Prothalamion, or, A spousall verse / made by Edm. Spenser ; in honour of the double mariage of the two honorable & vertuous ladies, the Ladie Elizabeth and the Ladie Katherine Somerset, daughters to the Right Honourable the Earle of Worcester, and espoused to the two worthie gentlemen, M. Henry Gilford and M. William Peter, esquyers.
Spenser, Edmund, 1552?-1599, author.; Somerset, Elizabeth, approximately 1576- honouree.; Somerset, Katherine, -1624, honouree.; Guildford, Henry, Sir, honouree.; Petre, William Petre, Baron, 1575-1637, honouree.; Orwin, Joan, active 1593-1597, printer.; Ponsonby, William, 1546?-1604, bookseller.; Gollancz, Israel, 1864-1930, former owner.; Hogan, Francis Joseph, 1877-1944, former owner.; Hartz, Raymond, active 20th century, former owner.; Hartz, Elizabeth, active 20th century, former owner.; Edwards, James O., 1943- former owner.; Pirie, Robert S., former owner.; Riviere & Son, binder.
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Prothalamion, or, A spousall verse / made by Edm. Spenser ; in honour of the double mariage of the two honorable & vertuous ladies, the Ladie Elizabeth and the Ladie Katherine Somerset, daughters to the Right Honourable the Earle of Worcester, and espoused to the two worthie gentlemen, M. Henry Gilford and M. William Peter, esquyers.
Created/published
At London : Printed for VVilliam Ponsonby, 1596.
Description
[2], 10 p. ; 19 cm (4to)
Associated name
Spenser, Edmund, 1552?-1599, author.
Somerset, Elizabeth, approximately 1576- honouree.
Somerset, Katherine, -1624, honouree.
Guildford, Henry, Sir, honouree.
Petre, William Petre, Baron, 1575-1637, honouree.
Orwin, Joan, active 1593-1597, printer.
Ponsonby, William, 1546?-1604, bookseller.
Gollancz, Israel, 1864-1930, former owner.
Hogan, Francis Joseph, 1877-1944, former owner.
Hartz, Raymond, active 20th century, former owner.
Hartz, Elizabeth, active 20th century, former owner.
Edwards, James O., 1943- former owner.
Pirie, Robert S., former owner.
Riviere & Son, binder.
Somerset, Elizabeth, approximately 1576- honouree.
Somerset, Katherine, -1624, honouree.
Guildford, Henry, Sir, honouree.
Petre, William Petre, Baron, 1575-1637, honouree.
Orwin, Joan, active 1593-1597, printer.
Ponsonby, William, 1546?-1604, bookseller.
Gollancz, Israel, 1864-1930, former owner.
Hogan, Francis Joseph, 1877-1944, former owner.
Hartz, Raymond, active 20th century, former owner.
Hartz, Elizabeth, active 20th century, former owner.
Edwards, James O., 1943- former owner.
Pirie, Robert S., former owner.
Riviere & Son, binder.
Note
Printed by J. Orwin (STC).
"Likely privately printed, as it does not appear in The Stationers' Register"--Sotheby's description.
Signatures: A⁴ B².
Title page vignette; head- and tailpieces; initials.
"Likely privately printed, as it does not appear in The Stationers' Register"--Sotheby's description.
Signatures: A⁴ B².
Title page vignette; head- and tailpieces; initials.
Cited/described in
English short title catalogue, S111287
Pollard, A.W. Short-title catalogue of books printed in England, Scotland, & Ireland and of English books printed abroad, 1475-1640 (2nd ed.), 23088
Carl H. Pforzheimer Library, 975
Pollard, A.W. Short-title catalogue of books printed in England, Scotland, & Ireland and of English books printed abroad, 1475-1640 (2nd ed.), 23088
Carl H. Pforzheimer Library, 975
Genre/form
Poems.
Pamphlets.
Pamphlets.
Place of creation/publication
Great Britain -- England -- London.
Item Details
Call number
STC 23088
Folger-specific note
Bookplates: Ex libris Frank J. Hogan; J.O. Edwards; Robert S Pirie. Also owned by Sir Israel Gollancz and Raymond and Elizabeth Hartz (Sotheby's description.) In a modern blue goatskin binding, signed: Bound by Riviere & Son. Acquired at the Robert S. Pirie sale, Sotheby's, New York, 2015-12-02/04, lot 763. Purchase made possible by Trustees Fellowship and Acquisitions Fund.
Folger accession
269352