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The Faerie Queene. Brindley & Wright, 1751

The Faerie Queene, with an Exact Collation of the Two Original Editions, Published by Himself at London in Quarto

Spenser, Edmund, 1552?-1599.
The Faerie Queene.
London: J. Brindley & S. Wright, 1751. 3 Volumes.
Call Number: (SPL) PR 2358 .A1 1751
Special Collections, Golda Meir Library

This is the first edition since 1609 to publish The Faerie Queene as a separate work. It is a new collation of the first two editions with a new biographical sketch written by the editor Thomas Birch.

The Faerie Queene, with an Exact Collation of the Two Original Editions, Published by Himself at London in Quarto

The illustrations are by William Kent (1685-1748) who is best known for his garden designs and decorations. His book designs show the results of his extensive travels, decorative sense, and the influence of picturesque landscape design which reached its height in the mid-eighteenth century.

Kent was most famous for his architecture and was not known for his book illustrations. One critic wrote that of his three book projects, all were poor, and his illustrations for The Faerie Queene were "execrable."

Edmund Spenser
The Faerie Queene. Brindley & Wright, 1751