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For this and other queries about the prices of old books I'd try Phillip J. Pirages, the bookseller who now lives in McMinnville, Oregon, but still exhibits every year at Kalamazoo. His prices do not strike me as on the low side, but what do I know . . . I don't have his e-mail handy, but his number is (800) 962-6666. He bought S.K. Heninger's collection and is a very, very nice guy. If anybody knows what a 1758 Spenser costs do let me know--I just gave mine to Arthur Kinney's center at Amherst. The library up there can't do evaluations but I'd love to have a figure to give the IRS and I don't want to ask Phil when there's no way that I could sell him my copy (what with my having stupidly *given* it to Arthur, who often has that effect on people). Phil has recently decided to see other than pristine copies--in other words books that people on this list might be interested in but that aren't for collectors of bindings and rarities, so he's worth knowing about. Anne. On Sat, 22 Jun 2002, Andrew Zurcher wrote: > [forwarded for Terry Krier, [log in to unmask]] > > > Dear folks, > > I've received an inquiry from a non-Spenserian in Britain, > who owns an 18th-century copy of *The Faerie Queene* I-III. I'll > quote what she's given me of description: > > "The first page says 'The Fairy Queen written by Edmund Spenser with > a Glossary, Explaining the old and obfcure Words. In two volumes. > Volume the First. London Printed for J.and R.Tonson in the Strand > MDCC LV111.' > > The first pages in the book are Remarks on the Fairy Queen by Mr Hughes. > The next is 'a letter of the Author explaining his defign of the Peom > of the Fairy Queen' dated 23 June 1589 > The next states it is an advertisment, in the first > paragraph says 'it is hoped the reader will find this edition more > correct than any of the former.'" > > This inquirer would like to sell the book, and doesn't know what it's > worth. I've suggested that she go to a good dealer and get an > appraisal, but in the meantime I promised her I would issue a general > notice to you all. If any of you might be interested in finding out > more, let me know and I'll put you in touch with the owner. > Thanks, > Terry > > Theresa Krier, editor > *The Spenser Review* > Dept. of English > University of Notre Dame > Notre Dame, IN 46556 > [log in to unmask] > Theresa Krier, editor > *The Spenser Review* > Dept. of English > University of Notre Dame > Notre Dame, IN 46556 > [log in to unmask] >