The Poetical Works of Edmund Spenser. In eight volumes. From the text of Mr Upton, &c. With the Life of the Author. Bell's Edition. The Poets of Great Britain Complete from Chaucer to Churchill

Edinburg: John Bell at the Apollo Press, 1778 A complete set of Spenser from the Bell's Edition - forming Vols 15 to 22 of the original 109 volumes. In very good condition. This set looks to be from the traveling library - with each volume being slim and bound in full red leather with gilt lines to boards and spine, and gilt decoration at the board edges and inner edges. Gilt titles and volume and series numbers to spine. All page edges gilted - in circa 3 of the volumes the gilting has resulted in the occasional page appearing unopened at the top edge. All the volumes have their original page markers and all are very clean and sound. Spines tend to be darkened and there is light wear/scuffing at corners and spine ends - occasional bumping or greater wear at corners and occasional scuff or pit to boards. Endpapers marbled. Each volume has 2 initial and 2 or 3 final blanks, an engraved title and 2 further title pages - one for the series and one for the Spenser set. Vol I has a portrait of Edmund Spenser. All volumes are complete with a contents listing at the end - Vol I containing introductory material and Vol VIII containing a Glossary of 'Old and Obscure Words'. Vol I: 257pp, scuff to top spine end. Vol II: 243pp. Vol III: 258pp, bump to top corner of back board. Vol IV: 266 pp - couple of tiny top page edge tears where gilt has partly held a couple of pages together at the top edge. Vol V: 261pp, more pronounced scuffing to an area of the front board and slight warp to boards. Vol VI: 252pp, more pronounced pitting on back board, engraved title has lost the bottom edge (below the picture frame) with its text. Vol VII: 236pp. Vol VIII: 248pp, pitting to front board. Please enquire if you would like to see additional images. Board size 13.2 cm x 8 cm.