Bookplate for Richard Harison, Esq.
Date Unknown / Creator Unknown
Collection: The Helen Pearson Bookplate Collection
A heraldic-style bookplate in black ink on mottled ivory paper, featuring an ornately framed round shield topped with a crowned helmet and hound. The shield bears three eagles in the top portion, and the bottom is divided into quarters, sable and white. There is a banner reading “Nec Te QuǢsiveris Extra" which is a quote from the poet Persius that translates to "Do not seek out the opinion of another beside yourself." Beneath the shield is the name Richard Harison, Esq. in cursive script. A handwritten note on back indicates this bookplate was part of the Hovey Collection.
~ “Bookplate for Richard Harison, Esq.,” Portsmouth Public Library's Online Archives, accessed August 3, 2025, https://www.portsmouthexhibits.org/items/show/1772.