The history of the seal of the United States.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

United States. Department of State.

Contributor:

Hunt, Gaillard, 1862-1924

Historical Society of Pennsylvania.

Vaux, George, 1908-1996., Former owner.

Vaux Bequest., Donor.

Rare Books Collection (Athenaeum of Philadelphia)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

United States--History.

United States.

Physical Description:

72 leaves, [7] leaves of plates : ill. ; 29 cm.

Place of Publication:

Washington, D. C. : Dept. of state, 1909.

Notes:

Photocopy of original.

80 leaves of photocopy of text, ill. and request slip to receive xerox copies from The Historical Society of Pennsylvania; placed in a folder binder. Also included are January 1976 issue of The Retired officer magazine, 3 loose sheets from June-July 1968 issue of The Retired officer magazine, and a letter from Mr. George Vaux, President, Friends of St. Mary Redcliffe to Mr. Malvin J. Weig, U.S. Dept. of the Interior.

Label on the folder reads as: The seal of the united States, Gaillard Hunt, Department of State, Washington, 1909.

By Gaillard Hunt. First ed. pub. 1892, with title "The seal of the United States."

Local Notes:

Athenaeum copy is bequest of George Vaux, 1996.

Athenaeum copy: The Vaux bequest of 1996 consists of books from the library of the prominent Philadelphia Quaker family established in America by James Vaux (1748-1812), who emigrated in 1771. Most of the books are inscribed by George Vaux VII (1779-1836), George Vaux VIII (1832-1915), George Vaux IX (1863-1927), and the donor George Vaux (1908-1996).