Object details
Object number
S.G.RT.FL.2.9
Creator(s)
Title
The Public Library of the City of Boston: A History
Date
1911
Medium
Printed ink on paper
Language
English
Publication Place
Boston
Binding Description
Half-bound: Grey-green textile spine with gilded lettering, brown paper boards with gilded insignia on front cover
Description
xx, 236 pages : ill., ports., fold.plan ; 4°
Dimensions
26 x 18 x 3 cm (10 1/4 x 7 1/16 x 1 3/16 in.)
Signatures, inscriptions, and markings
Tipped in sheet (between front flyleaf and frontispiece): With the Compliments of / The Trustees of the Public Library / of the City of Boston.
Provenance
Gift from the Trustees of the Boston Public Library to Isabella Stewart Gardner after 1911.
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
Short Gallery
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