The Rosetta Stone CensusPhilomathean Society · 1859
Individual census record · S056

Andover Theological Seminary Copy

The 1859 second-edition Andover copy in original red cloth, with a seminary bookplate and mounted bookseller description.

RepositoryHarvard Divinity School Library — Andover-Harvard Theological Library
LocationCambridge, Massachusetts
Shelfmark / Call NumberD 41.71
Item barcode32044023328610
BindingRed — Green Decoration
Binding statusOriginal binding retained

Binding Description

Original red publisher’s cloth with a gilt sphinx and dark green stamped circular band, borders, and corner ornaments; gilt-lettered spine. A small shelf label is attached near the foot of the spine.

Provenance Chain

Unrecorded earlier ownership → Andover Theological Seminary → Harvard Divinity School Library — Andover-Harvard Theological Library

Provenance

Andover Theological Seminary bookplate and shelfmark D 41.71 identify the institutional copy, now held by Harvard Divinity School Library. A mounted bookseller description does not establish an earlier owner.

Copy Notes

  • The illustrated title page and printed Henry D. Gilpin dedication are present. The title identifies the second edition.
  • A mounted bookseller description describes the 1859 report as scarce; its date and relationship to this copy’s acquisition are unrecorded.

Evidence and Documentation

Andover-Harvard Theological Library copy photographs and repository examination; item barcode 32044023328610; Harvard catalog record 990028595600203941. Harvard catalogue ↗

Andover copy: original red publisher’s cloth with gilt sphinx and dark stamped decoration

Photographs of S056

Images: Harvard Divinity School Library, Andover-Harvard Theological Library.

Red cloth front board with gilt sphinx and dark stamped decoration
Red cloth front board with gilt sphinx and dark stamped decoration
Andover Theological Seminary bookplate and mounted bookseller description
Andover Theological Seminary bookplate and mounted bookseller description
Illustrated 1859 second-edition title page
Illustrated 1859 second-edition title page
Institutional stamp and printed dedication to Henry D. Gilpin
Institutional stamp and printed dedication to Henry D. Gilpin
Red cloth rear board with gilt sphinx and stamped decoration
Red cloth rear board with gilt sphinx and stamped decoration
Both red cloth boards and gilt-lettered spine with shelf label
Both red cloth boards and gilt-lettered spine with shelf label
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