Edmund Spenser; W. L. Renwick [editor] — Daphnaida and Other Poems

London, The Scholartis Press, 1929. Cloth. A smart copy of this collection of poems from early English writer Edmund Spenser, containing his elegy Daphnaida. One of 1660 copies on universal antique laid paper. A collection of poetry containing Spenser's narrative elegy for the heiress Douglas Howard, Daphnaida. The poem is dominated by the melancholic figure of the shepherd Alcyon, who mourns the death of his lover Daphne. Written by Edmund Spenser, an English poet best known for The Faerie Queene. Edited by William Lindsay Renwick, an English professor of English literature. In the original red cloth binding. Externally, smart with minor rubbing to the extremities and light fading to the spine. A very small puncture mark to the front joint. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean throughout. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: None. Very Good Indeed .