Individual census record · C095

New York, New York

No presentation inscription identified.

RepositoryNew York Public Library, Stephen A. Schwarzman Building

LocationNew York, New York

Shelfmark / Call Number*OBNA (protective wrapper labeled “*OBNA 1858”)

BindingOriginal dark-puce publisher-issued boards with silver-gray decoration. The spine covering is heavily worn, with losses, and bears a later handwritten title. The board edges and corners are rubbed.

Edition EvidenceThe chromolithographic title has no 'SECOND EDITION' statement, and the botanical dedication to Henry D. Gilpin is present, confirming the 1858 first edition.

Presentation / AssociationNo presentation inscription identified.

Ownership EvidenceBlue oval stamp on the title page: “ASTOR LIBRARY.” A pencil note at the head of the title page reads “…sylvania Univ. Philomathean Soc.”; further pencil notes appear at the foot.

Provenance Chain

Astor Library, New York → New York Public Library

Sources and Documentation

New York Public Library copy-specific scans, October 2026. The five images in the Visual Record are four of those scans plus a detail crop of the library stamp from the title-page scan.

Visual Record

C095: Original dark-puce publisher’s board with silver-gray decoration — **Front board** · Original dark-puce publisher’s board with silver-gray decoration

C095: Sphinx medallion within a floral wreath — **Rear board** · Sphinx medallion within a floral wreath

C095: Chromolithographic title page, undated, with no 'SECOND EDITION' statement (first edition) — **Title page** · Chromolithographic title page, undated, with no 'SECOND EDITION' statement (first edition)

C095: Botanical chromolithographic dedication to the Hon. Henry D. Gilpin (first-edition design) — **Dedication leaf** · Botanical chromolithographic dedication to the Hon. Henry D. Gilpin (first-edition design)

C095: Blue oval “ASTOR LIBRARY” stamp on the title page — **Library stamp** · Blue oval “ASTOR LIBRARY” stamp on the title page

Images: New York Public Library.

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