Object details
Accession number
9.c.3.1
Creators
Full title
Cosmopolis
Creation Date
1894
Language
French
Publication Place
Paris
Binding Description
Cream vellum binding with gilded lettering and decoration on front cover and spine
Description
[6] + iv, 490 p., 12°
Provenance
Gift from Paul Bourget to Isabella Stewart Gardner on 26 June 1894.
Marks
Inscribed in black ink: (opposite title page, under dedication, black ink): avec le meilleur souvenirs de l'auteur / Paul Bourget / Paris. 26 Juin 1894Enclosed: Letter to Isabella Stewart Gardner from Paul Bourget. (ARC.000502)Enclosed: Letter to Isabella Stewart Gardner from Paul Bourget. (ARC.000503)
Dimensions
19.5 x 16 x 5 cm (7 11/16 x 6 5/16 x 1 15/16 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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