"The unauthorized story of the grandest of Boston's grand dames . . ". ("Boston Globe"), this biography is the first to portray the extraordinary life and times of Isabella Stewart Gardner, muse and mentor to musicians, painters, writers, and scholars such as Henry James, John Singer Sargent, and T.S. Eliot. 4-page color insert. 47 illustrations.
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"The unauthorized story of the grandest of Boston's grand dames . . ". ("Boston Globe"), this biography is the first to portray the extraordinary life and times of Isabella Stewart Gardner, muse and mentor to musicians, painters, writers, and scholars such as Henry James, John Singer Sargent, and T.S. Eliot. 4-page color insert. 47 illustrations.
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Near Fine in Near Fine jacket. Book. 8vo. (xvi) 3652 pages, index, notes, b/w illustrations in text; purple/black boards. Near fine, remainder mark bottom edge, corner bumped; priced dust jacket near fine.
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Near Fine in Near Fine jacket. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. Harper Collins, 1997, 4th Printing, 8vo, 351 pages, illustrations and photos, bookplate. Book and jacket in near fine condition.
Years ago I read "Mrs. Jack." This more recent biography fills in many of the details and further elaborates on the dramatic life of that oversized personality Mrs. Isabella Steward Gardner. A great read.