Individual census record · C048
Bryn Mawr Montgomery Copy · Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania
The gift of ‘Mrs. W. W. Montgomery’ is dated July 10, 1965. Fannie Brock Montgomery is the strongest candidate; the initials do not confirm her identity. Earlier ownership is unrecorded.
RepositoryBryn Mawr College Special Collections
LocationBryn Mawr, Pennsylvania
Shelfmark / Call NumberPJ1531 .R3 1858 ↗
Former shelfmark Uncat 8416. Repository staff are enriching the catalog record and assigning PJ1531 .R3 1859; that cataloging date does not alter the copy’s photographed first-edition evidence.
Former shelfmark Uncat 8416. Repository staff are enriching the catalog record and assigning PJ1531 .R3 1859; that cataloging date does not alter the copy’s photographed first-edition evidence.
BindingOriginal cream publisher-issued boards with black decoration.
Edition EvidenceThe photographed chromolithographed title page lacks the “SECOND EDITION” statement found on the 1859 issue, confirming this volume as an 1858 first-edition copy.
Ownership EvidenceA pencil annotation in the gutter of the Preface records “10 Jy ’65 Gift of Mrs. W. W. Montgomery.” No earlier ownership inscription or bookplate has been identified.
Provenance Chain
Unidentified earlier ownership → Mrs. W. W. Montgomery → Bryn Mawr College, July 10, 1965
Provenance Narrative
The gift of ‘Mrs. W. W. Montgomery’ is dated July 10, 1965. Fannie Brock Montgomery is the strongest candidate; the initials do not confirm her identity. Earlier ownership is unrecorded.
Sources and Documentation
Bryn Mawr College Libraries, institutional correspondence and copy-specific photographs; St. David’s Episcopal Church cemetery register; and University of Pennsylvania Archives biography of William Woodrow Montgomery.
People in This Copy
- Fannie Brock Montgomery
- William Woodrow Montgomery
