The Works of Jonathan Swift, Volume VIII

author Jonathan Swift (Dublin, 1667 - 1745, Dublin)

editor Deane Swift (1707 - 1783, Dublin)

publisher C. Bathurst, C. Davis, C. Hitch and L. Hawes, J. Hodges, R. and J. Dodsley, and W. Bowyer (active London, 18th century)

Date1765

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.2.8

eMuseum ID730662

EmbARK ObjectID20427

TMS Source ID7060

Last Updated8/14/24

Description12v.,plates : engr.music, maps ; 8°

Status

Not on view

Web 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.

ProvenanceNotes

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.