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1859 surviving copies
Browse 55 individually documented surviving copies in the 1859 Philomathean Society Rosetta Stone bibliographical census, with bindings, inscriptions, repositories, and provenance.
S001 · Thomas Robins Jr. CopyBrown — Gilt DecorationPencilled ownership inscription of Thomas Robins Jr., 130 Linwood Avenue, Buffalo; the name and address match the 1934 city directory.S002 · Maria Banks / Rev. George Potts, D.D. CopyRed — Gilt Sphinx OnlyTwo gifts are recorded: Maria Banks to Rev. George Potts, New York, June 2, 1860; Arthur Potts to Charles D. Gillis, “Sunny Slope,” Newburgh…S003 · Wesleyan University — Special Collections & ArchivesBrown — Gilt DecorationEarlier ownership and acquisition history are unrecorded.S004 · University of Toledo — Ward M. Canaday Center for Special CollectionsBrown — Gilt DecorationEarlier ownership and acquisition history are unrecorded.S005 · Claes Gustaf Gartz CopyMauveClaes Gustaf Gartz’s 1881 bookplate identifies an earlier owner.S006 · E. L. Jansen CopyBlack — Extra-GiltStamped “E. L. Jansen / Private Library / No. 428.” Recorded in Books From California’s stock in 2026; earlier ownership is unrecorded.S007 · Wake Forest University — Z. Smith Reynolds Library Special Collections & ArchivesReboundHatchards stamp, 187 Piccadilly. Wake Forest acquired the volume in 1964 and later transferred it to Special Collections; a direct purchase from…S008 · Central Connecticut State University — Elihu Burritt LibraryMauveInscriptions read “H. D. Sayre,” dated 1863, and “Henry D. Sayre, New-York,” apparently the same owner. His fuller identity and the subsequent…S009 · The Providence AthenæumBrown — Green DecorationAcquired by the Athenæum at Joseph Jesse Cooke’s 1883 estate auction, G. A. Leavitt & Co., lot 3167, for its Cooke Bequest Collection. Cooke’s own…S010 · Milwaukee Public Library — Krug Rare Books RoomReboundNo ownership evidence is reported beyond the library’s own markings.S011 · University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee — American Geographical Society LibraryRed — Green DecorationEarlier ownership and acquisition history are unrecorded.S012 · Columbia University — Rare Book & Manuscript LibraryBrownAaron W. Berg’s bequest bookplate records the gift to Columbia following his death in 1978. Earlier ownership is unrecorded.S013 · American Academy in RomeBrown — Green DecorationThe Academy bookplate records a gift from Rev. H. W. G. de Nancrède.S014 · Hamilton College — M. C. Lang Special CollectionsBrown — Gilt DecorationHamilton College bookplate; earlier ownership is unrecorded.S015 · University of Cincinnati Libraries — Archives and Rare Books LibraryReboundMarks record the Public Library of Minneapolis and University of Minnesota Education Library. The rebinding predates Cincinnati’s acquisition…S016 · The University of the South — William R. Laurie University Archives and Special CollectionsRed — Green DecorationEarlier ownership and acquisition history are unrecorded.S017 · Teachers College, Columbia University — Gottesman LibrariesBrown — Gilt DecorationHale’s gift to Cordelia Hale was followed by bequests to Mary Lavinia Avery and Samuel P. Avery. A February 14, 1904 note signed S. P. A. records…S018 · Private CollectionGreenEarlier ownership and acquisition history are unrecorded.S019 · Pittsburgh Theological Seminary — Clifford E. Barbour LibraryBlackEarlier ownership and acquisition history are unrecorded.S020 · Baylor University — Arts and Special Collections Research CenterReboundEarlier ownership and acquisition history are unrecorded.S021 · Emory University — Stuart A. Rose Manuscript, Archives, and Rare Book LibraryUnknownEarlier ownership and acquisition history are unrecorded.S022 · Heidelberg University Library — Historical CollectionsUnknownEarlier ownership and acquisition history are unrecorded.S023 · University of Iowa — Special Collections & ArchivesRed — Gilt Sphinx OnlyEarlier ownership and acquisition history are unrecorded.S024 · Carnegie Mellon University — Hunt Library, Posner CenterRed — Green DecorationEdward Duff Balken’s presentation bookplate records his gift to Carnegie Institute of Technology’s Hunt Library, now Carnegie Mellon University.S025 · Lehigh University — Special CollectionsBrown — Gilt DecorationLehigh’s accession stamp is dated October 17, 1883; earlier ownership is unrecorded.S026 · 1973 Family Presentation CopyBlueA family presentation dated 1973 survives on the front endpaper.S027 · Reuben N. Rice / Julius Movius CopyBrown — Gilt DecorationChristmas 1863 presentation from Reuben N. Rice to his friend Julius Movius.S028 · University of California, Berkeley — The Bancroft LibraryReboundThe accession label records a gift from Right Rev. C. R. Hale. Whether Hale donated it personally or through his estate remains unestablished.S029 · Haverford College — Special CollectionsRed — Green DecorationAnna Hartshorne’s gift from the collection of her father, Henry Hartshorne.S030 · University of Toronto — Thomas Fisher Rare Book LibraryUnknownHenry Morton’s presentation to Emma Lewis. Fisher Library purchased it in May 1976 for $350 from a bookseller recorded as “Thompson”; the…S031 · University of Melbourne — Archives & Special CollectionsReboundPurchased in 2007 from Colophon Book Shop, Exeter, New Hampshire. The earlier inscribed owner remains unidentified.S032 · Boston AthenæumBlack — Gilt Sphinx and Blind DecorationThe inscription names Colonel Andrew Howland Russell and A. L. Russell. The bookplate records the gift of Andrew LeBaron Russell, his nephew…S033 · University of Chicago Library — Hanna Holborn Gray Special Collections Research CenterGreenA gift bookplate and pencil notation name “Miss E. M. Banvard,” probably Edith M. Banvard. “Oriental Institute” records earlier departmental custody…S034 · Université de Caen Normandie — Bibliothèque Pierre SineuxMauveEarlier ownership and acquisition history are unrecorded.S035 · Bavarian State Library — Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, MunichBrown — Gilt Sphinx OnlyPresented by John L. Moore of New York to his friend J. J. Brown, Esq., May 1, 1860. The Royal Library, Munich, stamp records later institutional…S036 · Getty Research Institute, Los AngelesBrown — Gilt Sphinx and Decorative BandsHenry M. Dexter’s manuscript ex libris survives. Getty reports acquisition with the David Owen Collection; the intervening ownership is unrecorded.S037 · British Library, LondonRed — Green DecorationBritish Museum stamps dated April 29, 1954 record purchase on that date, as confirmed by the repository. The seller and earlier ownership are…S038 · Pocumtuck Valley Memorial Association Library, Deerfield, MassachusettsBlueAn 1867 gift to an unnamed friend is identified by the repository with Charlotte Alice Baker. Her later donation is documented by the PVMA label…S039 · University of Arkansas Libraries — Special CollectionsBlueUniversity of Arkansas ownership stamp and Special Collections shelf slip; earlier ownership, acquisition, and repair dates are unrecorded.S040 · Boston University Libraries — Howard Gotlieb Archival Research CenterUnknownEarlier ownership, donor, and acquisition history are unrecorded.S041 · New York State LibraryReboundHarvard College Library stamp dated November 24, 1909, and a Harvard duplicate-disposal stamp precede New York State Library custody. The disposal…S042 · Indiana University Bloomington — Herman B Wells LibraryReboundLater ownership and the date of acquisition by Indiana University are unrecorded.S043 · Yale University — Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript LibraryReboundThe route from Howland’s library into Mellon’s collection is unrecorded.S044 · The Morgan Library & MuseumReboundA removed bookplate has left a shadow on an endpaper. Its owner, the donor, and the acquisition date are unrecorded.S045 · California State University, Fullerton — University Archives & Special Collections, Pollak LibraryBrownThe flyleaf bears the university’s name, Special Collections designation, shelfmark, and number 390659. Earlier ownership, donor, and acquisition…S046 · The Athenaeum of Ohio — Maly Library, Mount St. Mary’s SeminaryBrownThe pastedown bears a Mt. St. Mary Seminary Library bookplate. Earlier ownership, donor, and acquisition date are unrecorded.S047 · Library Company of PhiladelphiaBrown — Gilt DecorationEarlier ownership and acquisition history are unrecorded.S048 · Trinity College Library, HartfordReboundA Trinity College Library receipt stamp dated September 27, 1933, and accession label no. 265 document institutional custody by that date. Earlier…S049 · William L. Clements Library, University of MichiganReboundAn inscription records Alice G. Bryant. The Clements Library acquired the volume in 1945 as a gift from its director, Randolph G. Adams; the route…S050 · University of Kansas Libraries — Kenneth Spencer Research LibraryBlack — Gilt Sphinx and Blind DecorationOwnership inscriptions name John A. Riston and Sumner W. White. A card records “Mrs. Riston” giving the volume to White on December 25, 1884. John’s…S051 · The American University in Cairo — Libraries and Learning TechnologiesUnknownEarlier ownership and acquisition history are unrecorded.S052 · Phillips Library, Peabody Essex MuseumRebound — Original Brown Sphinx Panel RetainedAn Essex Institute bookplate and former holdings mark *493.1 U58 are present. A manuscript accession note records the gift of Mrs. Myra J. Tyler on…S053 · Brigham Young University Library — Rare Book CollectionGreenA BYU Rare Book Collection label is present. Earlier ownership and acquisition history are unrecorded.S054 · Miami University — Special Collections & University ArchivesUnclassifiedMiami University Library bookplate. An endpaper is marked “Gift”; the donor and acquisition date are unrecorded.S055 · Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary — Styberg LibraryReboundWestern Theological Seminary stamp; later Hibbard Library custody.