Travels Into Several Remote Nations of the World: In Four Parts
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Jonathan Swift
(Dublin, 1667 - 1745, Dublin)
publisher
Benjamin Motte
(active London, 1690s)
binder
P.B. Sanford Co.
(active Boston, 19th century)
Date1726
Place MadeLondon, Greater London, England, Europe
MediumPrinted ink on paper
Dimensions19.37 x 12.38 cm (7 5/8 x 4 7/8 in.)
ClassificationsBooks
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession number8.a.2.47
eMuseum ID729350
EmbARK ObjectID22304
TMS Source ID8030
Last Updated8/9/24
Description1 vol. : paper ; ill. ; 20 cm. (8°)Status
Not on viewWeb CommentaryMuch of Jonathan Swift's lampoon was of contemporary 18th century English politics and behavior, but young readers could enjoy this book as a fanciful traveler’s tale and were enchanted by the descriptions of "littleness."
Isabella Stewart Gardner was a voracious reader, and books were the first objects that she collected. About 120 of the 2700 books she acquired for her museum can be considered children's books.
Isabella Stewart Gardner was a voracious reader, and books were the first objects that she collected. About 120 of the 2700 books she acquired for her museum can be considered children's books.
BibliographyNotesKnown Boston Collector, Forming a Magnificent Collection of Rarities in All Departments of Literature (Boston, 17-21 November 1891), p. 253, lot 2799.
Isabella Stewart Gardner. A Choice of Books from the Library of Isabella Stewart Gardner, Fenway Court (Boston, 1906), p. 65.
Isabella Stewart Gardner. A Choice of Manuscripts and Bookbindings from the Library of Isabella Stewart Gardner, Fenway Court (Boston, 1922), pp. 90-91.
Susan Sinclair and Philip B. Eppard. Catalogue of Children’s Books from the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum Collection and the Personal Libraries of John Lowell and Isabella Stewart Gardner (Boston, 1988), p. 12, no. 1.
Isabella Stewart Gardner. A Choice of Books from the Library of Isabella Stewart Gardner, Fenway Court (Boston, 1906), p. 65.
Isabella Stewart Gardner. A Choice of Manuscripts and Bookbindings from the Library of Isabella Stewart Gardner, Fenway Court (Boston, 1922), pp. 90-91.
Susan Sinclair and Philip B. Eppard. Catalogue of Children’s Books from the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum Collection and the Personal Libraries of John Lowell and Isabella Stewart Gardner (Boston, 1988), p. 12, no. 1.
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 $50 on 20 November 1891, lot 2799.
Purchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner at the Hunt sale from the auctioneers and appraisers Charles F. Libbie & Co., Boston for $50 on 20 November 1891, lot 2799.
