Object details

Accession number

8.a.2.25

Creators

• Samuel Taylor Coleridge (Ottery Saint Mary, England, 1772 - 1834, London) - primary
• Charles Lamb (London, 1755 - 1834, Edmonton, Middlesex) - author
• P.B. Sanford Co. (active Boston, 19th century) - binder
• Joseph Cottle (1770 - 1853) - publisher

Full title

Poems on Various Subjects

Creation Date

1796

Language

English

Publication Place

London

Binding Description

Very dark brown crshed levant morocco extra; simple inside border; gilt top

Description

1 vol., (xvi, 188 + [1] pages) : paper ; ill. ; 17 cm. (16°)

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 $16 on 17 November 1891, lot 691.

Dimensions

17.15 x 11.11 cm (6 3/4 x 4 3/8 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

Long Gallery

Bibliography

Charles F. Libbie & Co. Catalogue of the Entire Private Library Belonging to a Well Known Boston Collector, Forming a Magnificent Collection of Rarities in All Departments of Literature (Boston, 17-21 November 1891), p. 65, lot 691.
Isabella Stewart Gardner. A Choice of Books from the Library of Isabella Stewart Gardner, Fenway Court (Boston, 1906), p. 18.
Isabella Stewart Gardner. A Choice of Manuscripts and Bookbindings from the Library of Isabella Stewart Gardner, Fenway Court. (Boston, 1922), p. 89.

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