You lucky man! It's amazing how many Spensers are out there. Is yours annotated? It's the annotations that I love even more than the books themselves. I did tell you that when I bought my 1609 Spenser (the one I had to return because it had been stolen, although not by the bookseller) the seller said, when I asked about marginalia, "Only a few pencil marks and those easily erased." Anne.
On Jun 6, 2010, at 5:33 AM, Stuart Hart wrote:
> Dear colleagues,
> thank you to those of you who took the time to respond to my query regarding the use of 'Whole' and 'Hole' by Timias at III.v.43. Your ideas have been particularly helpful.
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> In keeping with Anne and Andrew's previous posts, I am pleased to inform members of the list that I have recently purchased a 1679 folio of Spenser from Robert Allen Books, thereby ensuring that it will have a safe and loving home.
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> Kind regards,
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> Stuart Hart
> University of Birmingham.
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