Object details

Object number

8.a.2.43

Creator(s)

• Walter Scott (Edinburgh, 1771 - 1832, Roxburgh, Scotland) - primary
• John Murray (founded London, 1768) - publisher
• William Blackwood And Sons (active Edinburgh and London, 1804 - 1980) - publisher

Title

Tales of my Landlord

Date

1816

Medium

Ink on paper

Language

English

Publication Place

Edinburgh

Description

4 v. ; 18 cm.

Signatures, inscriptions, and markings

Notes: From the Beckford Library. Wtih MS notes by Beckford.

Provenance

Collection of the Beckford Library.
Collection of author and collector Gerald E. Hart (1849-1936), Montreal .
Purchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner at the Hart sale from the auctioneers and appraisers Charles F. Libbie & Co., Boston, for $8.75 (for this and three volumes of The Antiquary, Edinburgh,1816, accession numbers 8.a.2.44-46) ) on 18 April 1890, lot 2186.

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

Long Gallery

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