Object details
Object number
10.c.2.18
Creator(s)
Henry Adams
(Boston, 1838 - 1918, Washington DC)
Title
The Education of Henry Adams
Date
1907
Medium
Printed ink on paper
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)
Dimensions
33 x 26.7 x 3.8 cm (13 x 10 1/2 x 1 1/2 in.)
Signatures, inscriptions, and markings
Inscribed in black ink (on front end page): I.S. Gardner / from / Henry Adams / Jan. 1910
Enclosed: 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)
Provenance
Gift from author Henry Adams (1838-1918) to Isabella Stewart Gardner in January 1910.
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.
Bibliography
Ernest Samuels. Henry Adams, the Major Phase (Cambridge, Mass., 1964), p. 332.
Gallery
Blue Room
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