Object details
Object number
8.a.2.15
Creator(s)
Title
Timbuctoo: A Poem
Date
1829
Medium
Printed ink on paper
Language
English
Publication Place
Cambridge, England
Binding Description
Three-quarters bound: blue leather spine and corners with gilded lettering on spine. Red, yellow, and blue marbled paper boards.
Description
13 pages ; 24 cm.
Dimensions
21.5 x 14.5 x 1.5 cm (8 7/16 x 5 11/16 x 9/16 in.)
Signatures, inscriptions, and markings
Inscribed in pencil (front flyleaf reverse, top): 1st Edition of "Timbuctoo". Reprints have "lavished" sense / instead of "ravished" sense, near the end of the poem. / 213 / $10.00 / B/10 / 2838 / 1364 / 15.00
Enclosed: Bibliographic Information (ARC.010551)
Enclosed: Bibliographic Information (ARC.010552)
Provenance
Collection of the book collector Dr. David Hunt, Boston.
Purchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner at the Hunt sale, from the auctioneers and appraisers Charles F. Libbie & Co., Boston for $15 on 20 November 1891, lot 2838.
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
Long Gallery
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