The Works of Jonathan Swift, Volume I
author
Jonathan Swift
(Dublin, 1667 - 1745, Dublin)
publisher
Charles Bathurst
(active London, 1709-1786)
editor
John Hawkesworth
(London, 1715 - 1773)
Date1755
Place MadeEngland, Europe
MediumPrinted ink on paper
Dimensions27.5 x 22 x 4.5 cm (10 13/16 x 8 11/16 x 1 3/4 in.)
ClassificationsBooks
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession number9.b.2.1
eMuseum ID728549
EmbARK ObjectID19302
TMS Source ID6755
Last Updated8/9/24
Description12 v., plates : engr.music,maps ; 8°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.
BibliographyNotesIsabella Stewart Gardner. A Choice of Manuscripts and Bookbindings from the Library of Isabella Stewart Gardner, Fenway Court. (Boston, 1922), p. 62.
MarksNotesEmbossed (front cover, center): Coat of arms of John Stuart (1713-1792), third Earl of Bute and prime minister.
Inscribed in pencil (front flyleaf reverse, top left): le = 12 vols.
Inscribed in pencil (front flyleaf reverse, top center): from "old" copper
Enclosed: Written Bibliographic Description and Newspaper Clipping Book Review. (ARC.007833)
Inscribed in pencil (front flyleaf reverse, top left): le = 12 vols.
Inscribed in pencil (front flyleaf reverse, top center): from "old" copper
Enclosed: Written Bibliographic Description and Newspaper Clipping Book Review. (ARC.007833)
ProvenanceNotesIn the collection of John Stuart (1713-1792), third Earl of Bute and prime minister.
Purchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner from the bookseller and importer Charles E. Lauriat Company, Boston, for $75 for 12 volumes on 6 August 1918.
Purchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner from the bookseller and importer Charles E. Lauriat Company, Boston, for $75 for 12 volumes on 6 August 1918.
