Henry Stevens, Jr. (Barnet, VT, 1819 - 1886, South Hampstead, England)

Schedule of Two Thousand American Historical Nuggets, taken from the Stevens diggings in September 1870 and set down in chronological order of printing from 1490 to 1800 [i.e. 1776], 1870

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Object details

Accession number

8.b.3.27

Creators

Henry Stevens, Jr. (Barnet, VT, 1819 - 1886, South Hampstead, England) - primary
Chiswick Press (established London, 1811) - printer

Full title

Schedule of Two Thousand American Historical Nuggets, taken from the Stevens diggings in September 1870 and set down in chronological order of printing from 1490 to 1800 [i.e. 1776]

Creation Date

1870

Language

English

Publication Place

London

Description

[4], 20 pages ; 20 cm.

Provenance

Collection of author and collector Gerald E. Hart (1849-1936), Montreal .

Purchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner at the Hart sale from the auctioneers and appraisers Charles. F Libbie & Co., Boston, for $2.25 on 18 April 1890, lot 2294.

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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.

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