Individual census record · S067

William D. Stuart / Crystal Bridges Copy

A 1859 second-edition copy bearing William D. Stuart’s bookplate and a separate Stuart signature dated January 1875.

RepositoryCrystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Library

BindingDecorated publisher’s cloth boards with a gilt sphinx, blind-stamped circular bands, border, and corner ornament. A later cloth spine retains gilt title lettering; the board surface is rubbed.

Edition EvidenceThe chromolithographic title bears “SECOND EDITION” in red block capitals along the wooden base, confirming the 1859 second edition.

Presentation / AssociationWilliam D. Stuart’s ownership bookplate; a separate Stuart signature is dated January 1875.

ProvenanceA bookplate names William D. Stuart and bears the motto “NE CEDE MALIS.” A separate Stuart signature with indistinct initials is dated “Jan. 1875”; the relationship between the two ownership marks is unrecorded.

Provenance Chain

William D. Stuart (undated bookplate) → Unrecorded subsequent ownership → Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Library

People in This Copy

William D. Stuart

Sources and Documentation

Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art Library examination and five copy-specific photographs, October 2026.

Visual Record

S067: Decorated cloth front board with gilt sphinx — **Front board** · Decorated cloth front board with gilt sphinx

S067: William D. Stuart bookplate with motto “NE CEDE MALIS” — **Bookplate** · William D. Stuart bookplate with motto “NE CEDE MALIS”

S067: Stuart signature with indistinct initials, dated “Jan. 1875” — **Ownership inscription** · Stuart signature with indistinct initials, dated “Jan. 1875”

S067: Chromolithographic title with red “SECOND EDITION” lettering — **Title page** · Chromolithographic title with red “SECOND EDITION” lettering

S067: Later cloth spine retaining gilt “ROSETTA STONE” title lettering — **Spine** · Later cloth spine retaining gilt “ROSETTA STONE” title lettering

Images: Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Library.

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