Author: Walter Hamilton
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 318
Book Description
Dated Book-plates
Author: Walter Hamilton
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 318
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 318
Book Description
The Art of the Bookplate
Author: James P. Keenan
Publisher: Sterling Publishing Company
ISBN: 9780760746967
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 190
Book Description
The world is full of people who love books. People who not only love to read, but who love to possess and collect books. Since the fifteenth century truly devoted collectors have commissioned their own bookplates, known also as ex libris. Some are straightforward ? a simple label bearing the owner?s name. Others are impressive works of art in miniature. Whether plan or fancy, book plates give an owner a special sense of proud proprietorship. Even more important, they assure that if a cherished book is lent, it has a decent chance of being returned. They are an indulgence of the rich and famous, certainly. And, ?The art of the Bookplate? includes many owned by prominent people such as George Washington, Charlie Chaplin, John F. Kennedy, Joan Crawford J.P. Morgan, Walt Disney, Grace Allen, Otto Bismarck, Albert Einstein, Eleanor Roosevelt, Harry Houdini, Sigmund Freud, Charles Dickens, and Anita Loos. But other bookplate patrons are unknown to us, like Mabel Bishop, whose charming ex libris shows a young woman tending her garden, or Lucius Fisher, whose bookplate, naturally enough, features a fish. In this delightful book James P. Keenan, Director of the American Society of bookplate collectors & Designers, shares many of his favorite bookplates. He explains the history behind each, and discusses the artists ? some as famous as Rockwell Kent and Claes Oldenburg, others as unknown or not ex libris owners are passionate about keeping their book collections intact. As one very old bookplate proclaims, ?Steal not this book for fear of shame. For here you see the owner?s name.? The Art of the Bookplate is a book to be treasured and, of course, kept in your possession. --
Publisher: Sterling Publishing Company
ISBN: 9780760746967
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 190
Book Description
The world is full of people who love books. People who not only love to read, but who love to possess and collect books. Since the fifteenth century truly devoted collectors have commissioned their own bookplates, known also as ex libris. Some are straightforward ? a simple label bearing the owner?s name. Others are impressive works of art in miniature. Whether plan or fancy, book plates give an owner a special sense of proud proprietorship. Even more important, they assure that if a cherished book is lent, it has a decent chance of being returned. They are an indulgence of the rich and famous, certainly. And, ?The art of the Bookplate? includes many owned by prominent people such as George Washington, Charlie Chaplin, John F. Kennedy, Joan Crawford J.P. Morgan, Walt Disney, Grace Allen, Otto Bismarck, Albert Einstein, Eleanor Roosevelt, Harry Houdini, Sigmund Freud, Charles Dickens, and Anita Loos. But other bookplate patrons are unknown to us, like Mabel Bishop, whose charming ex libris shows a young woman tending her garden, or Lucius Fisher, whose bookplate, naturally enough, features a fish. In this delightful book James P. Keenan, Director of the American Society of bookplate collectors & Designers, shares many of his favorite bookplates. He explains the history behind each, and discusses the artists ? some as famous as Rockwell Kent and Claes Oldenburg, others as unknown or not ex libris owners are passionate about keeping their book collections intact. As one very old bookplate proclaims, ?Steal not this book for fear of shame. For here you see the owner?s name.? The Art of the Bookplate is a book to be treasured and, of course, kept in your possession. --
English Book-plates
Author: Egerton Castle
Publisher:
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Category : Bookplates, English
Languages : en
Pages : 412
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Bookplates, English
Languages : en
Pages : 412
Book Description
Dated Book-plates (Ex Libris) with a Treatise on Their Origin and Development
Author: Walter Hamilton
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Bookplates
Languages : en
Pages : 486
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Bookplates
Languages : en
Pages : 486
Book Description
Book-plates
Author: William John Hardy
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Bookplates
Languages : en
Pages : 274
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Bookplates
Languages : en
Pages : 274
Book Description
American Book-plates
Author: Charles Dexter Allen
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Bookplate designers
Languages : en
Pages : 526
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Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Bookplate designers
Languages : en
Pages : 526
Book Description
French Book-plates
Author: Walter Hamilton
Publisher:
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Category : Bookplates
Languages : en
Pages : 218
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Category : Bookplates
Languages : en
Pages : 218
Book Description
Collecting Oyster Plates
Author: Jeffrey B. Snyder
Publisher: Schiffer Pub Limited
ISBN: 9780764314810
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
Languages : en
Pages : 160
Book Description
Oyster plates, platters, and servers produced in porcelain, majolica, faïence, English ironstone, and French stoneware are displayed in over 475 beautiful color photographs. Ranging from the elegant to the everyday, these plates date from the mid-nineteenth through the late-twentieth century. The informative and interesting text includes histories of the major oyster plate manufacturers (including Minton, Wedgwood, Haviland, and the Quimper potteries, among others) whose wears are on display. Also included are an examination of manufacturer's marks, a discussion of the ceramic and glass oyster plate forms and decoration, current market values in the captions, an extensive bibliography, and an index.
Publisher: Schiffer Pub Limited
ISBN: 9780764314810
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
Languages : en
Pages : 160
Book Description
Oyster plates, platters, and servers produced in porcelain, majolica, faïence, English ironstone, and French stoneware are displayed in over 475 beautiful color photographs. Ranging from the elegant to the everyday, these plates date from the mid-nineteenth through the late-twentieth century. The informative and interesting text includes histories of the major oyster plate manufacturers (including Minton, Wedgwood, Haviland, and the Quimper potteries, among others) whose wears are on display. Also included are an examination of manufacturer's marks, a discussion of the ceramic and glass oyster plate forms and decoration, current market values in the captions, an extensive bibliography, and an index.
A Collection of Book Plate Designs
Author: Louis Rhead
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Bookplates
Languages : en
Pages : 76
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Bookplates
Languages : en
Pages : 76
Book Description
Dated Book-plates (Ex Libris) with a Treatise on Their Origin and Development
Author: Walter Hamilton
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Bookplates
Languages : en
Pages : 492
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Bookplates
Languages : en
Pages : 492
Book Description