Tales of my Landlord
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Walter Scott
(Edinburgh, 1771 - 1832, Roxburgh, Scotland)
publisher
John Murray
(founded London, 1768)
publisher
William Blackwood and Sons
(active Edinburgh and London, 1804 - 1980)
Date1816
Place MadeScotland, Europe
MediumInk on paper
ClassificationsBooks
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession number8.a.2.42
eMuseum ID722432
EmbARK ObjectID23577
TMS Source ID8515
Last Updated8/9/24
Description4 v. ; 18 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.
MarksNotesNotes: From the Beckford Library. Wtih MS notes by Beckford.
ProvenanceNotesCollection of the Beckford Library, Hamilton Palace, South Lanarkshire, Scotland.
Collection 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 $8.75 (for this and three volumes of The Antiquary, Edinburgh,1816, accession numbers 8.a.2.44-46) ) on 18 April 1890, lot 2186.
Collection 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 $8.75 (for this and three volumes of The Antiquary, Edinburgh,1816, accession numbers 8.a.2.44-46) ) on 18 April 1890, lot 2186.
