The Rosetta Stone CensusPhilomathean Society · 1859
Individual census record · S054

Miami University — Special Collections & University Archives

Miami University’s second-edition copy, with gilt sphinx binding, library bookplate, bookseller clippings, and stamped number 288490.

RepositoryMiami University — Special Collections & University Archives
Shelfmark / Call Number493.1 P384 Ed. 2
BindingUnclassified
Binding statusOriginal binding retained

Binding Description

Cloth boards with a gilt sphinx, blind-stamped circular bands, borders, and corner ornaments; gilt spine title. The spine ends, joints, and board edges are worn.

Provenance Chain

Unrecorded earlier ownership → Miami University — Special Collections & University Archives

Provenance

Miami University Library bookplate. An endpaper is marked “Gift”; the donor and acquisition date are unrecorded.

Copy Notes

  • The title bears SECOND EDITION in red block capitals. The printed dedication leaf bears the blue stamped number 288490.
  • Two bookseller descriptions are pasted to an endpaper. The upper describes an 1858 copy with a Jones letter; neither clipping establishes this volume’s sale history or the presence of that letter.

Evidence and Documentation

Miami University copy photographs and repository correspondence.

Photographs of S054

Images: Miami University, Special Collections & University Archives.

Front board with gilt sphinx and blind-stamped circular bands and borders
Front board with gilt sphinx and blind-stamped circular bands and borders
Spine with gilt title and shelfmark 493.1 P384 Ed. 2
Spine with gilt title and shelfmark 493.1 P384 Ed. 2
Rear board with gilt sphinx and blind-stamped decoration
Rear board with gilt sphinx and blind-stamped decoration
Miami University Library bookplate on the front pastedown
Miami University Library bookplate on the front pastedown
Endpaper with two pasted bookseller descriptions, for 1858 and 1859 copies, and the manuscript word “Gift”
Endpaper with two pasted bookseller descriptions, for 1858 and 1859 copies, and the manuscript word “Gift”
Chromolithographic title with SECOND EDITION in red block capitals
Chromolithographic title with SECOND EDITION in red block capitals
Printed dedication to Henry D. Gilpin, with blue stamped number 288490
Printed dedication to Henry D. Gilpin, with blue stamped number 288490
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