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Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
The Book Fancier
Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston

The Book Fancier

publisher (English, founded 1891)
author (County Louth, Ireland, 1834 - 1925, Dublin)
Date1914
MediumPrinted ink on paper
Dimensions20.5 x 14 x 3 cm (8 1/16 x 5 1/2 x 1 3/16 in.)
ClassificationsBooks
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession numberm.2.18
eMuseum ID717439
Previous Numberm.2
EmbARK ObjectID20687
TMS Source ID7297
Last Updated8/9/24
Description1 vol., vi [2] 312 [12] p., 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.
MarksNotesSticker (front flyleaf, bottom): Chas. E. Lauriat Co., / Importers & Booksellers / 385 Wash'n St. Boston
ProvenanceNotesPossibly purchased from the bookseller Charles E. Lauriat after 1914.
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