Object details
Object number
10.a.3.26
Creator(s)
Title
Sonnets and Other Verses
Date
1894
Medium
Printed ink on paper
Language
English
Publication Place
Cambridge and Chicago
Binding Description
quarter bound in white cloth; gray paper; gilt stamped lettering on spine
Description
90 p. ; 18 cm. (HathiTrust rec. #009560553)
Dimensions
21.6 x 14 x 1.6 cm (8 1/2 x 5 1/2 x 5/8 in.)
Signatures, inscriptions, and markings
Inscribed in red and black ink (on front end page): Mrs Gardner / from GS / April 1894
Inscribed in red ink (on flyleaf): No. 24 / Stone + Kimball
Printed on a self-adhesive paper label (on inside back cover): McNamee / Binder / Cambridge Mass.
Watermark: RUISDAEL
Enclosed: A Sonnet for Isabella Stewart Gardner by George Santayana (1863-1952), 29 March 1892 (ARC.005514)
Provenance
Gift from author George Santayana (1863-1952) to Isabella Stewart Gardner in April 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.
Bibliography
Isabella Stewart Gardner. A Choice of Books from the Library of Isabella Stewart Gardner, Fenway Court (Boston, 1906), p. 60.
Gallery
Blue Room
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