University of Melbourne — Archives & Special Collections

Binding Description

Later dark-brown half-leather and marbled-paper binding with leather corners, a rounded spine, raised bands, gilt rules, and the gilt spine title ROSETTA STONE. No original publisher's cloth is visible.

Provenance

Purchased in 2007 from Colophon Book Shop, Exeter, New Hampshire. The earlier inscribed owner remains unidentified.

Provenance Chain

• Unidentified earlier owner (inscription survives)
• Colophon Book Shop, Exeter, New Hampshire
• University of Melbourne — Archives & Special Collections (purchased 2007)

Copy Notes

• The title bears faint red second-edition lettering. An unidentified ownership inscription and later price or seller annotations survive.

Evidence and Documentation

Repository photographs, repository documentation, catalog discovery record, and acquisition information, September 2026