The Last Men of the Revolution - Bookplates and Library Labels

A sequence of labels affixed to the front endpapers charts the passage of this volume from a private collection to a public institution. The engraved Ex Libris of Edward Swan Stickney is joined by the Chicago Historical Society's own accession plate, marking the book's donation by his widow following his death in 1897. A mounted calling card belonging to a Charles F. Cox of New York offers another trace of the book's life before its eventual deaccession, presenting a compact history of ownership and remembrance.