Object details
Object number
m.1.34
Creator(s)
Title
The Nigger of the Narcissus: A Tale of the Forecastle
Date
1916
Medium
Printed ink on paper
Language
English
Publication Place
Garden City, New York
Binding Description
Blue-green flexible leather binding with gilded lettering on front cover and spine. Cream paper dustjacket.
Description
1 vol., 12°
Dimensions
18.7 x 12 x 2.3 cm (7 3/8 x 4 3/4 x 7/8 in.)
Signatures, inscriptions, and markings
Signed in blue ink (front flyleaf, reverse, top): I.S. Gardner 1917.
Provenance
Entered Isabella Stewart Gardner's collection in 1917.
Commentary
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Gallery
Macknight Room
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