The Conduct of Life
author
Ralph Waldo Emerson
(Boston, 1803 - 1882, Concord, Massachusetts)
publisher
Ticknor and Fields
(active Boston, 1854 - 1868)
printer
Riverside Press
(active Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1852 - 1971)
Date1860
Place MadeMassachusetts, United States, North America
MediumPrinted ink on paper
Dimensions20 x 12.1 x 2.5 cm (7 7/8 x 4 3/4 x 1 in.)
ClassificationsBooks
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession number10.b.2.30
eMuseum ID728096
EmbARK ObjectID19174
TMS Source ID6632
Last Updated8/9/24
Description288 p.; 19 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)
ProvenanceNotesPurchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner from the book dealer, Charles F. Libbie & Co., Boston on 29 April 1886 for $1.75.
