University of California, Berkeley — The Bancroft Library

Binding Description

Later dark-brown half-leather binding with marbled-paper boards, leather corners, raised spine bands, and a gilt spine title. No original publisher's cloth is visible in the supplied photographs.

Provenance

The accession label records a gift from Right Rev. C. R. Hale. Whether Hale donated it personally or through his estate remains unestablished.

Provenance Chain

• Right Rev. Charles Reuben Hale, recorded as the source of the gift
• University of California Library, accession no. 82384
• University of California, Berkeley — The Bancroft Library

Copy Notes

• Accession no. 82384. No personal presentation inscription is visible; the manuscript-style slip is the standard 1859 copyright notice. The second-edition title and membership catalogue survive.

Evidence and Documentation

Repository photographs, repository documentation, historical accession label, and catalog record, August 2026