The collection contains more than 4,000 bookplates most dating from the late 1800s and early 1900s, 150 books, pamphlets and periodicals relating to bookplates, lewis. Lewis stark 19082004 began collecting bookplates as an undergraduate at unh in the late 1920s and later used this collection as the basis for his masters thesis, english literature as reflected in bookplate design. This armorial ex libris dates from the mid to late 17th century and was beautifully engraved by william faithorne 16161691 for sir george hungerford of cadenham. Vintage edward gorey ex libris book plate 1953 antioch publishing. From the jacobean period 15671625 to the edwardian era these printed bookplates evolved into elegant engravings and etchings known as ex libris from the books of. A bookplate, also known as ex libris, is a printed or decorative label pasted into a book, often on the front endpaper, to indicate ownership. Info select options a104 bookplate with emilie poulson poem. Ivy frame bookplate stickers, ex libris book plates, adhesive book labels for inside cover of books, set of 20. Apr 26, 2011 this is one of two bookplates that the belgian artist made for his fellow countrywoman jeanne radolsky, a passionate collector of ex libris.
Info select options b253 books by open window with ex libris text bookplate. Pratt institute libraries, special collections 1070 sc01284 pratt libraries website for inquiries regarding. Mar 09, 2021 founded in 1972, the bookplate society is the direct descendant of the worlds first such organisation, the ex libris society, 18911908, and its creation and successor, the bookplate exchange club. With richly detailed illustrations by lettering artist dana tanamachi that evoke vintage bookplates, ex libris is an impassioned reminder of why reading matters more than ever. His bookplate with arms of boyle impaling hamilton to commemorate his marriage in 1738 to margaret, the only daughter of john hamilton, esq. Fogli di guardia in carta gialla, con ex libris major bryan palmes al. Walt whitman lettered signature, his working copy, 2 pp autograph account of the books provenance from frederick skiff. I cannot guarantee the gum adhesive at this age, but i.
Fogli di guardia in carta gialla, con ex libris major bryan. Ex libris william morris locuciones latinas book labels gothic tattoo art nouveau badge design antique books gravure. Info select options t7 owen wise religious bookplate. Massachusetts historical society bookplate collection, 1685. Perhaps it had a cat on it, or a child sitting in a window, a large book on its. Known, for the most part, only by collectors and specialists in the field, these small images are fine pieces of graphic design, the products of a distinctive artist who. He operated a studio in fargo, nd, and designed nearly 200 exlibris between 1898 and 1947. Many early bookplates display a coat of arms because the possession of books was largely an aristocratic privilege and the heraldic device was sufficient for identification purposes. Jul 01, 2012 the expression ex libris latin for from the books of often appears before the name of a book s owner on bookplates. Add to favorites set of 18 ex libris personalized bookplates choose from 20 designs moonmothpress 5 out of 5 stars. Dodge, a renowned ex libris collector and advocate, according to swann galleries. Samuel pepys and rudyard kipling have used them, but a personal bookplate has been available to anyone owning a library and wishing to place in. May 03, 2012 there is even a book on kents bookplates. The name of the owner usually follows an inscription such as from the books of.
Ashbee can be seen between an image of an ash tree and an actual bee. The earliest known examples of printed bookplates are german, and date from the 15th century. Information on buying and collecting leaves of grass by whitman, walt with a guide to first. Guide to the lewis stark bookplate collection, 18021959. Early in 1891, a few bookplate collectors met in london to establish the ex libris society, and, at the end of the first year, the society had 300 members, and began publishing its journal of the ex libris society. Surrounded by an ornate border featuring two open books with a hammer and a pair of scissors. Rushmore was promoted to the head of book production in 1922 and in 1942 was elected to. Sep 1, 2017 bookplates by joseph william simpson 18721932. See more ideas about ex libris, joseph williams, book plates. Another bookplate of the noted book collector frank brewer bemis on. Initially a tool to identify the owner of a book and to prevent theft or ensure safe return of valuable property, bookplates evolved from mere identification into tiny works of art and.
In 1900, william fowler hopson 18491935 designed a bookplate for william lyon phelps 18651943. Pictorial or armorial, bookplates provide booksellers and book collectors with. Mini bookplates perfect for all the books in your library collection. Jun 19, 2015 this exhibition draws on the extensive book plate collections of members of the auckland ex libris society, the only such group in new zealand. Wellworn covers with the black cloth faded to brown along the edges, a slight cock to the spine, and wear at the corners. The series he designed for antioch made it possible for everyone to have a rockwell kent bookplate. Bookplate 32 wood engraving 75 x 50 mm the quotation is from walt whitman bookplate 33 wood engraving 75 x 50 mm engraved for joan on our 25th wedding anniversary. Many artists, some famous such as william hogarth, aubrey beardsley and john piper, have designed bookplates, and many significant people e. In the introduction to her new collection of essays, ex libris.
Bookplate for sir william henry weldon while norroy king of arms by george w. Lewis stark 19082004 began collecting bookplates as an undergraduate at unh in the late 1920s. Collecting leaves of grass by whitman, walt first edition. Info select options t5a owen wise religious hymnal bookplate. Time traveling through rare books the jlms of ex libris universum.
Although i dont use bookplates or any kind of ex libris marks, i really dont mind them as long as they dont mar the book s appearance. Info select options a106 bookplate with open book, candles and ex libris wording. This delightful book showcases bookplates drawn from the rich collections of the british museum, including works created by some of the most talented artists of their day, such as albrecht duerer, edward burnejones, aubrey beardsley and eric gill. It represents a miniature art developed to adorn books and a convenient, individualized way for the book s owner to be identified. Bookplates bear a motif relating to the book s owner, such as a coatofarms. Bookplates in the archives kings college cambridge. The ex libris often incorporate a name, motto and coatofarms which relate to the book s owner.
Exlibris bookplate collection special collections images. See more ideas about book plates, ex libris, woodcut. Black cloth with gilt spine and cover titles and gilt cover device, 14 by 21 cm, frontis, xvi 240 pp. Personalised bookplate book belongs stamp book plates, hand. A few weeks ago, a customer called about having a bookplate printed for a book fair at her sons school. This group of enthusiastic bookplate collectors was a precursor of the bookplate society, which still holds regular meetings in london. Tel aviv, 1953, there appear two poems of walt whitman translated. She comes up with an eclectic list of titles that have shaped her life, including classics shakespeare, frankenstein, mobydick, biography and memoir. Bookplates, sometimes called ex libris, have a long and interesting history. Massachusetts historical society bookplate collection. I buy, sell and exchange bookplates of good artistic quality. Hopson began with a pen and wash drawing, and the finished bookplate is an etching and aquatint print.
Click on image to see enlarged the fourth bookplate was in a book donated to the university library by lassa oppenheim 18581919, a german jurist who came to britain in the 1890s and became whewell professor of international law at cambridge in 1908. Buy ex libris the art of bookplates online the british museum. A bookplate for gleeson white designed by charles ricketts. The sixteen bookplates exhibited were from the collection of philip goo supplied their. A delightfully attractive book presenting the bookplate a neglected art form that has nevertheless been practised by leading artists of their generation, from albrecht duerer to edward burnejones. Mar 7, 2016 this pinboard is a part of my virtual bookplate collection.
Classic antioch designs archives page 2 of 4 bookplate ink. B252 book tree bookplate by robert whitmore, nonpersonalized. Info select options x8 bookplate with cross and ex libris text. Martin hopkinsons brief but informative introduction to bookplates is an enjoyable short tour, illustrated in color, of approximately one hundred bookplates. Not only a collector who enjoyed membership of the ex libris society, he commissioned artists such as alan wright and charles ricketts to create plates for him. Info buy b321 vintage boris vallejo on golden wings antioch bookplate. Buy ex libris the art of bookplates online the british. Personal and institutional bookplates from america, australia, canada, england, and germany. We have printed this design without the ex libris text, which is latin for from the library of, and without any text at all. Bookplates are decorative printed labels affixed to the inside front cover of a book denoting ownership when personal libraries were common among those who could read and who could afford to buy books. Art of the print artists and authors portrayed in art. In june of 1888, celebrated american poet walt whitman suffered a strok. Exlibris of a musician from a collection of book plate designs, by louis rhead, boston, 1907.
Ex libris society catalogue of the sixth exhibition, 1897 a booklet devoted to the bookplates of elisha brown bird, by winfred porter truesdell, village press, new york, 1907. New yorks arthur cohen was the premier purveyor of books and ephemera on twentieth century modern art movements for nearly twenty years. Info buy b253 books by open window bookplate, nonpersonalized. This is one of two bookplates that the belgian artist made for his fellow countrywoman jeanne radolsky, a passionate collector of ex libris. Represented in the collection are prominent american bookplate artists such as william fowler hopson and joseph winfred spenceley, as well as important dutch, english, german, hungarian, swedish, and spanish artists. Ex libris author articles american institute of physics. Someone seeking a highly personalized ex libris could commission one directly from an artist.
Represented in the collection are prominent american bookplate artists such as william fowler hopson and joseph winfred spenceley, as well as. According to thwaites the auckland ex libris society started life as the auckland branch of the new zealand ex libris society on 27 november 1930 and that members of the quoin club helped to supply some. Info select options a108 cat and owner by fireplace bookplate. Former new york times book critic kakutani delivers an ebullient celebration of books and reading. Pk at bibliodyssey featured bookplates from the first half of this database. Since graduating from handwriting my ex libris, i now have a collection of bookplates illustrated by young artists that always give me a spark of joy whenever i open a book in my personal library. Corrections and index to ex libris the art of bookplates by martin hopkinson, british museum press, 2011.
Phelps was a professor of english literature at yale and the faculty. It wasnt a particularly handsome book, and wasnt in pristine. Aug 12, 2018 image result for bookplate of elizabeth langdon by william edgar fisher. Bookplate 32 wood engraving 75 x 50 mm the quotation is from walt whitman bookplate 33 wood engraving. About ex libris pulitzer prizewinning literary critic michiko kakutani shares her enthusiasm for more than 100 books in a series of succinct, thoughtprovoking essays. This plate was designed by charles william sherborn, who was a founding member and vicepresident of the ex libris society.
Image result for bookplate of elizabeth langdon by william. May 01, 2012 introduced by antioch bookplate company in the 1960s, this design was created by tom eaglin, using the inspirational quote attributed to quaker leader william penn. Apr 4, 2020 bookplate 32 wood engraving 75 x 50 mm the quotation is from walt whitman bookplate 33 wood engraving 75 x 50 mm eng. According to franks, it is probably the bookplate of sir john hynde cotton, of madingley hall, 4th bart d.
Sales on the book were few, but whitman was not discouraged. These elaborate displays of ownership, whether appearing on the books cover or inside in the form of a bookplate, gradually. A bookplate or bookplate, as it was commonly styled until the early 20th century, also known as ex libris latin for from the books or library, is a printed or decorative label pasted into a book, often on the front endpaper, to indicate ownership. Walt whitman initiative invites fellowship applications. See more ideas about sherborn, ex libris, book plates. The bookplate, or ex libris, is a label placed on the inside of the front cover of a book. Famous artists such as william hogarth and members of the bloomsbury group all designed bookplates for themselves and others. Jul 11, 20 often, due to provenance issues, or a special relationship between the book and its bookplate, you should not. Decorated pieces of paper found on the inside of books, ex libris have practical. Antioch stopped printing bookplates a few years ago, but karen gardner has continued the business under the name bookplate ink, where you can still get many of the old rockwell kent designs. Jan 21, 2021 commonly referred to as bookplates, their modern iterations are illustrated stickers that readers can affix inside their books. A bookplate, or ex libris, is a small print for pasting inside the cover of a book to express ownership.
See more ideas about ex libris, book plates, woodcut. Yale dean and bibliographer william whobrey, who directs this project, goes. Ex libris of the medalist and sculptor who designed the lincoln penny. The pages are clean with no writing, marks or bookplates in the book. The art of bookplates in pictures books the guardian. Simple typographical bookplates are termed book labels.
Pratt institute libraries ex libris collection flickr. He operated a studio in fargo, nd, and designed nearly 200 ex libris between 1898 and 1947. Leggett book label torrey botanical club, bookplate, ex libris. These book plates have been carefully stored for maybe as long as half a century.
You will receive 8 bookplates on premium white matte paper with an adhesive backing. Folder 6, the australian ex libris society year book. History yale university library online exhibitions. Info select options b254 bookplate border design of open books. This page contains a listing of original works of art by international artists with a focus on artworks depicting studies, portraits and selfportraits of novelists, poets, biographers, historians, educators, dramatists, painters, graphic artists, ex libris art and depictions with a related artistic or literary theme.
By 1897, a list had been compiled of no fewer than 1,500 artists and engravers who had executed bookplates. So in 2012 we celebrated the societys 40th anniversary. Unique ex libris stickers designed and sold by artists. You wont want to ex libris the ex libris in these and certain other special. Nov 30, 2019 bookplates by charles william sherborn 18311912. Initially a tool to identify the owner of a book and to prevent theft or ensure safe return of valuable property, bookplates evolved from mere identification into tiny works of art and reflections of the owners personality and aspirations. Our purpose is to encourage the production, use, collecting, and study of bookplates. Aug 02, 2017 the book containing this bookplate is a 19th century german language book on typesetting.
Ex libris from the library of lombard historical society. Includes the book stamps of the tollemache family of helmingham and ham by edward wilson. Ex libris, as a noun in english, denotes the bookplate itself. He produced more private work in the form of monograms and bookplates. Bookplates bookplates, ex libris by william john hardy. British armorial bookplates graphic artist ex libris. See more ideas about book plates, ex libris, bookplate design. Info select options a107 ex libris bookplate with child in flight on bird.
The first books were highly valuable and prestigious objects to own, hence the first. Decorate your laptops, water bottles, helmets, and cars. Say the book is of some historical significance, or your volume is an association copy from a famous author, scholar, or a presidential library. Bookplates bear a motif relating to the book s owner, such as a coatofarms, crest, badge, motto, or a design commissioned from an artist or designer. Marceline explained that at the book fair, there would be a wish list table of books needed for the school library and teachers. Bookplates, also known as ex libris, have since the 15th century been placed in books to declare ownership. The history of bookplates goes back to 14th century germany with the first dated bookplate to 15th century germany. The plates feature finely detailed engraving and etching, and serve as outstanding examples of period book art and typography.
Personal bookplate collection name list the following names have a bookplate in the personal bookplate collection. The ex libris collection consists of nineteenth and twentiethcentury bookplates from private and institutional libraries. In a world riven by political and social divisions, literature can connect people across time zones and zip codes, across cultures and religions, national boundaries and historical eras. Aug, 2019 since the fifteenth century, distinguished artists and their patrons have given serious attention to this art form. Phelps was a professor of english literature at yale and the faculty sponsor for the founding of the elizabethan club in 1911.
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