Object details
Accession number
9.b.1.4
Creators
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William Butler Yeats
(Dublin, Ireland, 1865 - 1939, Roquebrune, France)
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author
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Macmillan Company
(active New York, 1896 - 1965)
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publisher
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Lady Gregory
(Roxborough, Ireland, 1852 - 1932, Coole, Ireland)
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author
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Norwood Press
(active Norwood, Massachusetts, 1894 - )
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printer
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Althea Gyles
(Bath, 1867 - 1949, Beckenham)
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designer
Full title
The Unicorn from the Stars, and Other Plays
Creation Date
1908
Language
English
Publication Place
New York
Binding Description
Dark blue textile binding with gilded lettering and elaborate decoration on spine
Description
xiii, 210 p. 20 cm.
Provenance
Purchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner from the Old Corner Bookstore, Boston for $1.50 on 26 September 1911.
Marks
Signed in black ink (front flyleaf, top right): I.S. Gardner / Sept. 1911 - Inscribed in pencil (inside back cover, top left): 1.50 / net Enclosed: Letter to Isabella Stewart Gardner from Alice Forbes Hooper on 29 October 1911 (ARC.002047)Enclosed: Newsclipping of an announcement of the production of "Kathleen ni Houlihan," 20th century (ARC.007823)
Dimensions
20 x 13.5 x 2.8 cm (7 7/8 x 5 5/16 x 1 1/16 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
Macknight Room
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