Object details

Accession number

10.c.2.18

Primary Creator

Henry Adams (Boston, 1838 - 1918, Washington DC)

Full title

The Education of Henry Adams

Creation Date

1907

Language

English

Publication Place

Washington

Binding Description

blue cloth; leather and gilt lettering on spine

Description

vi, 453 p. ; 33 cm. (Hathi Trust rec. #102286726)

Provenance

Gift from author Henry Adams (1838-1918) to Isabella Stewart Gardner in January 1910.

Marks

Inscribed in black ink (on front end page): I.S. Gardner / from / Henry Adams / Jan. 1910Enclosed: Letter to Isabella Stewart Gardner from Evelyn Adams (1848-1927) on 31 March 1918 (ARC.000015)Enclosed: Clipping from Goodspeed's Book Shop Catalog, October 1922 
inscribed in pencil (recto, top): Goodspeed / 10.c.2.18


inscribed in pencil (verso, left): INGERSOLL / LETTER / FILE (ARC.002136)Enclosed: Copy of a letter from Augustus St. Gaudens (1848-1907) to Henry Adams (1838-1918) on 6 April 1905 (ARC.008895)

Dimensions

33 x 26.7 x 3.8 cm (13 x 10 1/2 x 1 1/2 in.)

Display Media

Printed ink on paper

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

Bibliography

Ernest Samuels. Henry Adams, the Major Phase (Cambridge, Mass., 1964), p. 332.

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