Object details
Accession number
8.a.2.46
Creators
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Walter Scott
(Edinburgh, 1771 - 1832, Roxburgh, Scotland)
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primary
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Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, And Brown
(active London, 1811 - 1824)
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publisher
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James Ballantyne And Co.
(active Edinburgh and London, )
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publisher
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Archibald Constable & Co.
(active Edinburgh, 1795 - )
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publisher
Full title
The Antiquary
Creation Date
1816
Language
English
Publication Place
Edinburgh
Description
3 v. fronts., plates. 19 cm.
Provenance
Collection of the Beckford Library, Hamilton Palace, South Lanarkshire, Scotland.
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 $8.75 (for this set and four volumes of Tales of My Landlord, accession numbers 8.a.2.40-43) on 18 April 1890, lot 2186.
Purchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner at the Hart sale from the auctioneers and appraisers Charles F. Libbie & Co., Boston, for $8.75 (for these and "Tales of my Landlord", Edinburgh, 1816, 4v) on 18 April 1890, lot 2186.
Marks
Inscribed: With MS notes from Beckford .
Display Media
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
Isabella Stewart Gardner. A Choice of Books from the Library of Isabella Stewart Gardner, Fenway Court (Boston, 1906), p. 61.
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