The Works of Joseph Addison, Volume IV

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

publisher Jacob Tonson (English, 1656 - 1736)

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

Date1761

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.4.4

eMuseum ID717887

Other NumberGaskell 17

EmbARK ObjectID17879

TMS Source ID6087

Last Updated8/9/24

DescriptionVol. 4. 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.