Object details

Accession number

10.a.2.9

Creators

• Irving Bacheller (Pierrepont, New York, 1859 - 1950, White Plains, New York) - author
• The Roycroft Shop (active East Aurora, New York, 1895 - 1915) - publisher
• George Carlock (active 19th century) - illuminator
• Elbert Hubbard (Hudson, Illinois, 1856 - 1915, at sea off Ireland) - publisher

Full title

The Story of a Passion

Creation Date

1899

Language

English

Publication Place

East Aurora, New York

Binding Description

green leather; stamped gilded lettering; gilded top edge; brown moire end pages

Description

20 p., [1] L. ; 18 cm (Brown University rec. #ocm11696209)

Provenance

Gift from conductor Benjamin Johnson Lang (1837-1909) to Isabella Stewart Gardner on 25 December 1901.

Marks

Inscribed (on front end page) in black ink: 1901 A Merry Christmas / dear Mrs. Gardner / from yours devotedly / B J LangIllustrated with illuminated woodcut prints by George Carlock. 

Dimensions

21 x 15.2 x 0.4 cm (8 1/4 x 6 x 1/8 in.)

Display Media

Printed ink on paper with illuminated woodcut prints

Web Commentary

Isabella Stewart Gardner kept meticulous records of many of her acquisitions. In keeping with this legacy, object information is continually being reviewed, updated, and enriched in order to give greater access to the collection.

Permanent Gallery Location

Blue Room

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