Timbuctoo: A Poem
author
Alfred Tennyson
(Somersby, 1809 - 1892, Haslemere)
printer
John Smith
(active Cambridge, England, 1809-1836)
Date1829
Place MadeEngland, Europe
MediumPrinted ink on paper
Dimensions21.5 x 14.5 x 1.5 cm (8 7/16 x 5 11/16 x 9/16 in.)
ClassificationsBooks
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession number8.a.2.15
eMuseum ID721235
EmbARK ObjectID20927
TMS Source ID7471
Last Updated8/9/24
Description13 pages ; 24 cm.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.
MarksNotesInscribed in pencil (front flyleaf reverse, top): 1st Edition of "Timbuctoo". Reprints have "lavished" sense / instead of "ravished" sense, near the end of the poem. / 213 / $10.00 / B/10 / 2838 / 1364 / 15.00
Enclosed: Bibliographic Information (ARC.010551)
Enclosed: Bibliographic Information (ARC.010552)
Enclosed: Bibliographic Information (ARC.010551)
Enclosed: Bibliographic Information (ARC.010552)
ProvenanceNotesCollection of the book collector Dr. David Hunt, Boston.
Purchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner at the Hunt sale, from the auctioneers and appraisers Charles F. Libbie & Co., Boston for $15 on 20 November 1891, lot 2838.
Purchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner at the Hunt sale, from the auctioneers and appraisers Charles F. Libbie & Co., Boston for $15 on 20 November 1891, lot 2838.
