Object details
Accession number
1.b.2.30
Primary Creator
Full title
The News of Marguerite, Queen of Navarre [Les nouvelles de Marguerite, reine de Navarre]
Creation Date
1780-1781
Language
French
Publication Place
Bern
Description
1 vol. ; 12 p. ; 12°
Provenance
Collection of the book collector Dr. David Hunt, Boston.
Purchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner at the Hunt sale from the auctioneers and appraisers Charles F. Libbie & Co., Boston for $90 on 19 November 1891, lot 2026. (as a set of three volumes)
Dimensions
19.69 x 11.43 cm (7 3/4 x 4 1/2 in.)
Display Media
Printed ink on paper
Web 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.
Permanent Gallery Location
Long Gallery
Bibliography
Charles F. Libbie & Co. Catalogue of the Entire Private Library Belonging to a Well Known Boston Collector, Forming a Magnificent Collection of Rarities in All Departments of Literature (Boston, 17-21 November 1891), p. 186, lot 2026.
Isabella Stewart Gardner. A Choice of Books from the Library of Isabella Stewart Gardner, Fenway Court (Boston, 1906), p. 46.
Isabella Stewart Gardner. A Choice of Manuscripts and Bookbindings from the Library of Isabella Stewart Gardner, Fenway Court (Boston, 1922), p. 90.
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