Institutionally Rebound Copy · Baltimore, Maryland

Unresolved early ownership → Enoch Pratt Free Library, accession 23108 → later Enoch Pratt institutional rebinding

RepositoryEnoch Pratt Free Library, Special Collections Department

LocationBaltimore, Maryland

Shelfmark / Call NumberXP.J1531 .R3 1858 (accession no. 23108, recorded on the Enoch Pratt Free Library reference-book plate) ↗

BindingLater plain brown cloth institutional binding with gilt spine lettering and library labels. Enoch Pratt staff identified it as the library's standard or “stock” rare-book rebinding rather than an original publisher binding.

Edition EvidenceThe illuminated title page carries no “Second Edition” statement, confirming the 1858 first edition. The library catalog presently dates the record 1859.

Condition

Repository staff report brittle, deteriorating paper; several leaves detached from the spine; cut pages; and the possibility that some leaves may be missing. The photographs show the title leaf fully detached. The condition and collation await fuller examination.

Catalog and Shelf-Check Discrepancy

The catalogue reports a second copy that has not been physically located.

Ownership and Provenance Evidence

The library plate records institutional ownership, shelfmark, and accession number. Earlier ownership and other internal marks are unrecorded.

Provenance Chain

Unresolved early ownership → Enoch Pratt Free Library, accession 23108 → later Enoch Pratt institutional rebinding

Sources and Documentation

Enoch Pratt Free Library catalog record 511206; shelf check, correspondence with Enoch Pratt Free Library staff, and six copy-specific photographs. The photographs document the later institutional binding, spine label, reference-book plate, shelfmark, accession number, and illuminated first-edition title page.