Well now, here’s a pretty thing…
A souvenier booklet
celebrating the fifty year reign of Queen Victoria. It was published in 1887 by
Eyre & Spottiswoode, who were the
official printers to Her Majesty at that time.
Our volunteer [Alison] has been
working her way through our pamphlet boxes and all manner of forgotten things
and very kindly passes to me items that are interesting, unusual or just lovely,
and this one falls into that last category.
It measures 11 x 13.5 cm, has 16
pages and, our accessions register states that it was donated to us in May 1935
by a Mr Charles Barnwell Esq.
The book also contains a poem
written by Lord Tennyson especially for the occasion. Tennyson had been Poet
Laureate since 1850 [after William
Wordsworth's death] and held the position until his own death in 1892.
Interestingly, Eyre & Spottiswoode [established in 1845],
went on to merge with Methuen Publishing
in the 1970s.
All photographs in this post taken by the author.
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