Amelia T. Schieferdecker / Göttingen Copy
An 1859 second-edition copy at SUB Göttingen, retaining original brown publisher’s cloth and the ownership inscription of Mrs. Amelia T. Schieferdecker.
Binding Description
Original brown publisher’s cloth with a gilt sphinx and blind-stamped circular bands, border, and corner ornaments. The decorated spine survives.
Provenance Chain
Amelia T. Schieferdecker — undated ownership inscription → Unrecorded intervening ownership → Jos. Baer & Cie., Frankfurt am Main → Göttingen State and University Library — acquired 1885
Provenance
The undated flyleaf inscription reads “Mrs. Amelia T. Schieferdecker.” Göttingen acquired the volume from Jos. Baer & Cie. of Frankfurt am Main in 1885 (accession 1885.1000). Its earlier route is unrecorded.
Copy Notes
- The chromolithographic title bears the statement “SECOND EDITION.”
- Library shelf labels and a Göttingen stamp identify the institutional copy.
Evidence and Documentation
SUB Göttingen copy scans; catalogue record 142544566; repository accession record 1885.1000. SUB Göttingen catalogue ↗
People in This Copy
Photographs of S063
Courtesy of Göttingen State and University Library (SUB Göttingen).
