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Spenser, Edmund & Wise, Thomas J. (editor).
Spenser’s Faerie Queene [Six books bound in three volumes. Complete boxed set].
Publisher: Folio Society, London;
Date of Publication: 2011
Stock Code: 10792
FACSIMILE LIMITED EDITION: Number 218 of 1000 copies. Quarto, pp. lxxxvii, [9], 527, [1]; viii, 529-1044; viii, 1045-1546, [8]. Illustrated by Walter Crane with 88 large images and 135 head- and tail-pieces. Full ivory goatskin blocked in gilt to spine and upper board with a design based on Walter Crane’s original; top edge gilt; white ribbon place-marker. Housed in a solid wood slipcase, covered with maroon crushed silk, with matching plain silk lining and sliding tray in base for access. Near fine set in with one minor scuff to lower board of first volume. 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 handsome set, sought after by collectors, especially in such immaculate condition. Heavyweight, so a contribution towards increased postage costs will be requested for overseas delivery.

£1250.00