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author Joseph Spence (Kingsclere, 1699 - 1768, Surrey)

publisher Robert Dodsley (Durham, 1704 - 1764, London)

printer William Robinson (active London, 1757 - 1789)

printer Horace Walpole (London, 1717 - 1797, London)

binder Robert Riviere (London, 1808 - 1882, London)

manufacturer Strawberry Hill Press (active London, 1757 - 1789)

Date1758

Place MadeLondon, Greater London, England, Europe

MediumPrinted ink on paper

Dimensions18.42 x 11.75 cm (7 1/4 x 4 5/8 in.)

ClassificationsBooks

Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston

Accession number8.b.2.14

eMuseum ID727486

EmbARK ObjectID22396

TMS Source ID8082

Last Updated8/9/24

Description1 vol., (104 pages) : paper ; ill. ; 20 cm. (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.

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. 227, lot 2316.
Isabella Stewart Gardner. A Choice of Books from the Library of Isabella Stewart Gardner, Fenway Court (Boston, 1906), p. 63.
Isabella Stewart Gardner. A Choice of Manuscripts and Bookbindings from the Library of Isabella Stewart Gardner, Fenway Court (Boston, 1922), p. 87.

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 $20 on 18 April 1890, lot 2316.