Introduction

The Fairie Queene by Edmund Spenser is a classic poem that still has relevance today in both the English and library realms of study.  For this blog, a first edition of volume 1 was located at Louisiana State University in the Special Collections department and a visit was arranged.  Mr. Spenser and his publisher, Mr. Ponsonby did a fantastic job creating a book that has lasted over 420 years in incredible shape, as shall be seen. The book is still in readable condition, all the pages are intact and there is even some hand written additions that are still in great shape.