The Letters of Jonathan Swift, Volume IV
author
Jonathan Swift
(Dublin, 1667 - 1745, Dublin)
editor
Deane Swift
(1707 - 1783, Dublin)
publisher
Thomas Davies
(active London, 1713 - 1785)
Date1768
Place MadeEngland, Europe
MediumPrinted ink on paper
Dimensions27.5 x 22 x 3 cm (10 13/16 x 8 11/16 x 1 3/16 in.)
ClassificationsBooks
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession number9.b.2.12
eMuseum ID731181
EmbARK ObjectID20423
TMS Source ID7056
Last Updated8/9/24
Description12v., 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.
ProvenanceNotesCollection 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.
