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No. 592 of a limited edn. of 1000 copies. 3 vols. Illus. with b.w. reproductions. Each vol. 4to. bound in Nigerian goatskin blocked with a design based on Walter Crane's original, t.e.g. Housed in single wooden slip-case as issued. A very slight mark to the rear bd. of the first vol., else a v.g. set. (Heavy item, will require extra postage).

The Faerie Queene is a celebrated epic poem by Edmund Spenser, first published in 1590. The poem is an allegory praising Queen Elizabeth I and reflecting the values and ideologies of Elizabethan England. It is one of the longest poems in the English language and is renowned for its richly imaginative narrative and moral allegory.