Object details
Object number
7.T.2
Creator(s)
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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
Title
Romola, in Two Volumes, Volume II
Date
1863
Medium
Printed ink on paper
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. 2; 16º, 2 v. (391; 375 pages.) ; 16 cm.
Dimensions
15.9 x 11.9 x 2.7 cm (6 1/4 x 4 11/16 x 1 1/16 in.)
Provenance
Probably purchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner for £45 for two volumes before 1906.
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. 26.
Gallery
Long Gallery
Case
Contemporary Authors Case
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