Maria A. Hemphill–Paul Mellon Copy · New Haven, Connecticut
No authorial presentation is established. The volume qualifies as an association copy on the strength of the early owner's inscription described below.
Presentation / Association
No authorial presentation is established. The volume qualifies as an association copy on the strength of the early owner's inscription described below.
Ownership Evidence
Inscribed ‘Maria A. Hemphill.’ Faint graphite beneath may read ‘West Chester, Pa. / from John H…’; neither reading is secure. A Paul Mellon bequest bookplate and pencil note ‘Beinecke Library 2003 +16’ document Yale custody. ‘Yale 1929’ is Mellon’s class year.
Provenance Chain
Maria A. Hemphill (early owner, unresolved) → unresolved interval → Paul Mellon (collector) → Yale University, Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library, by bequest
Why This Copy Matters
Hemphill’s identity and the route into Mellon’s collection are unrecorded.
Sources and Documentation
Yale University Library catalogue, correspondence, and copy photographs.
People in This Copy
- Maria A. Hemphill
- Paul Mellon
