Object details

Object number

m.2.23

Creator(s)

• Lucie Duff Gordon (London, 1821 - 1869, Cairo) - author
• Janet Ross (London, 1842 - 1927, Florence) - author
• R. Brimley Johnson (1867 - 1932) - publisher
• George Meredith (Portsmouth, England, 1828 - 1909, Box Hill, England) - author

Title

Lady Duff Gordon's Letters from Egypt: Revised Edition, with Memoir by her Daughter Janet Ross, New Introduction by George Meredith

Date

1902

Medium

Printed ink on paper

Language

English

Publication Place

London

Binding Description

Blue textile binding with gilded lettering and decoration on front cover and spine

Description

1 vol., xl 346 [32] p., illus., 12°

Dimensions

21 x 15 x 4 cm (8 1/4 x 5 7/8 x 1 9/16 in.)

Signatures, inscriptions, and markings

Inscribed in pencil (front flyleaf): Lauriat, Sept. 26, 1921/ $2.50

Provenance

Purchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner from Charles E. Lauriat on 26 September 1921. 

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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