Object details
Object number
v.1.a.2.26
Creator(s)
Title
The riddle of the sands. A record of secret service recently achieved
Date
1903
Medium
Ink on paper
Language
English
Publication Place
London
Description
1 vol., xii 336 p., 12°
Signatures, inscriptions, and markings
Inscribed: autograph of Erskine Childers
Provenance
Gift from the novelist Erskine Childers (1870-1922) to Isabella Stewart Gardner at an unknown date.
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
Vatichino
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