Object details

Object number

m.b.1.1

Creator(s)

• Houghton, Mifflin And Company (active Boston and New York, 1880 - 2007) - publisher
• Thomas Jefferson Coolidge (Boston, 1831 - 1920, Boston) - author
• Riverside Press (active Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1852 - 1971) - printer

Title

The Autobiography of T. Jefferson Coolidge (1831-1920)

Date

1923

Medium

Printed ink on paper

Language

English

Publication Place

Boston

Binding Description

Dark blue textile binding with gilded lettering on front cover and spine, embossed decoration on front cover

Description

311 p. ; 25 cm.

Dimensions

24 x 19 x 4 cm (9 7/16 x 7 1/2 x 1 9/16 in.)

Signatures, inscriptions, and markings

Signed in pencil (front flyleaf): I.S.G. / from / M.M.S.
Inscribed in pencil (front flyleaf) 1923 / Mrs. Lucius Manlius Sargent 
Sticker (front flyleaf, bottom right): The Old Corner Book / Store, Inc. / Boston, -- Mass. 

Provenance

Gift from Mrs. Lucius Manlius Sargent (Marion Appleton Coolidge, 1853-1924) to Isabella Stewart Gardner, 1923.

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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