Address delivered at the opening of the new hall of the Athenaeum of Philadelphia : on Monday, October 18th, 1847 / by Thomas I. Wharton ; published by order of the directors.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Wharton, Thomas I. (Thomas Isaac), 1791-1856.

Contributor:

Breck, Samuel, 1771-1862.

Notman, John, 1810-1865, Illustrator.

Sinclair, Thomas S., approximately 1805-1881., Lithographer.

Nicholson, Peter A., Lithographer.

Clark, John C., Printer.

Athenaeum of Philadelphia.

American Imprints Collection (Athenaeum of Philadelphia)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Athenaeum of Philadelphia.

Genre:

Printed wrappers (Binding)

Physical Description:

47, 12 p. front. 25 cm.

Other Title:

Wrapper title on c.3: Mr. Wharton's address on the opening of the new hall of the Athenæum, October 18, 1847, with an appendix, containing the address of the president at the laying of the corner stone, November 1, 1845, &c. &c.

Place of Publication:

Philadelphia, J.C. Clark, printer, 1847.

Notes:

Frontispiece signed: John Notman, archt. Lith of T. Sinclair, Phila. On stone by P.A. Nicholson.

"Extract from the annual report, Feb. 1, 1847."--p. [43]-45.

"Architectural description of the new hall of the Athenæum."--p. [46]-47.

"Address, delivered November 1st, 1845."--p. [5]-12 at end. The address at the laying off the corner stone was delivered by Samuel Breck, president of the Athenaeum. His correspondence with the building committee is given on the page preceding the address.

Rebound; c. 1 trimmed to 22 cm.; c. 2, 23 cm.; c. 3 (25 cm.) has original wrappers bound in.

Athenaeum copy: Copy 1 lacks front.; c. 2 has two states of front.

Athenaeum copy: Copy 4 has many notes glued in.

Local Notes:

Athenaeum copy: Exhibited: "Samuel Breck (1771-1862): Books From the Library of a Philadelphia Francophile," at the Athenaeum of Philadelphia, 2013-14.

OCLC:

3486005