Object details
Object number
9.b.3.15
Creator(s)
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Leo Tolstoy
(Yasnaya Polyana, Russian Empire, 1828 - 1910, Astapovo, Russian Empire)
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author
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A. I. Mamontov
(Russian, 1839-1905)
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publisher
Title
Works of Leo Tolstoy, Part One: Childhood, Boyhood, and Youth
Date
1886
Medium
Printed ink on paper
Language
Russian
Publication Place
Moscow
Binding Description
Three-quarters bound: brown and black marbled boards and leather spine and corners
Description
12 v. in 6 ; 8°
Dimensions
22 x 16 x 5 cm (8 11/16 x 6 5/16 x 1 15/16 in.)
Signatures, inscriptions, and markings
Sticker (inside front cover, top left): Carl Schoenhof / Boston / Tremont Street 146. / Foreign Books
Inscribed in black ink (title page, top center): [?]
Provenance
Possibly purchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner from the bookseller Carl Schoenhof (1843-1911), Boston by 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.
Gallery
Macknight Room
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