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| BP1
Rockwell Kent’s Largest Bookplate
KENT,
ROCKWELL. The bookplate of John Whiting & Helen Otillie
Friel. Original photo-lithograph. 1953.
sm.$20,
med.$30, lg. $40, x-lg $50.— |
BP2
Rockwell Kent’s Bookplate
for Eleanor B.Church
A
"canting" bookplate one in which there is a pun, less
or more obvious as here. Fine approx 2.5" by 4" $30—. |
BP3
J.W. Spenceley
for Robert Graham Fuller.
Engraved
by J.W..S. in 1903 and designed by Frederick Garrison Hall in
1902. Fine. About 2 1/4" by 2 1/2". .$25—
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BP4
Sidney Lawton Smith
for Lulu Glaser,
Theatrical bookplate for the turn-of-the-century actress. Fine.
Approx. 2 1/2" by 4". $25— |
BP5
Richard Lux for Dr Enrst
und Vera Margareta Hauser.
Original
etching. 1930. Fine.
Approx. 4" by 5".$30— |
BP6
A.N.Macdonald
finished by Will Simmons,
for J. Edouard Diamond
Proof. Fine. Image size about 2 3/4" x 3 3/4". Unsigned
proof 6" x 8" $45—
Proof signed by Will Simmons 5" x 7" $75 —
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| BP7
Bruce Rogers for S.R. Shapiro,
noted B.R. Collector.
Fine Approx 2” x 1 3/4” $20 — |
BP8
Oscar Taylor Blackburn
for Victor Robinson, 1941
Fine. Approx 2” x 3” $20 — |
BP9
M.E. Webb for Muriel Alderman
Fine.
Approx 2 1/2” x 3 1/2” $20 —
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| BP10
E.D. French for the John
Crerar Library Chicago.
Brainerd
83, 1896 Fine. About 3” x 4” $20 — |
BP11
E.D. French for Harvard College Library Hohenzollern Collection.
Brainerd
239, 1904
One of E.D. F.’s largest and most highly regarded bookplates.
Fine. About 3” x 6”$50 — |
BP12
E.D. French for the Library
of the Metropolitan Museum of Art
Brainerd
40, 1895. Fine. About 3” x 4 1/2” Done by E.D.F.
for the Metropolitan’s superb library which is the finest
of any America museum. They also possess a fine bookplate collection.
$35 — |
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| BP13
E.D. French for Barrett Wendell.
Brainerd 114, 1898.
Fine. 1 3/4” x 2 1/2” $20 — |
BP14
E.D. French for
Ernest Kempton Adams.
Brainerd
207, 1902.
Fine. About 2” x 3 1/4” $25 — |
BP15
E.D. French for
William Beverley Rogers.
Brainerd 205, 1902.
About 2 1/2” x 3 1/2” $20 — |
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BP16
E.D. French for
Richard B. Coutant.
Brainerd 28, 1894. Coutant was
a renowned bookplate collector. Fine
About 2 1/2” x 3 1/4. $30 — |
BP17
E.D. French for the
Union League Club New York
Brainerd 159, 1900. Near Fine. $30 — |
BP18
Leonard Baskin for
Thomas G. Boss, Boston.
To be put into a group of books from the library of noted bibliographer
Joe Kraus. A very small number printed; probably a good thing
as Mr. Kraus objected to his full first name “Joseph”
being used instead of his cutomary “ Joe.” Fine
About 2” x 2” $25 — |
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BP19
C.W. Sherborn for contributors to the Shakespeare Memorial.
Fine. About 3" x 5” $20 — |
BP20
Lucy Diecks for the Library of The Corcoran Gallery of Art.
1920’s? Fine. About 3” x 5” $25 — |
BP21
H. Hays (N.Y.) for
Almon M. Griswold,
American Book Collector, C. 1870’s?. Very Good. About
3” x 4” $25 — |
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| BP22
Hope G. Weil.
(Bookbinder) Bookplate, perhaps designed by herself, for bookbinder
Hope G. Weil. Fine. About 2 1/2” x 2 1/2” $20 — |
BP23
Edwin Davis French
for Edward Dean Adams.
Brainerd 199. 1902. Japan Vellum proof contained in a Japan
vellum folder which explains the plate. One of the most elaborate
explanatory pieces ever written and probably unique in the French
bookplate canon. Near fine. About 8 1/2” x 11.”
$75. Also, a copy of the bookplate, not a proof, contained within
the same folder. $45 — |
BP24
Sidney Lawton Smith
for John Bouvé Clapp
Nov, 1909. Fine. About 2 1/4" x 3 1/4” $20 — |
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BP25
E.D. French for
for Mary Bryant Sprague
Brainerd 251, 1904. Designed by Pierre de
la Rose and engraved by French. Fine. In two sizes; about 2
1/4” x 3”. $20—
about 3” x 5” $40 — |
BP26
E.D. French for
for Cercle Francais at Harvard.
Brainerd 223b. 1903 Portrait of
Moliere at the top. Fine About 2 1/4” x 3”. $25— |
BP27
E.D. French for
the Oxford Club, Lynn
Brainerd 12. 1894. Very good.
About 2” x 2 1/4.” $20— |
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BP28
E.D. French for
Louise Taylor Hartshorne Leeds
Brainerd 140b. Fine. About 2” x 2 1/4" $20— |
BP29
E.D. French
(completed by A.J. Brown) for
Richards Memorial Library
One of the plates completed after E.D.F.’s death by A.J.
Brown. Very good.
About 2 1/2” x 3 /2.”. $20— |
BP30
Canting plate for Felix Baum.
Original etching. A canting, that is, punning plate showing
tree limbs. Circa 1920. Fine. $25— |
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BP31
W.F. Hopson for the J.P. Morgan gift to the Wadsworth Athenaeum
Hartford, Conn. 1910. About 3” x 5.”
Near Fine. $50— |
BP32
J. Thomas Smith for
Frederic Forehand
A large plate with copious imagery. Fine. About 3” x 5.”
$20 — |
BP33
Charles Rider for John Morrison
Handsome silhouette plate, 1920’s - 30’s. Fine.
About 1” x 3.” $25— |
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BP34
Benjamin De Forest Curtiss
Label for the New York banker and book collector who left many
rare books to the Watertown, Connecticut Library. Fine.
About 2” x 1.” . $20 — |
BP35
John W. Jameson for
Muriel Alderman
Engraving
with ship remarque done in 1936 for the Californian. Fine.
About 2 1/2” x 3 1/2.” $20 — |
BP36
C. F. Norris (?) for
Louis J. Bailey
Bookplate done for the noted bookplate
collector. Fine. About 2” x 5.” $25— |
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BP37
Schmetgen for Volney Streamer
Bookplate done in 1887 for the author and librarian of The Players
Club in New York. Fine. About 4” x 3.” $20 — |
BP38
J.W. Spenceley for
Arthur Franklin Johnson
A retouched plate, having originally been designed by C.P. Marillier
and engraved by D. Neé, then adapted by J.W.S. for Johnson.
Near Fine. About 2 3/8” x 4.” $25 Also a variant
printed in brown. $25— |
BP39
Alexander Scott Carter
Bookplate for the noted Canadian architect (1881–1968).
Fine.
About 2 1/4” x 3 1/4.” $25 — |
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BP40
R. Gordon Wasson
R. Gordon Wasson. Author of Soma: ‘Divine Mushroom of
Immortality’, (1967). Fine.
About 1 1/4” x 2.” $39. |
BP41
Charles Meeker Kozlay
Bookplate of great collector of and writer about Bret Harte.
Near fine. About 2" x 3" $25— |
BP42
Roland Gideon Curtin, M.D.
Bookplate of the physician and bookplate enthusiast. Near fine
.About 2 1/2” x 4 1/4.”
$20— |
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BP43
William Allen Jenner
Bookplate of the Latin scholar.Printed for Cartier, designer
unknown.Fine. About 2 1/4” x 3 1/4”
$20— |
BP44
Mary Frances Caplin
Bookplate for the bookplate literature collection of the daughter
of Stephen Caplin, who was an early 20th century collector.
Fine. About 2” x 3 1/2.” $20— |
BP45
W.J. DeRenne (1853-1916)
Bookplate of the Georgia collector Wymberley Jones De Renne,
who amassed a fine assemblage of state history and the Confederacy.
His collection is now maintained by the University of Georgia
Near fine. About 2 3/4” x 3 1/4" $25— |
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BP46
John A. Sheppard, M. D.
Woodcut bookplate for the Tacoma, Washington physician. Fine.
About 3.” x 3 1/4” $20— |
BP47
Ballard High School
Elaborate bookplate on laid paper for the Seattle high school,
C. 1920. Unsigned. Fine. About 3” x 4 1/2.” $20— |
BP48
Dorothy Sturgis Harding for
Robert Lincoln O'Brien.
Attractive Arts & Crafts bookplate. Fine.
About 2 1/4” x 3 1/4” $25— |
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BP49
Arts
& Crafts
Universal Bookplate
Bookplate reads "Light on the Path" and has the initials
"M.C." at the top, also a copyright notice of "J.W.L.".
c. 1910-1915. Fine. About 3 1/4” x 5 1/2” $25— |
BP50
E.D. French for
A.C. Bernheim
Brainerd 42, 1895. Near Fine.
About 2 1/4” x 3” $25— |
BP51
E.D.
French for
Maria Gerard Messenger
Brainerd
54a, 1895. Fine.
About 2 1/2” x 3” $25— |
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BP52
E.D.
French
for Herman Simon
Brainerd 226, 1904. Design by Thomas Tryon.
Very Good. About 2” x 3 1/4” $20— |
BP53
E.D.
French
for Robert Sedgwick
Brainerd 77b, 1896. Near fine.
About 2 1/4” x 3” $20— |
BP54
E.D.
French
for Robert Sedgwick
Brainerd 77b, 1896.Rare proof printed in green and signed in
ink by Robert Sedgwick. These prints were done in exceedingly
small editions, sometimes as few as ten. Near fine About 7”
x 10.” $150— ( SOLD ). |
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BP55
R. Will Simmons for
Blythedale Home
Ex Libris Blythedale Home in memory of Louise F. Untermeyer,
made by W.S. in 1944. Blythedale Home for crippled children
was sponsered by Untermeyer. This plate is one of 40 proofs
on large paper pencil signed by Simmons. Fine. About 2"
x 3" on an 8" x 10" sheet. $45—
Also, regular unsigned print on wove paper,
fine. $20— |
BP56
Robert Sneider for
D.H. McPherson
Masonic plate printed on blue or grey paper. Fine. About 2 3/4”
x 3.” $20— |
BP57
R. Fred Thompson for
Henry
J. Tompkins
Signed in the plate, Thompson, 1918. One of a few large paper
examples, the plate with remarque mounted on a larger sheet
of thick handmade paper, signed by Thompson. Plate measures
about 3" x 4" on an 8 1/2" by 11" sheet.$45—
Also a copy of the regular print, about 2 1/2” x 3 1/2”
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BP58
Sara B. Hill for
The Riding Club.
S. B.Hill, 1930. A gift plate. Fine.
About 2 1/4” x 3 1/4” $25— |
BP59
William Fowler Hopson for
George Dudley Seymour
W.F. Hopson, N.H, 1894. Fine.
In two sizes, 3” x 4.” on laid paper $25—
or 2" x 3" on wove, $20— |
BP60
John William Jameson for
W. Norman Jeavons
Designed by W. Norman Jeavons and engraved by J.W. Jameson.
Large proof-like bookplate, printed in green on soft handmade
paper with seahorse remarque. Fine. About 4” x 5”on
a 5" x 7" sheet $35—
Also a copy on wove paper printed in black with a red remarque,and
signed by Jameson. About 3 3/4” x 4 1/4” $45—
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BP61
W.F. Hopson for William J. Boardman at the Connecticut State
Library, 1913.
Large
paper japan vellum proof signed in pencil by Hopson. Image size
2 1/2" x 3 1/2" on 8 1/2" x 11" sheet. Fine.
$45—
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BP62
Rupert Hughes
Bookplate
for the author depicting "Whitewood." About 2"
x 2 1/2". Fine. $20—
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BP63
Adelaide Mould Hughes
Bookplate
for Rupert Hughe's wife depicting another view of "Whitewood".
About 1 3/4"x 3". Fine. $20—
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BP64
Emil Orlik
Bookplate for the noted illustrator and designer. Done by himself.
About 2 1/4" x 2 1/4". Fine.
$30—
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BP65
John W. Jameson for
Eleanor Lydia Johnston
Accomplished
in 1938 for a collection of "Romantic Literature"
about 4 1/2" x 3 1/2". Fine. $30—
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BP66
Robert Eunson for
Alice Motley Woodbury
Japan
vellum proof example, depicting a windmill. Image size 2"
x 3 1/4" on an 8"x 10" sheet. Fine. $30—
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BP67
Sara B. Hill for
Eleanor Silliman Hawkes
Dated 1922. About 2 3/4" x 2 1/4". Fine. $20 —
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BP68
Sara B. Hill for
Franklin Johnston
Fine.Dated
1918. Quotation "My Library.." About 3" x 2 1/4".
Fine.$20—
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BP69
E.B. Bird for
Phoebe Lewis Campbell
Pictured
is a classical scene. About 3" x 4". Fine. $20—
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BP70
Frank R. Rathbun for the Library of The Maine Historical Society
Pictures Joseph Walker (1800-1892) Japan vellum proof, perhaps
one of thirty examples, signed by Rathbun at Auburn, N.Y. in
Jan. 1898. About 3" x 4 1/2" on a 9" x 10"
sheet. Fine $35—
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BP71
James Eddy Mauran
.A
rare large tissue paper proof bookplate of the first noted American
bookplate collector. In the 1870's, Mauran, a resident of Newport,
Rhode Island began to amass a large collection. Image size 2
1/2" x 3 1/2" on a sheet 5" x 8". Near Fine.
$100—
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BP72
Hamal Lister for
Septimus Castle, Birkenhead
1895. Large paper proof. Image size 2 1/2" x 3 1/4"
on 8 1/2" x 11" sheet. Some toning, very good. $25—
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BP73
Vadasz for George H. Corey
Color
etching by Vadasz for George Henry Corey. About 4" x 5".
Fine $35—. The same, but b + w. Fine $25—
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BP74
F.V. Hadlow for
Charles Leeson Prince, 1882
Large
paper proof for the astronomer, meteorologist, and inventor
of "Princes's Perpetual Calender" Image size is about
4" x 6" on an 8" x 10" sheet. Fine. $30—
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BP75
John Stokes, M.D., H.G.H.
Large
paper proof for the physician. Image size about 3" x 5"
on a 8 1/2" x 11" sheet. Near fine. $25—
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BP76
Wilbur Macey Stone
for W.M.S. Engineering
Uncommon
plate printed in brown on tan paper. Signed W.M.S. 1898. About
3" x 3". Fine $25— |
BP77
Wilbur Macey Stone for
Lillian Newton and Wilbur Macey Stone
About 1 1/4" x 1 1/2" Fine $20— |
BP78
J.W. Spenceley for Maria Lloyd King
Large
paper japan vellum proof. signed J.W.S., 1895. Depicts the family
estate. Image size about 2" x 3" on a 6" x 8"
sheet. Fine. $30— |
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BP79
J.W. Spenceley for Childs Frick
Signed
J.W.S., 1905. Large paper japan vellum proof for the son of
industrialist Henry Clay Frick. Childs Frick established the
Frick Laboratory at The American Museum of Natural History and
maintained a long relationship with that institution. Image
size about 2 1/4" by 3" $50—
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BP80
E.D. French for
Edward Hale Bierstadt.
Brainerd
16, 1884. For the critic, essayist and political writer. Image
size about 2” x 3”. Fine. Small, 3 1/2”x 41/2”.
$30. Print, $25— |
BP81
E.D. French for
William Augustus Brewer
Brainerd
228, 1903. Bookplate made for Reverend Brewer, who amassed a
13,000 item collection now at the University of Delaware. About
2 1/2” x 3 1/2.” Fine. $25— |
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BP82
E.D. French for
Lucy Coleman Carnegie
Brainerd,
91. !897. Bookplate for the sister–in–law of Andrew
Carnegie and the first woman to join the N.Y. Yacht Club. Image
size 2 1/4” x 3 1/2” on 4”x5” sheet
Fine $30— |
BP83
E.D. French for
Richard B. Coutant
Brainerd
28, 1894. For the noted bookplate collector. About 3”
x 4.” Fine $30— |
BP84
E.D. French for
Hiram Edmund Deats.
Brainerd
22, 1894. Deats was a noted stamp and bookplate collector and
New Jersey historian. About 3 1/4” x 3 1/2.” Fine
$25— |
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BP85
E.D. French for himself
Brainerd
3, 1893. Edwin Davis French’s “Volapuk” plate.
About 2 1/2” x 3 1/4” Fine $50— |
BP86
E.D. French for The Grolier Club
Brainerd
21e, 1894. Done for the New York club of book collectors. About
2 1/2” x 3 1/4” Fine $50— |
BP87
E.D. French for The
Club of Odd Volumes
Brainerd
62c, 1895. For the Boston book-collecting club of which French
was a member. About 2 1/2" x 3 1/4" Fine. $40 — |
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BP88
E.D. French for
Richard Southcote Mansergh
Brainerd
37, 1894. About 2 1/2" x 4" Fine. $30 — |
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