Individual census record · S024
Carnegie Mellon University — Hunt Library, Posner Center
Edward Duff Balken’s presentation bookplate records his gift to Carnegie Institute of Technology’s Hunt Library, now Carnegie Mellon University.
RepositoryCarnegie Mellon University — Hunt Library, Posner Center
Shelfmark / Call NumberPJ1531 .R3 1859 ↗
BindingRed — Green Decoration
Binding statusOriginal binding retained
Binding Description
Original red cloth with gilt sphinx and green decoration retained at the rear of a later red half-leather and marbled-paper binding with gilt-lettered spine.
Provenance
Edward Duff Balken’s presentation bookplate records his gift to Carnegie Institute of Technology’s Hunt Library, now Carnegie Mellon University.
Provenance Chain
- Edward Duff Balken
- Carnegie Institute of Technology — Hunt Library
- Carnegie Mellon University — Hunt Library, Posner Center
Copy Notes
- A loose manuscript copyright slip dated 1859 survives beside the retained cloth. The second-edition title and Gilpin dedication survive.
Evidence and Documentation
Repository photographs and repository documentation, August 2026
