Object details
Object number
10.b.2.10
Creator(s)
Title
Life of Franklin Pierce
Date
1852
Medium
Printed ink on paper
Language
English
Publication Place
Boston
Binding Description
paper with black printed lettering; black printed lettering on spine
Description
144 p. : port. ; 18 cm.
Dimensions
17.9 x 11.4 x 1.3 cm (7 1/16 x 4 1/2 x 1/2 in.)
Provenance
Purchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner from the book dealer, Charles F. Libbie & Co., Boston on 29 April 1886 for $1.50.
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.
Bibliography
Isabella Stewart Gardner. A Choice of Books from the Library of Isabella Stewart Gardner, Fenway Court (Boston, 1906), p. 33. (first edition)
Gallery
Blue Room
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