Object details
Object number
3.1.18
Creator(s)
Title
History of Julius Caesar: Volume I [Histoire de Jules César: Tome Premier]
Date
1865
Medium
Printed ink on paper
Language
French
Publication Place
Paris
Binding Description
White vellum binding with gilded heraldic crest on front cover and gilded lettering on spine
Description
2 v.; maps ; F4
Dimensions
37 x 28 x 4.5 cm (14 9/16 x 11 x 1 3/4 in.)
Provenance
Purchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner from the auctioneers and appraisers Charles F. Libbie & Co., Boston on 30 April 1886, lot 1227.
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. 49.
Gallery
Long Gallery
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