Large-Paper Mounted Copy
A large-paper 1859 second-edition copy, its leaves mounted on larger sheets with gilt-line borders, cataloged by Penn as “Autographed and mounted.”
Binding Description
Large-paper construction: the printed leaves are mounted on larger sheets with gilt-line borders, 36 × 27 cm. Bound in later brown cloth lettered “Rosetta Stone” on the spine.
Presentation / Association
Penn catalog: “Autographed and mounted.”
Provenance Chain
Unrecorded earlier ownership → University of Pennsylvania Library, shelf mark 893 Un34a → University of Pennsylvania — Kislak Center for Special Collections
Provenance Narrative
The earlier shelf mark 893 Un34a and a University Library book card reading “Rept. of the com.” record it in the University of Pennsylvania Library. Earlier ownership is unrecorded; whether it is the Gest large-paper copy described by Adams is unresolved.
Copy Notes
Large-paper copy. The catalog records 152 leaves, 8 unnumbered leaves, and 6 unnumbered leaves of plates. Manuscript Humboldt letter material is inserted.
Sources and Documentation
Seven 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.
