Mary Clayton Brown Presentation Copy
An 1859 second-edition copy in original blue cloth, given to Mary Tiebout Trew Clayton by her mother in New York in 1859 and by her, as Mary Clayton Brown, to her grandson David S. Brown 3rd in 1902.
Binding Description
Original blue publisher’s cloth with a gilt sphinx in a roundel, a stamped lotus band, borders, and corner ornaments. The detached spine, gilt-lettered “Rosetta Stone,” is laid down on the rear board.
Presentation / Association
“Presented to / Mary Tiebout Trew Clayton / with the love of her Mother / New York. May 20th 1859.”
“Presented to my Grandson / David S. Brown 3rd / by / Mary Clayton Brown / Feb 11th 1902.”
Provenance Chain
Mary Tiebout Trew Clayton — gift from her mother, New York, May 20, 1859 → Mary Clayton Brown (Mrs. David Seymour Brown, 1840–1922) → David Seymour Brown III (1895–1955) — gift from his grandmother, February 11, 1902 → Princeton Antiques Bookfinders, Atlantic City, New Jersey → Private Collection
Provenance Narrative
Her mother gave the book to Mary Tiebout Trew Clayton (1840–1922) in New York on May 20, 1859. As Mary Clayton Brown, she gave it in 1902 to her grandson David Seymour Brown III (1895–1955).
Copy Notes
Rear pastedown label: “From the collection of Princeton Antiques Bookfinders,” Atlantic City, N.J., Robert Eugene Ruffolo, II, Prop. Her mother’s name is not given; Find a Grave records the second middle name as Tier.
People in This Copy
Mary Tiebout Trew Clayton Brown · David Seymour Brown III · David Seymour Brown · David Seymour Brown II
Sources and Documentation
Four copy-specific photographs, October 2026; Find a Grave family memorials, Woodlawn Cemetery, Bronx.
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