Object details
Object number
9.c.3.1
Creator(s)
Title
Cosmopolis
Date
1894
Medium
Printed ink on paper
Language
French
Publication Place
Paris
Binding Description
Cream vellum binding with gilded lettering and decoration on front cover and spine
Description
[6] + iv, 490 p., 12°
Dimensions
19.5 x 16 x 5 cm (7 11/16 x 6 5/16 x 1 15/16 in.)
Signatures, inscriptions, and markings
Inscribed in black ink: (opposite title page, under dedication, black ink): avec le meilleur souvenirs de l'auteur / Paul Bourget / Paris. 26 Juin 1894
Enclosed: Letter to Isabella Stewart Gardner from Paul Bourget. (ARC.000502)
Enclosed: Letter to Isabella Stewart Gardner from Paul Bourget. (ARC.000503)
Provenance
Gift from Paul Bourget to Isabella Stewart Gardner on 26 June 1894.
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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