Individual census record · C092

Cream Binding · Private Collection

Original cream publisher-issued boards; no presentation inscription, ownership inscription, or bookplate identified.

RepositoryPrivate Collection

BindingOriginal cream publisher-issued boards with black decoration. The original printed spine survives only in part, worn and chipped, with losses at head and tail. The board edges and corners are rubbed, and the rear board has small surface losses near the upper corner.

Edition EvidenceThe chromolithographic title has no “SECOND EDITION” statement, and the botanical dedication to Henry D. Gilpin is present, confirming the 1858 first edition. The illuminated committee leaf names Hale, Jones, and Morton and is dated June 1857.

Presentation / AssociationNo presentation inscription, ownership inscription, or bookplate identified in the supplied photographs.

Provenance Chain

Unrecorded earlier ownership → online auction purchase → Private Collection

Sources and Documentation

Owner correspondence and six copy-specific photographs supplied in October 2026.

Visual Record

C092: Original cream publisher’s board printed in black — **Front board** · Original cream publisher’s board printed in black

C092: Sphinx medallion within a floral wreath — **Rear board** · Sphinx medallion within a floral wreath

C092: Original printed spine, worn, with losses at head and tail — **Spine** · Original printed spine, worn, with losses at head and tail

C092: No “SECOND EDITION” statement — **First-edition title** · No “SECOND EDITION” statement

C092: Botanical dedication to the Hon. Henry D. Gilpin — **Dedication leaf** · Botanical dedication to the Hon. Henry D. Gilpin

C092: Facsimile signatures of Hale, Jones, and Morton, June 1857 — **Committee leaf** · Facsimile signatures of Hale, Jones, and Morton, June 1857

Images: Private Collection.

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