1839 The Fairie Queene EDMUND SPENSER Epic Elizabethan Poem 1/2 Marbled Leather

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1839 The Fairie Queene EDMUND SPENSER Epic Elizabethan Poem 1/2 Marbled Leather:
$358.45

The Fairie Queeneby Edmund Spenserwith a glossaryprinted and published by Walter SpiersLondon1st edition thus1839Worldwide Shipping
lovely rare & exquisite edition ofEdmund Spenser\'s lavish Elizabethan poemfull title: The Fairie Queene Disposed into Twelve Books Fashioning the XII Morall Vertuesepic incomplete English poem The Fairie Queene by Edmund Spenserwritten and first published in the 16th centurythe first half of The Fairie Queene was published in 1590, and a second installment was published in 1596it is one of the longest poems in the English languagewritten in a form of verse that for its peculiarity came to be known as Spenserian stanzaan allegorical work,the poem follows several knights in an examination of moral virtuesthe Poet intended his epic to cover twelve \"private virtues\", and a possible twelve more centred on King Arthur displaying twelve \"public virtues\"only the books of 6 virtues were completed, as well as the unfinished 7th book (the Cantos of Mutability), all of which are contained herein1st edition to be printed thusprinted & published by Walter Spiers399 Oxford StreetLondonM DCCC XXXIXoriginal richly textured purple morocco half-leather & marbled hardcover boardsleather is ruled with gold gilt bordersgold gilt spine titling still intact, as well the gilt embroidered patterns decorating each of the six raised spine bandspoem printed in small text on paginated double column pagesgorgeous marbled end-paperstitle-page accompanied with fabulous frontispiece engraving of the Arch-poet Edmund Spenserembellished with the preface, A Letter of the Author to the right noble and valorous Sir Walter Raleigh, knightas well as the preface are 4 pages of further poetic introductory remarksincluded is a glossary & an opening dedication to the most high, mightie, and magnificent Empresse of \"these his labours, to live with the Eternitie of her fame\"it is known that Spenser was greatly esteemed by Queen Elizabeth and held in a higher regard than ShakespeareMilton has said of Edmund Spenser that he is \"a better teacher than Aquinas\"a very rare & attractive example of this prodigious poetic workbook dimensions:apprx.10 in X 6.25 intotal length;362 pages
(for further details, see photographs)shipped immediately, insured international worldwide posting, securely shipped in air cushion packaging, complete as pictured, refunded returns are possible
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