Object details
Accession number
m.1.4
Creators
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Honoré De Balzac
(Tours, France, 1799 - 1850, Paris)
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Victor Hugo
(Besançon, 1802 - 1885, Paris)
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Edgar Allan Poe
(Boston, 1809 - 1849, Baltimore)
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Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe
(Frankfurt, 1749 - 1832, Weimar)
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Friedrich Schiller
(Marbach am Neckar, Germany, 1759 - 1805, Weimar, Germany)
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George Sand
(Paris, 1804 - 1876, Nohant-Vicq, France)
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Alfred De Musset
(Paris, 1810 - 1857, Paris)
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John Keats
(London, 1795 - 1821, Rome)
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Robert Burns
(Ayshire, 1759 - 1796, Dumfries)
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Laurence Sterne
(Clonmel, 1713 - 1768, London)
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Alexander Pope
(London, 1688 - 1744, Twickenham)
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Walter Littlefield
(1867 - 1948)
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illustrator
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Heinrich Heine
(Dusseldorf, Germany, 1797 - 1856, Paris)
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Prosper Mérimée
(Paris, 1803 - 1870, Cannes)
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Lionel Strachey
(Vienna, 1864 - 1927)
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editor
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John McBride Co.
(active New York, early 20th century)
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publisher
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George Gordon Byron, Baron Byron
(London, 1788 - 1824, Missolonghi, Greece)
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Margaret Charlotte Carpenter Scott
(1770 - 1826)
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Full title
Love Letters of Famous Poets and Novelists
Creation Date
1909
Language
English
Publication Place
New York
Binding Description
Red textile binding with gilded lettering on front cover and spine; pink and green floral design on front cover
Description
340 p. 22 1/2 cm.
Provenance
Gift from the interior decorator Henry Davis Sleeper (1878–1934) to Isabella Stewart Gardner on 25 December 1919 or 1920.
Marks
Sticker (front flyleaf, bottom left corner): W.B. Clarke Co. / Booksellers & Stationers / 26 & 28 Tremont St & / 30 Court Sq., Boston
Dimensions
22.5 x 15 x 4 cm (8 7/8 x 5 7/8 x 1 9/16 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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