Object details
Object number
m.1.5
Creator(s)
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Brentano's
(established New York City, 1853)
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publisher
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Bernard Shaw
(Dublin, 1856 - 1950, Ayot Saint Lawrence, England)
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author
Title
Back to Methuselah: A Metabiological Pentateuch
Date
1921
Medium
Printed ink on paper
Language
English
Publication Place
New York
Binding Description
Green textile binding with a paper sticker on spine and a printed paper bookjacket
Description
ciii p., 1 l., 300 p. ; 20 cm.
Dimensions
19.5 x 13.5 x 3.5 cm (7 11/16 x 5 5/16 x 1 3/8 in.)
Signatures, inscriptions, and markings
Inscribed in pencil (front flyleaf, top): I.S. G. / from / C.M. Loeffler, / July 1921
Provenance
Gift from the composer and violinist Charles Martin Loeffler (1861-1935) to Isabella Stewart Gardner in July 1921.
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.
Gallery
Macknight Room
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