Object details
Object number
10.a.1.9
Creator(s)
Title
Mr. Isaacs : A Tale of Modern India
Date
1882
Medium
Printed ink on paper; vellum binding with gilding
Language
English
Publication Place
New York
Binding Description
white vellum; gilt stamped lettering; gilt stamped decoration; marbled end pages; gilt edges; gilt spine
Description
316 p. 20 cm.
Dimensions
19.1 x 13.3 x 4.4 cm (7 1/2 x 5 1/4 x 1 3/4 in.)
Signatures, inscriptions, and markings
Poem inscribed in blue ink (on fly leaf) in F. Marion Crawford's hand
Enclosed: Pressed flower (ARC.009819)
Enclosed: Letter to Isabella Stewart Gardner from F. Marion Crawford, late 19th - early 20th century. (ARC.001076)
Enclosed: "Death of Jacob of Simla: Kipling’s Lurgan Sahib" Article (ARC.007825)
Enclosed: Fragment of letter to Isabella Stewart Gardner from F. Marion Crawford, about 1883 (ARC.008987)
Provenance
Probably a gift from Francis Marion Crawford to Isabella Stewart Gardner in 1882.
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
Isabella Stewart Gardner. A Choice of Books from the Library of Isabella Stewart Gardner, Fenway Court (Boston, 1906), p. 20. (First copy of first edition with manuscript sonnet)
Gallery
Blue Room
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