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*Limited Edition* Complete 3 volume set housed in wooden slipcase. Large 4tos, Vol I: xxi + pp328, Vol II: viii+ pp529 -pp1044, Vol III: viii + pp1045- pp11546, profusely illustrated throughout all 3 volumes by Walter Crane. Limited edition of 1000 numbered copies for sale and 25 lettered copies , which are not, this is copy number 513. Wooden slipcase covered in Tsarina Crush silk, with a sliding tray in the base for ease of use, in very good condition with a few nicks and minimal rubbing on some corners. All 3 vols bound in Wassa goatskin with beautiful gilt decorations to spine and front boards in near fine condition. Inside all pages with top edge gilt in near fine condition.Also included is a small pamphlet by Alan Stewart for the Folio Society A beautiful copy of this scarce magnificent edition. Extremely heavy set will require addition 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.