Object details
Accession number
9.c.1.11
Creators
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W. H. Hudson
(Los Viente-cinco Ombúes, Argentina, 1841 - 1922, London)
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author
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Chapman & Hall
(established London, 1830)
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publisher
Full title
Birds in a Village
Creation Date
1893
Language
English
Publication Place
London
Binding Description
Brown textile binding with gilded decoration on front cover and gilded lettering on spine
Description
5 p.l., 232 p. ; 21 cm
Provenance
Collection of the the author W.H. Hudson.Purchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner from rare bookseller James F. Drake Inc., New York, for $25 on 23 November 1922.
Marks
Inscribed in pencil (front flyleaf reverse, top left) Kitre / 25.00 AutoSigned in black ink (title page, upper right): W.H. Hudson.
Dimensions
21 x 16 x 2.2 cm (8 1/4 x 6 5/16 x 7/8 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
Macknight Room
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