Individual census record · S037
British Library, London
British Museum stamps dated April 29, 1954 record purchase on that date, as confirmed by the repository. The seller and earlier ownership are unrecorded.
RepositoryBritish Library, London
Shelfmark / Call Number07705.aa.37 ↗
BindingRed — Green Decoration
Binding statusOriginal binding retained
Binding Description
Original red publisher’s cloth with gilt sphinx, green circular band and ornaments, and gilt-lettered spine.
Provenance
British Museum stamps dated April 29, 1954 record purchase on that date, as confirmed by the repository. The seller and earlier ownership are unrecorded.
Provenance Chain
- Unrecorded earlier ownership
- British Museum library — purchased April 29, 1954
- British Library
Copy Notes
- The title bears red block-capital SECOND EDITION; the Gilpin dedication and membership catalogue survive.
- This volume is distinct from the library’s lost first-edition holding, shelfmark 7702.d.8.
Evidence and Documentation
British Library photographs, catalog record, and repository correspondence, July–September 2026