Object details
Accession number
7.T.1
Creators
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George Eliot
(Chilvers Coton, Warwickshire, 1819 - 1880, London)
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author
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Bernhard Tauchnitz
(Schleinitz, present day Unterkaka, 1816 - 1895, Leipzig)
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publisher
Full title
Romola, in Two Volumes, Volume I
Creation Date
1863
Object Case
Contemporary Authors Case
Language
English
Publication Place
Leipzig
Binding Description
White vellum binding with gilded fleur-de-lis decoration and border on front cover, gilded border on back cover, and gilded lettering and decoration on spine.
Description
Vol. 1 16º
2 v. (391; 375 pages.) ; 16 cm.
Provenance
With autograph letter signed 'M. E. Lewes" (Marian Evans Lewes was the name by which George Eliot was known from 1854).Possibly purchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner for £45 for two volumes at an unknown date.
Marks
Inscribed in pencil (front flyleaf reverse, top left corner): 70 July / 2 vols £45 - / imp - Enclosed: Autograph letter from George Eliot.
Dimensions
15.9 x 11.9 x 3.5 cm (6 1/4 x 4 11/16 x 1 3/8 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
Long Gallery
Bibliography
Isabella Stewart Gardner. A Choice of Books from the Library of Isabella Stewart Gardner, Fenway Court (Boston, 1906), p. 26.
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