The Works of Joseph Addison, Volume III

author Joseph Addison (Milston, 1672 - 1719, Kensington)

publisher Jacob Tonson (English, 1656 - 1736)

printer John Baskerville (Wolverley, 1706 - 1775, Birmingham)

Date1761

Place MadeEngland, Europe

MediumPrinted ink on paper

Dimensions31 x 25 x 4 cm (12 3/16 x 9 13/16 x 1 9/16 in.)

ClassificationsBooks

Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston

Accession number9.c.4.3

eMuseum ID717906

EmbARK ObjectID17878

Other NumberGaskell 17

TMS Source ID6086

Last Updated8/9/24

DescriptionVol. 3. Front. (port.) plates. 30 x 25 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.

MarksNotes

Bookplate (inside front cover, center): Vires et Fides / Jacobvs Cowan de Rosshall Armiceri

ProvenanceNotes

Purchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner from the bookseller and importer Charles E. Lauriat Company, Boston, for $35 for four volumes on 26 September 1921.