Individual census record · S076

Black Limp Leather Copy

An 1859 second-edition copy in black limp pebble-grain leather with red edges, given to the University of Pennsylvania by Gordon A. Hardwick.

RepositoryUniversity of Pennsylvania — Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts

LocationPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania

Shelfmark / Call NumberPJ1531 .R4 E54 1859 ↗

BindingUnknown

Binding statusBinding status undetermined

Black limp pebble-grain leather front cover lettered in gilt “The Rosetta Stone.”

Binding Description

Black pebble-grain leather over limp boards, lettered in gilt “The Rosetta Stone.” on the front cover; red edges. Whether the binding is original is unrecorded.

Provenance Chain

Unrecorded earlier ownership → Gordon A. Hardwick — gift → University of Pennsylvania — Kislak Center for Special Collections

Provenance Narrative

Earlier ownership is unrecorded. The volume was given to the University of Pennsylvania by Gordon A. Hardwick.

Copy Notes

Sources and Documentation

Six copy photographs, October 2026; Penn catalog record. Catalog record ↗

Visual Record

Images: copy photographs, University of Pennsylvania Libraries, Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts, October 2026.

Front cover and fore-edge, showing the red edges

Front pastedown with University of Pennsylvania Libraries, Department of Special Collections bookplate

Opening with a colored plate and the decorated “Ptolemy” leaf

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