London, England

No presentation inscription or ownership mark has been identified in this copy.

RepositoryThe British Museum

LocationLondon, England

Shelfmark / Call NumberRBC.8°.HAL

BindingLater plain brown cloth library binding with gilt spine lettering. A modern Walter Newbury binder's label is present. The photographed exterior board is plain and matches the spine; the supplied photographs do not establish that an original decorated publisher board survives beneath or within the later binding.

Edition EvidenceThe title page is absent; a catalogue note records pages 73–80 missing. The spine date ‘1857’ conflicts with the Museum’s first-edition identification.

Presentation / Association

No presentation inscription or ownership mark has been identified in this copy.

Provenance Chain

Unresolved earlier ownership → Department of Egyptian Antiquities, The British Museum, by 1892

Provenance Narrative

The volume was found with an Adams-associated group, but lacks the identifying marks of William Y. Adams’s books. His ownership is unestablished; the acquisition route is unrecorded.

Why This Copy Matters

A Department of Egyptian Antiquities stamp establishes British Museum custody by 1892.

Sources and Documentation

Correspondence with British Museum staff; British Museum Collections Online bibliographic record; five copy-specific photographs.