Representative Men
author
Ralph Waldo Emerson
(Boston, 1803 - 1882, Concord, Massachusetts)
publisher
Phillips, Sampson and Company
(active Boston, 1840 - 1865)
Date1850
Place MadeMassachusetts, United States, North America
MediumPrinted ink on paper
Dimensions19.2 x 12.7 x 1.9 cm (7 9/16 x 5 x 3/4 in.)
ClassificationsBooks
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession number10.b.2.28
eMuseum ID728362
EmbARK ObjectID19172
TMS Source ID6630
Last Updated8/9/24
Description285 p.; 20 cmStatus
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.
BibliographyNotesIsabella Stewart Gardner. A Choice of Books from the Library of Isabella Stewart Gardner, Fenway Court (Boston, 1906), p. 27. (first edition with autograph letter)
ProvenanceNotesPurchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner from the book dealer, Charles F. Libbie & Co., Boston on 29 April 1886 for $5.75.
