Thomas Carlyle (Ecclefechan, Scotland, 1795 - 1881, London)

Letters of Thomas Carlyle to his youngest sister / edited with an introductory essay by Charles Townsend Copeland, 1899

Printed ink on paper with an engraving and photogravure prints , 20.2 x 13.3 x 3.2 cm (7 15/16 x 5 1/4 x 1 1/4 in.)

(Ecclefechan, Scotland, 1795 - 1881, London)

Object details

Accession number

10.a.3.33

Creators

Houghton, Mifflin And Company (active Boston and New York, 1880 - 2007) - publisher
Thomas Carlyle (Ecclefechan, Scotland, 1795 - 1881, London) - author
Charles Townsend Copeland (Calais, Maine, 1860 - 1952, Waverly, Masachusetts) - editor
Riverside Press (active Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1852 - 1971) - printer

Full title

Letters of Thomas Carlyle to his youngest sister / edited with an introductory essay by Charles Townsend Copeland

Creation Date

1899

Language

English

Publication Place

Boston

Binding Description

green cloth; gilt stamped lettering; gilt stamped lettering on spine

Description

viii, 276 p. front., plates, ports., fold. facsim. 20 cm. (HathiTrust rec. #001023401)

Provenance

Gift from Charles Townsend Copeland (1860-1952) to Isabella Stewart Gardner in 1919.

Marks

Inscribed in pencil (on front end page) in Isabella Stewart Gardner's hand: I.S. Gardner / from C.T. Copeland / 1919Inscribed in pencil (on flyleaf): 16 Jul. / 1919Inscribed in pencil (on page 1): for Mrs. Gardner / with admiration and / regard / from C.T. Copeland Illustrated with an engraving by H.W. Smith and photogravure prints by unknown illustrators and photographers.Enclosed: Clipping of Professor Charles Townsend Copeland, early 20th century (ARC.00923)

Enclosed: Letter to Isabella Stewart Gardner from Charles Townsend Copeland (1860-1952), 23 September 1922 (ARC.003931) Enclosed: Albumen print of Thomas Carlyle (1795-1881), about 1870 (ARC.007412)

Dimensions

20.2 x 13.3 x 3.2 cm (7 15/16 x 5 1/4 x 1 1/4 in.)

Display Media

Printed ink on paper with an engraving and photogravure 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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Thomas Carlyle - Letters of Thomas Carlyle to His Youngest Sister, 1899