Private Collection
No presentation inscription identified.
Presentation / Association
No presentation inscription identified.
Provenance Chain
Robert H. Sayre, ownership inscription dated October 16, 1907 → Anna E. Lloyd Reilly (1849–1937), pencil note “From the libraries of Anna Lloyd Reilly” → unresolved gap → Private Collection
Ownership Evidence
The front endpaper is signed ‘Robert H. Sayre,’ October 16, 1907. Robert Heysham Sayre III is the strongest candidate; the name, date, and comparison signature support a qualified attribution. A pencil note below the preface reads “From the libraries of Anna Lloyd Reilly,” identifying Anna E. Lloyd Reilly (1849–1937) of Altoona and Philadelphia. The endpaper also bears a penciled “480.” No Reilly–Sayre connection has been found, so the order of ownership is unestablished.
Why This Copy Matters
The later route to the present collection is unrecorded.
Sources and Documentation
Copy photographs; Sayre family records and Robert Heysham Sayre III’s 1917 draft registration and signature. Anna E. Lloyd Reilly: Find a Grave memorial 91225902 (West Laurel Hill Cemetery); WikiTree Lloyd-15469; Wikipedia, “John Reilly (Pennsylvania politician)”.
People in This Copy
- Robert Heysham Sayre III
