Object details
Object number
7.2.9
Creator(s)
Title
Catalog of Rare and Precious Books, Manuscripts and Printed Matter Composing the Library of the Late Mr. Baron de La Roche Lacarelle [Catalogue des livres rares et précieux, manuscrits et imprimés composant la bibliothèque de feu M. le baron de La Roche Lacarelle]
Date
1888
Medium
Printed ink on paper
Language
French
Publication Place
Paris
Binding Description
Cream paper binding with black and red lettering and decoration on front cover, back cover, and spine
Description
[4], xv, 190 pages ; F
Dimensions
32 x 23.5 x 5 cm (12 5/8 x 9 1/4 x 1 15/16 in.)
Signatures, inscriptions, and markings
Enclosed: Loose plate (ARC.010593)
Enclosed: Loose plate (ARC.010594)
Enclosed: Loose plate (ARC.010595)
Enclosed: Loose plate (ARC.010596)
Enclosed: Alphabetical Table of Author Names and Anonymous Works (ARC.010597)
Provenance
Entered Isabella Stewart Gardner's collection before 1906.
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. 15.
Gallery
Long Gallery
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