The Rosetta Stone CensusPhilomathean Society · 1859
Individual census record · S055

Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary — Styberg Library

Garrett’s 1859 second-edition copy, in later gilt-ruled leather, with a Western Theological Seminary stamp and inserted copyright slip.

RepositoryGarrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary — Styberg Library
LocationEvanston, Illinois
Shelfmark / Call NumberSpecial Collections PJ1531 .R3 1859a
BindingRebound
Binding statusRebound

Binding Description

Later dark leather binding with double gilt rules on the boards, gilt-lettered spine, and raised bands. The original publisher’s decorated cloth is not present in the illustrated binding.

Provenance Chain

Unrecorded earlier ownership → Western Theological Seminary, Chicago → Seabury-Western Theological Seminary — Hibbard Library → Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary — Styberg Library

Provenance

A Western Theological Seminary, Chicago, stamp appears on an endpaper. The volume later belonged to the Hibbard Library of Seabury-Western Theological Seminary; Garrett-Evangelical acquired its stewardship in the 1980s.

Copy Notes

  • The chromolithographic title bears SECOND EDITION in red block capitals.
  • A manuscript 1859 copyright certification slip is tipped in beside printed page 24.

Evidence and Documentation

Styberg Library copy photographs and repository correspondence; barcode 35560003222033

Garrett Styberg Library copy: later dark leather binding with gilt-ruled front board

Photographs of S055

Images: Special Collections, Styberg Library, Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary.

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