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(c) 2023 Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
The Women Bibliophiles of France: XVI, XVII, and XVIII Centuries, Vol. 2
(c) 2023 Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
(c) 2023 Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston

The Women Bibliophiles of France: XVI, XVII, and XVIII Centuries, Vol. 2

author (Monplaisir-Courjumelle , 1830 - 1910)
publisher (Sommery, 1840 - 1898, Paris)
Date1886
Place MadeFrance, Europe
MediumPrinted ink on paper
Dimensions30 x 20 x 4.5 cm (11 13/16 x 7 7/8 x 1 3/4 in.)
ClassificationsBooks
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession number7.2.11
eMuseum ID719416
EmbARK ObjectID17833
TMS Source ID6049
Last Updated8/9/24
Description2 v. illus., plates (1 double) ports., facsim., coats of arms. 29 cm.

Status
Not on view
Web CommentaryIsabella 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.
BibliographyNotesCharles F. Libbie & Co. Catalogue of the Library, Manuscripts, Autograph Letters, Maps and Prints Forming the Collection of Gerald E. Hart, esq., of Montreal, to be sold by auction, Apr. 15th to 19th, 1890, Charles F. Libbie & co., auctioneers (Boston, 1890), p. 13.
Charles F. Libbie and Co. Catalogue of the Entire Private Library Belonging to a Well Known Boston Collector, Forming a Magnificent Collection of Rarities in All Departments of Literature (Boston, 1891), p. 22.
Isabella Stewart Gardner. A Choice of Books from the Library of Isabella Stewart Gardner, Fenway Court (Boston, 1906), p. 8.
ProvenanceNotesCollection of Gerald Ephraim Hart (1849-1936), Montreal.
Offered at the sale of the Gerald Ephraim Hart collection in 1890, lot 132.
Collection of Dr. David Hunt, Boston
Purchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner at the Hunt sale from the auctioneers and appraisers Charles F. Libbie & Co., Boston, for $9 for two volumes on 17 November 1891, lot 230.