Tales of the Grotesque and Arabesque
publisher
Lea & Blanchard
(active Philadelphia, 1838 - 1851)
author
Edgar Allan Poe
(Boston, 1809 - 1849, Baltimore)
Date1840
MediumPrinted ink on paper
Dimensions20 x 12.1 x 1.9 cm (7 7/8 x 4 3/4 x 3/4 in.)
ClassificationsBooks
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession number10.b.2.25
eMuseum ID728707
EmbARK ObjectID19169
TMS Source ID6627
Last Updated8/9/24
Status
Not on viewWeb 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.
MarksNotesInscription in pencil (flyleaf, upper center): 2382/2 / 2 vols ES/LASS (?)
Inscription in ink (flyleaf, center): 1608/1 /
Inscription in pencil (flyleaf, lower center): 25.00
Inscription in ink (flyleaf, center): 1608/1 /
Inscription in pencil (flyleaf, lower center): 25.00
ProvenanceNotes
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 $21 on 20 November 1891, lot. 2382 (for two volumes).Sarah Harding Blanchard
late 19th century - early 20th century