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Comfort Found in Good Old Books
Author: George Hamlin Fitch (American, 1852–1915)
Publisher: Paul Elder (American, 1872–1948)
Printer: John Henry Nash (American, born Canada, 1871–1947)
Publisher: Paul Elder (American, 1872–1948)
Printer: John Henry Nash (American, born Canada, 1871–1947)
1913
Place of Publication: San Francisco, California, USA
Medium/Technique
Illustrated book with photogravures
Dimensions
Overall: 17.7 x 11 x 2.4 cm (6 15/16 x 4 5/16 x 15/16 in.)
Credit Line
William A. Sargent Collection—Bequest of William A. Sargent
Accession Number37.1998
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAmericas, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsIllustrated books
San Francisco: Paul Elder and Company, 1913
Description(San Francisco: Paul Elder and Company, 1913) 17.7 cm; xxi, 171 pp. [1 f.], plus plates; original publisher's gilt- and black-stamped terracotta cloth.
InscriptionsGraphite on front flyleaf: "A friend to a friend from a friend Oct. 21st 1914."
Provenance1922, acquired by William A. Sargent (b. 1858 - d. 1936); 1937, bequest of William A. Sargent to the MFA. (Accession date: November 17, 1937)