Object details
Object number
9.b.2.9
Creator(s)
Title
Letters, Written by the Late Jonathan Swift, D.D., Dean of St. Patrick's Dublin, and Several of his Friends: From the Year 1703 to 1740. Published from the Originals, with Notes Explanatory and Historical, by John Hawkesworth, L.L.D., Volume I
Date
1766
Medium
Printed ink on paper
Language
English
Publication Place
London
Binding Description
Leather binding: Green boards and red-brown spine. Gilded heraldic crest of the Earl of Bute on front cover. Gilded lettering on spine.
Description
12v.,plates : engr.music, maps ; 8°
Dimensions
27.5 x 22 x 3.5 cm (10 13/16 x 8 11/16 x 1 3/8 in.)
Signatures, inscriptions, and markings
Embossed (front cover, center): Coat of arms of John Stuart (1713-1792), third Earl of Bute and prime minister.
Provenance
Collection of John Stuart (1713-1792), third Earl of Bute and prime minister.
Purchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner from the bookseller and importer Charles E. Lauriat Company, Boston, for $75 for 12 volumes on 6 August 1918.
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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