Poems Chiefly in the Scottish Dialect
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Robert Burns
(Ayshire, 1759 - 1796, Dumfries)
publisher
William Creech
(Edinburghshire, 1745 - 1815, Edinburgh)
binder
Tout
(British)
Date1787
Place MadeEdinburgh, Edinburgh, Scotland, Europe
MediumPrinted ink on paper
Dimensions20.96 x 13.34 cm (8 1/4 x 5 1/4 in.)
ClassificationsBooks
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession number8.a.2.49
eMuseum ID729328
EmbARK ObjectID22306
TMS Source ID8031
Last Updated8/9/24
Description1 vol., (xlviii, [1], 10-368 pages) : paper ; ill. ; 21 cm. (8°)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.
BibliographyNotesCharles F. Libbie & Co. Catalogue of the Library, Manuscripts, Autograph Letters, Maps and Prints Forming the Collection of Gerald E. Hart, esq., of Montreal... (Boston, 15-19 April 1890), p. 42, lot 383.
Isabella Stewart Gardner. A Choice of Books from the Library of Isabella Stewart Gardner, Fenway Court (Boston, 1906), p. 13.
Isabella Stewart Gardner. A Choice of Manuscripts and Bookbindings from the Library of Isabella Stewart Gardner, Fenway Court (Boston, 1922), pp. 94-95.
Isabella Stewart Gardner. A Choice of Books from the Library of Isabella Stewart Gardner, Fenway Court (Boston, 1906), p. 13.
Isabella Stewart Gardner. A Choice of Manuscripts and Bookbindings from the Library of Isabella Stewart Gardner, Fenway Court (Boston, 1922), pp. 94-95.
ProvenanceNotesCollection of author and collector Gerald E. Hart (1849-1936), Montreal.
Purchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner at the Hart sale from the auctioneers and appraisers Charles F. Libbie & Co., Boston for $32.50 on 16 April 1890, lot 383.
Purchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner at the Hart sale from the auctioneers and appraisers Charles F. Libbie & Co., Boston for $32.50 on 16 April 1890, lot 383.
