description: xxvii 394 pages illustrations. First ed. 1897.Illustrated cloth case binding.Acquired by the Reniers from 'Nancy Briggs' in April 1960.Donated by Anne Renier and F.G. Renier.First ed. 1897.Illustrated cloth case binding.Renier bookplate on inside upper cover and initialled ""AR"" on lower flyleaf.Subjects:Children's books - England - 1903.Fiction.Illustrated. London : Gardner, Darton hardcover
1899réf. 307899London : Macmillan 1899. The Globe Edition. Hardcover. Worn copy bound in full aniline calf with gilt decoration to the spine and boards. Some slight wear and tear as with age. Remains well preserved overall; tight bright and clean. Provenance; from the Notting Hill High School with its presentation bookplate. Physical description; 736 pages. Subjects; Authors English Middle English 1100-1500. London : Macmillan hardcover
1888réf. 265062London ; Paris ; New York ; Melbourne : Cassell & Company Limited 1888. First Edition. Hardcover. Finely bound set in half contemporary gilt-blocked aniline-calf over marble boards. Remains well-preserved overall; tight bright clean and sharp-cornered. Series; Cassell's national library. Physical description; two volumes ; 15 cm. Notes; Introduction by Henry Morley. Poetry. Subjects; Spenser Edmund 1552-1599. Poetry. London ; Paris ; New York ; Melbourne : Cassell & Company, Limited hardcover
1900réf. 220428Manchester : James F. Wilkinson. and the Gutenberg Works Pendleton 1900. First Edition. Paperback. Good copy in the original title-printed wrappers. Edges somewhat worn and toned as with age. Some staining to pages internally. Remains quite well-preserved overall. Provenance: From the library of Vivian Ridler Oxford University Press with his bookplate inside front cover. Further scans images etc. and additional bibliographical material available on request.; 8vo 8"" - 9"" tall; 35 pages; Description: 35p. illus. frontis. plates ; 18cm. Subjects: Johannes Gutenberg -- Biography -- Printing -- History. Manchester : James F. Wilkinson... and the Gutenberg Works, Pendleton paperback
1882réf. 218315London : 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