Object details
Object number
9.b.1.4
Creator(s)
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William Butler Yeats
(Dublin, Ireland, 1865 - 1939, Roquebrune, France)
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author
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Lady Gregory
(Roxborough, Ireland, 1852 - 1932, Coole, Ireland)
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author
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Althea Gyles
(Bath, 1867 - 1949, Beckenham)
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designer
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Macmillan Company
(active New York, 1896 - 1965)
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publisher
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Norwood Press
(active Norwood, Massachusetts, 1894 - )
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printer
Title
The Unicorn from the Stars, and Other Plays
Date
1908
Medium
Printed ink on paper
Language
English
Publication Place
New York
Binding Description
Dark blue textile binding with gilded lettering and elaborate decoration on spine
Description
xiii, 210 p. 20 cm.
Dimensions
20 x 13.5 x 2.8 cm (7 7/8 x 5 5/16 x 1 1/16 in.)
Signatures, inscriptions, and markings
Signed in black ink (front flyleaf, top right): I.S. Gardner / Sept. 1911 -
Inscribed in pencil (inside back cover, top left): 1.50 / net
Enclosed: Letter to Isabella Stewart Gardner from Alice Forbes Hooper on 29 October 1911 (ARC.002047)
Enclosed: Newsclipping of an announcement of the production of "Kathleen ni Houlihan," 20th century (ARC.007823)
Provenance
Purchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner from the Old Corner Bookstore, Boston for $1.50 on 26 September 1911.
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
Mackenzie Ensley, “Lady Augusta Gregory: One of Isabella's Pen Pals,” Inside the Collection (blog), Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, 6 September 2022, https://www.gardnermuseum.org/blog/lady-augusta-gregory-one-isabellas-pen-pals
Gallery
Macknight Room
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