Individual census record · S071

Jay T. Last Copy

A later rebinding with “Rosetta Stone” in gilt on the front cover; given to The Huntington Library by Jay T. Last in 2005.

RepositoryThe Huntington Library

LocationSan Marino, California

Shelfmark / Call Number610803 ↗

BindingRebound

Binding statusRebound

Edition EvidenceThe Huntington catalogue records the second edition, with the 1859 “Catalogue of members of the Philomathean Society” bound in at the end. The Egyptianizing dedication to Henry D. Gilpin is present.

S071 later rebinding, front cover with gilt “Rosetta Stone”

Binding Description

A later purplish-brown rebinding with “Rosetta Stone” in gilt on the front cover, blind-ruled panels and corner ornaments, no sphinx, and a gilt-tooled spine with raised bands; the original binding is unknown.

Provenance Chain

Unrecorded earlier ownership → Jay T. Last → The Huntington Library (gift, 2005)

Provenance Narrative

Gift of Jay T. Last to The Huntington Library, 2005, as part of the Jay T. Last Collection of Graphic Arts and Social History. Earlier ownership is unrecorded.

People in This Copy

Jay T. Last

Sources and Documentation

The Huntington Library catalogue record b1909082 and six copy-specific photographs.

Visual Record

S071 Leaf with pencil notes “B.204” and “Rare” — **Leaf with pencil notes “B.204” and “Rare”**

S071 Chromolithographic title — **Chromolithographic title**

S071 Dedication to Henry D. Gilpin — **Dedication to Henry D. Gilpin**

Images: The Huntington Library.

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