Object details
Object number
9.b.4.7
Creator(s)
Title
The Works of the Right Honourable Joseph Addison, Esq.; in Four Volumes: Volume the Fourth
Date
1720
Medium
Printed ink on paper
Language
English
Publication Place
London
Binding Description
Dark green leather binding with gilded decoration on front cover and gilded lettering on spine
Description
Vol. 4: ill.,port. ; 4°.
Dimensions
28.5 x 23 x 5 cm (11 1/4 x 9 1/16 x 1 15/16 in.)
Signatures, inscriptions, and markings
Bookplate (inside front cover, center): Schola Regia Gippovicensis / Radulpho A. Ram
Provenance
Purchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner from the bookseller and importer Charles E. Lauriat Company, Boston (active 1872-1922) for $35 for 4 volumes on 21 July 1922.
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
Macknight Room
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