Charles J. Wister Copy
An 1859 second-edition copy in original brown cloth, signed in pencil “Charles J. Wister / Sep 9th 1859.”
Binding Description
Original brown publisher’s cloth with gilt sphinxes and blind-stamped circular bands, borders, and corner ornaments on both boards. Gilt Rosetta Stone spine title. Wear at the board edges and spine ends.
Presentation / Association
Pencil signature “Charles J. Wister / Sep 9th 1859,” either Charles Jones Wister or his son Charles Jones Wister Jr.
Provenance Chain
Charles J. Wister, September 9, 1859 — Charles Jones Wister or Charles Jones Wister Jr. → Unresolved gap → Temple University Library — purchased with funds provided by the Samuel Paley Foundation → Temple University Libraries — Special Collections Research Center
Provenance Narrative
Signed in pencil “Charles J. Wister / Sep 9th 1859.” The signer is either Charles Jones Wister (1782–1865) of Grumblethorpe, Germantown, or his son Charles Jones Wister Jr. (1822–1910); the signature alone does not settle which. A Temple University Library bookplate records purchase with funds provided by the Samuel Paley Foundation. The intervening ownership is unrecorded.
Copy Notes
Signed and dated in the year of publication.
People in This Copy
Sources and Documentation
Temple University Libraries copy photographs, October 2026; Temple catalog record. Catalog record ↗
Visual Record
Courtesy of the Special Collections Research Center. Temple University Libraries. Philadelphia, PA.
