Written by
Spenser, Edmund, English, died 1599
Published by
Thomas Y. Crowell Company, American, 1876 - 1978
Printed by
W. F. Brown and Company, American, 1867 - 1887
Subject of
Rock Rest Tourist Home, American, 1948 - 1976
Owned by
Sinclair, Clayton, American
Sinclair, Hazel, American
Date
1881-1886
Medium
ink on paper (fiber product) with book cloth (textile material) , cardboard and thread
Dimensions
H x W x D: 7 3/8 × 5 5/16 × 1 5/16 in. (18.8 × 13.5 × 3.3 cm)
Description
A hardcover book titled, The Poetical Works of Edmund Spenser. With Memoir, Notes, and Glossary, by Edmund Spenser and published by Thomas Y. Crowell Company. It is a cloth bound hardcover book with a sewn binding. The book is green with black text and design elements. The shortened title, [SPENSER’S / POEMS], is embossed with black ink at the top third of the front cover, inside a black rectangular frame. The word [POEMS] is bookended with small rosettes. Above the title, and at the bottom of the front cover, are illustrated bands of black embossed and green relief heart-shaped knots with alternating elongated relief spades. In the bottom left quadrant of the front cover, is a black embossed illustration of a spiraled vine with terminates in a stylized lute. At the top and bottom of the spine, the shortened title, [SPENSER’S / POEMS], and the publisher’s information, [T.Y. CROWELL], are printed in green relief inside gilded bands. The title words are divided by a Greek meander and framed top and bottom by a band of black and gold leaf half-rosettes. There are also three black bands of encircled, black embossed and green relief fleur-de-lis at the top of the spine, below the title, and at the bottom. At the center of the spine is a black embossed stylized lute growing from a stem with elongated leaves, a rosette, and two half-rosettes. In the top right corner of the front flyleaf is a handwritten pencil inscription that reads [.45]. The back cover of the book is plain. The interior of the book has black type on white pages with no illustrations. Contents include a [MEMOIR OF SPENSER], [A LETTER OF THE AUTHOR TO SIR WALTER RALIEGH], [VERSES TO THE AUTHOR OF THE FAERY QUEEN], [SONNENTS ADDRESSED BY THE AUTHOR TO HIS FRIENDS AND PATRONS], Books I-VII of [THE FAERY QUEEN], [THE SHEPHARD’S CALENDAR], [COMPLAINTS], and [MISCELLANEOUS POEMS]. The book has 715 pages.
Place collected
Kittery, York County, Maine, United States, North and Central America
Place printed
New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
Collection title
The Rock Rest Tourist Home Collection
Classification
Books and Published Materials
Type
hardcover books
Topic
Black Enterprise
Black interiors
Literature
Poetry
Segregation
Travel
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Portsmouth Black Heritage Trail, Inc.
Object number
2011.12.52.7
Restrictions & Rights
No Known Copyright Restrictions
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd554a63fa2-e452-447c-aece-7de881553b48

Cataloging is an ongoing process and we may update this record as we conduct additional research and review. If you have more information about this object, please contact us at NMAAHCDigiTeam@si.edu

Share this page