Poems on Various Subjects

author Samuel Taylor Coleridge (Ottery Saint Mary, England, 1772 - 1834, London)

author Charles Lamb (London, 1755 - 1834, Edmonton, Middlesex)

publisher Joseph Cottle (Active Bristol, London, 1770 - 1853)

binder P.B. Sanford Co. (active Boston, 19th century)

Date1796

Place MadeLondon, Greater London, England, Europe

MediumPrinted ink on paper

Dimensions17.1 x 11.1 x 2 cm (6 3/4 x 4 3/8 x 13/16 in.)

ClassificationsBooks

Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston

Accession number8.a.2.25

eMuseum ID720865

EmbARK ObjectID20936

TMS Source ID7479

Last Updated8/9/24

Description1 vol., (xvi, 188 + [1] pages) : paper ; ill. ; 17 cm. (16°)

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.

BibliographyNotesCharles F. Libbie & Co. Catalogue of the Entire Private Library Belonging to a Well Known Boston Collector, Forming a Magnificent Collection of Rarities in All Departments of Literature (Boston, 17-21 November 1891), p. 65, lot 691.
Isabella Stewart Gardner. A Choice of Books from the Library of Isabella Stewart Gardner, Fenway Court (Boston, 1906), p. 18.
Isabella Stewart Gardner. A Choice of Manuscripts and Bookbindings from the Library of Isabella Stewart Gardner, Fenway Court. (Boston, 1922), p. 89.

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 $16 on 17 November 1891.