Individual census record · C097

William H. Lloyd Bookplate Copy · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Unrecorded earlier ownership → William H. Lloyd → Mrs. Stanley Bright → Historical Society of Pennsylvania, April 27, 1959

1858 First EditionBrown

Repository

Historical Society of Pennsylvania

Location

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Shelfmark / Call Number

Am 1858 Pen Bc 164 R29 ↗

Binding

Original brown publisher-issued boards with gold decoration; later brown rebacking.

Edition Evidence

The original publisher-issued boards identify the 1858 first edition.

Presentation / Association

No presentation inscription identified. Bookplates: “WILLIAM H. LLOYD” and the Historical Society of Pennsylvania’s “Presented by Mrs. Stanley Bright / April 27, 1959.”

Provenance Chain

Unrecorded earlier ownership → William H. Lloyd → Mrs. Stanley Bright → Historical Society of Pennsylvania, April 27, 1959

Copy Notes

A pencil shelfmark, “Bc 164 / R29,” is written on the Lloyd bookplate.
A copy of John E. Pomfret’s letter “Never underestimate . . .” from the Pennsylvania Gazette, May 1974, accompanies the volume.

Sources and Documentation

Historical Society of Pennsylvania catalog record and six copy-specific photographs, November 2026.

Visual Record

C097: Original brown front board with later brown rebacking — **Front board**Original brown publisher-issued board; later brown rebacking

C097: Later brown rebacking with paper shelf label — **Spine**Later brown rebacking with paper shelf label

C097: Chromolithographic title page, undated, with no 'SECOND EDITION' statement (first edition) — **Title page**Chromolithographic title page, undated, with no 'SECOND EDITION' statement (first edition)

C097: Historical Society of Pennsylvania bookplate, presented by Mrs. Stanley Bright, April 27, 1959 — **Historical Society of Pennsylvania bookplate**“Presented by / Mrs. Stanley Bright / April 27, 1959”

C097: William H. Lloyd pictorial bookplate with pencil shelfmark — **William H. Lloyd bookplate**Pictorial bookplate “WILLIAM H. LLOYD,” with pencil shelfmark

C097: John E. Pomfret’s letter in the Pennsylvania Gazette, May 1974 — **Pennsylvania Gazette, May 1974**John E. Pomfret’s letter “Never underestimate . . .” accompanying the volume

Images: Historical Society of Pennsylvania.

People in This Copy

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