Individual census record · S009
The Providence Athenæum
Acquired 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 acquisition is unrecorded.
RepositoryThe Providence Athenæum
Shelfmark / Call Number493 P38 ↗
BindingBrown — Green Decoration
Binding statusOriginal binding retained
Binding Description
Original brown publisher’s cloth with gilt sphinx and green decoration beneath a later paper library covering. The front board is detached.
Provenance
Acquired 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 acquisition is unrecorded.
Provenance Chain
- Joseph Jesse Cooke
- G. A. Leavitt & Co. estate auction, lot 3167 (1883)
- The Providence Athenæum
Copy Notes
- The title verso carries Athenæum and Cooke Bequest stamps and a call number. The red block-capital edition statement and tipped-in 1859 copyright notice survive.
Evidence and Documentation
Repository photographs and correspondence; Cooke auction catalogue, 1883, lot 3167
