George Henry Calvert
1803–1889Confirmed estate donor · Estate bookplate · His books were bequeathed to the Redwood Library
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Individual census record · C098
Estate of George Henry Calvert Copy · Newport, Rhode Island
Unrecorded earlier ownership → Estate of George Henry Calvert → Redwood Library and Athenæum
1858 First EditionRebound
Repository
Redwood Library and Athenæum
Location
Newport, Rhode Island
Shelfmark / Call Number
c7BUR7 .H13
Binding
Later blue cloth library binding.
Edition Evidence
The botanical dedication to Henry D. Gilpin identifies the 1858 first edition.
Presentation / Association
No presentation inscription identified. Bookplate: Redwood Library’s “Est. of George Henry Calvert.”
Provenance Chain
Unrecorded earlier ownership → Estate of George Henry Calvert → Redwood Library and Athenæum
Copy Notes
- A partial oval Redwood Library stamp is struck at the upper right of the title page.
- The shelf label on the spine and the circulation pocket both read “c7BUR7 .H13”; the date-due card carries loan stamps of July 18, 1964, September 23, 1965 and February 18, 1976.
- Alexander von Humboldt’s letter of March 12, 1859 is present as an English facsimile and as a facsimile of his manuscript. A leaf in this group bears the pencil notes “Save this page” and “Facsimile of letter from Baron von Humboldt” and the stamped number “6220 4.”
Sources and Documentation
Redwood Library and Athenæum holdings and nine copy-specific photographs, November 2026.
Visual Record
Images: Redwood Library and Athenæum.