Object details

Accession number

10.a.1.1

Creators

• Houghton, Mifflin And Company (active Boston and New York, 1880 - 2007) - publisher
• John Codman Ropes (St. Petersburg, 1836 - 1899, Boston) - author
• Riverside Press (active Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1852 - 1971) - printer

Full title

The first Napoleon; a sketch, political and military

Creation Date

1885

Language

English

Publication Place

Boston; New York

Binding Description

blue cloth; gilt lettering on spine; gilded top edge

Description

xxii, 347 p. maps, port. 20 cm. (HathiTrust rec. #007694672)

Provenance

Gift from the author John Codman Ropes (1836-1899) to Isabella Stewart Gardner 4 November 1885.

Marks

Inscribed in blue ink (on front end paper): Mrs John L. Gardner / with the kind regards / of John C. Ropes / 4 Nov. 1885Pasted (on back of front cover): Photograph of bust of Napoleon IEnclosed: Pressed flowers (ARC.009824)Enclosed: Letter to Isabella Stewart Gardner from author John Codman Ropes (1836-1899) on 6 April 1886 (ARC.005216)

Dimensions

20.3 x 13.3 x 3.8 cm (8 x 5 1/4 x 1 1/2 in.)

Display Media

Printed ink on paper

Web Commentary

While attending finishing school in Paris during the 1850s, Isabella Stewart Gardner was captivated by French literature, culture, and history. Of particular note is her interest in the former French emperor, Napoleon Bonaparte. Evidence of her affinity for Napoleon are scattered throughout her museum, including her book collection. This particular book was given to Isabella by the author, John Codman Ropes in November 1885. It discusses, in a series of lectures originally delivered in Boston in March 1885, Napoleon's foreign and domestic policies.

Permanent Gallery Location

Blue Room

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