The works of Edmund Spenser. . In eight volumes. With the principal illustrations of various commentators. To which are added, notes, some account of the life of Spenser, and a glossarial and other indexes. By the Rev. Henry John Todd, ...
Edmund Spenser (c.1552-1599)
Category
Books
Date
1805
Materials
Place of origin
England
Collection
Osterley Park and House, London
NT 3022352
Summary
Bibliographic description
8v. . ill.., port.. . 8vo. Not indigenous.. Provenance: Bequeathed to the National Trust by Norman Norris (1917-1991). Inscribed on v.1 flyleaf in Norris's hand: Lowe 1964 Đ8 11.5.64. Loosely inserted: clipping from Lowe's catalogue describing this set, with Norris's manuscript note "Lowe Bros. Purch[ased] May 1964".. Binding: Nineteenth-century full diced calf over boards; triple gilt fillets and tools to form a border; gilt-rolled inner borders; gilt centrepiece (a lyre); spines gilt; calf spine labels with title "Spenser's Works"; sewn on four double raised bands.
Makers and roles
Edmund Spenser (c.1552-1599) Henry John Todd (1763-1845)