Copy of John Clare's The Village minstrel, and Other Poems (1821) with autograph manuscript 'Sonnet to T. Inskip, Shefford'
Copy of John Clare's The Village minstrel, and Other Poems (first edition, Taylor and Hessey, London/E. Drury, Stamford, 1821). Two volumes bound as one c.1847 in red cloth under title "Poetic Souvenir". With various pencil annotations.
Clare wrote 'Sonnet to T. Inskip, Shefford' dated 16 Jul 1847 on front endleaf. It differs slightly from the published version in Later Poems of John Clare, vol. 2 (Oxford, 1984), p.1093.
Dates
- Creation: 1821-1847
Extent
0.10 Linear metres
Language of Materials
- English
Preferred Citation
Oxford, Bodleian Libraries [followed by shelfmark and folio or page reference, e.g. MS. 24097].
Shelfmark:
MS. 24097
Collection ID (for staff)
CMD ID 24097
Abstract
Copy of John Clare's The Village minstrel, and Other Poems (1821) with autograph manuscript 'Sonnet to T. Inskip, Shefford' dated 16 Jul 1847 inscribed on front endleaf.
Biographical / Historical
John Clare (1793-1864) was an English poet, farm labourer and naturalist. For further details see the Dictionary of National Biography.
Custodial History
The first owner of this volume was Thomas Inskip (1780-1849), a watch and clock maker from Shefford in Bedfordshire. It was then passed to Isabella Inskip 'now Isabella Collins, Shefford', presumably Thomas's daughter Isabella (1825-1879). The volume then passed into the Gosse family (it has the booklabel of Irene Gosse (1898-1965), the second wife of Dr Philip Gosse, the son of Sir Edmund Gosse).
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Purchased by the Bodleian Library with the support of the Rose Fund from George Bayntun, 2025.
Creator
- Clare | John | 1793-1864 | Poet (Person)
- Title
- Catalogue of copy of John Clare'sThe Village minstrel, and Other Poems (1821) with autograph manuscript 'Sonnet to T. Inskip, Shefford' dated 16 Jul 1847 inscribed on front endleaf
- Status
- Published
- Author
- Rachael Marsay
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Sponsor
- Catalogued with the generous support of the Roy Davids bequest.
- Edition statement
- First edition
Repository Details
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