Object details
Object number
10.c.2.17
Creator(s)
Henry Adams
(Boston, 1838 - 1918, Washington DC)
Title
Mont Saint Michel and Chartres : Travels, France
Date
1904
Medium
Printed ink on paper with etched prints
Language
English
Publication Place
Washington
Binding Description
blue cloth; leather and gilt lettering on spine
Description
vi, 355, [1] p. : ill. ; 33 cm (Boston Athenaeum rec. #Lg DC20 .A2 1904)
Dimensions
33 x 26.7 x 3.2 cm (13 x 10 1/2 x 1 1/4 in.)
Signatures, inscriptions, and markings
Inscribed in black ink (on front end paper): To / Mrs John L. Gardner / from / Henry Adams / March 14, 1905
Illustrated with etched architectural prints by an unknown illustrator
Provenance
Gift from author Henry James (1843-1916) to Isabella Stewart Gardner on 14 March 1905.
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.
Bibliography
Isabella Stewart Gardner. A Choice of Books from the Library of Isabella Stewart Gardner, Fenway Court (Boston, 1906), p. 1.
Gallery
Blue Room
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