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Five Art Deco Maxfield Parrish Bookplates, Framed, C1920
Located in Big Flats, NY
Five Art Deco Maxfield Parrish Bookplates, Framed, C1920 Measures - 12"H x 9.5"W x .5"D
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Early 20th Century Art Deco Antique Bookplates

Materials

Paper

Rockwell Kent, Four Bookplates (on one sheet)
By Rockwell Kent
Located in New York, NY
Proof sheet with four wood engraved book plates by Rockwell Kent. Possibly for a book on this subject published in 1937. There are pencil numbers under each image that probably indic...
Category

Early 20th Century Art Deco Antique Bookplates

Materials

Woodcut

Gerlach's Allegorien Plate #89: "Bookplate Spring" Lithograph
By Koloman Moser
Located in Chicago, IL
Koloman Moser (1868 –1918), AUSTRIAN Instead of applying his flair and art education solely to painting, Koloman Moser embodied the idea of Gesamt Kunstwerk (all-embracing art w...
Category

1890s Vienna Secession Antique Bookplates

Materials

Lithograph

Barbizon School of Painters: Corot by David Thomson, Bookplate Thos. Barratt
Located in valatie, NY
The Barbizon School of Painters: Corot by David C. Thomson. London: Simpkin, Marshall, Hamilton, Kent & Co, 1892. First Edition Thus. Inscribed by the author to Thomas J. Barratt. Ba...
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19th Century English Antique Bookplates

Materials

Paper

Old English Furniture Its True Value & Function with Important Bookplate, 1st Ed
Located in valatie, NY
Old English Furniture its true value and function, by H. Avray Tipping With an Important Bookplate
Category

1920s Antique Bookplates

Materials

Paper

Beggar's Opera by Mr. Gay, Nelson Doubleday's Personal Copy with His Bookplate
Located in valatie, NY
bookplate inside the front cover. Nelson Doubleday (June 16, 1889 – January 11, 1949) was a U.S. book
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1920s American Antique Bookplates

Materials

Paper

Bookplate etchings of the Farnese Hercules and Michelangelo's David, set of two
Located in Vista, CA
Etchings, ca. 19th Century. Book plates.
Category

Late 19th Century French Neoclassical Antique Bookplates

Materials

Glass, Paper, Wood

Set of 6 Blue Cloth Bound Books. The Works of H.H Munro."Saki" C.1927
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Interesting signed bookplate in each volume Good condition The measurement below relates to the 6 books.
Category

1920s English Antique Bookplates

Materials

Paper

MILNE, A. A.. Winnie The Pooh. (1926 - FIRST EDITION - FIRST PRINTING)
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
endleaf, no bookplate, rubbing to head and foot of spine, back corners still square, mild general handling
Category

1920s British Antique Bookplates

Materials

Fabric

1906 The Poems of Algernon Charles Swinburne
By Algernon Charles Swinburne
Located in Bath, GB
. With the bookplate of cleric J.W.R. Brocklebank to each front pastedown, and with the ink inscription
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Early 1900s European Antique Bookplates

Materials

Paper

SMOLLETT, Tobias. The Works Of Tobias Smollett. (12 VOLUMES - 1899
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
. Gilt leather bookplate of W. A. Foyle - Beeleigh Abbey to front pastedowns. CONDITION: Inner and outer
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1890s British Antique Bookplates

Materials

Leather

The Dramatic Works of William Shakespeare. 10 vols. 4TH ED REVISED FINELY BOUND
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
blind, blind tooled dentelles, marbled pastedowns, endpapers, and edges, engraved bookplate to front
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1880s British Antique Bookplates

Materials

Leather

The Works Of Edmund Spenser. 5 VOLUMES - IN A FINE FULL LEATHER BINDING !
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
hinges fine, head and foot of spines fine, no previous ownership markings, inscriptions, or bookplates, A
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1870s British Antique Bookplates

Materials

Leather

Complete Works Of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. 11 vols. LARGE PAPER EDITION 1886
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
. CONDITION: No previous ownership markings, bookplates, or inscriptions, inner and outer hinges fine, head
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1880s American Antique Bookplates

Materials

Leather

Confessions of Saint Augustine. 1909 - IN A DECORATED VELLUM BINDING !
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
printed onlay to spine and front cover, top edge gilt, others uncut as issued. Gilt leather bookplate of W
Category

Early 1900s British Antique Bookplates

Materials

Leather

Rudyard KIPLING. Plain Tales From The Hills. THIRD EDITION - PRESENTATION COPY !
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
bookplate of A. P. Watt to front pastedown. CONDITION: Inner and outer hinges fine, head and foot of spine
Category

1890s British Antique Bookplates

Materials

Fabric

Lady JACKSON. The French Court & Society. 2 VOLS. 1881 IN A FINE COSWAY BINDING
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
, internally clean and bright, gilt leather bookplate of W. A. Foyle Beeleigh Abbey to front endpaper, FINE
Category

1880s British Antique Bookplates

Materials

Leather

Memoirs Of Giocomo Casanova. 12 vols. - 1922 - LTD EDITION - IN A FINE BINDING!
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
uncut as issued, gilt leather bookplate of W. A. Foyle Beeleigh Abbey to pastedowns. CONDITION
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1920s British Antique Bookplates

Materials

Leather

Letters of the Earl of Chesterfield to His Son in 4 Volumes Published 1787
Located in San Francisco, CA
bookplates.
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Late 18th Century English George III Antique Bookplates

Materials

Paper, Leather

MAHON, Lord. The Letters Of Philip Dormer Stanhope. 5 vols. 1892 IN FULL LEATHER
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
endpapers, gilt leather bookplate of W. A. Foyle - Beeleigh Abbey to front pastedowns. CONDITION: Inner and
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1890s British Antique Bookplates

Materials

Leather

The Poetical Works of John Milton. 7 vols. - 1801 - THE ROBERT HOE COPY !
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
, marbled pastedowns and endpapers, by Bedford, gilt bookplate of Robert Hoe to the front pastedown of each
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Early 1800s British Antique Bookplates

Materials

Leather

Rudyard KIPLING. Many Inventions. 1893 - FIRST EDITION - SIGNED !
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
publisher's original gilt stamped blue cloth, engraved bookplate of A. P. Watt to front pastedown
Category

1890s British Antique Bookplates

Materials

Fabric

Rudyard KIPLING. Life's Handicap. 1891 - FIRST EDITION - PRESENTATION COPY !
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
gilt stamped blue cloth, engraved bookplate of A. P. Watt to front pastedown. CONDITION: Inner and
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1890s British Antique Bookplates

Materials

Fabric

CESCINSKY & Webster. English Domestic Clocks. SECOND EDITION. 1914
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
, marbled pastedowns and endpapers, all edges gilt, by Sangorski & Sutcliffe, gilt leather bookplate of W. A
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1910s American Antique Bookplates

Materials

Leather

CESCINSKY. English Furniture Of The Eighteenth Century. 3 vols. FIRST EDITION.
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
leather bookplate of W. A. Foyle Beeleigh Abbey to pastedowns. CONDITION: Internally clean and bright
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Early 1900s American Antique Bookplates

Materials

Leather

John MORLEY. The Life Of William Ewart Gladstone - 3 vols. - IN A FINE BINDING!
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
: Internally clean and bright, no previous ownership markings, inscriptions, or bookplate, inner and outer
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Early 1900s American Antique Bookplates

Materials

Leather

HOWARD, Sir Robert. The History Of The Reigns Of Edward and Richard II. (1690)
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
spine fine, engraved armorial bookplate to front pastedown, internally clean, overall a VERY GOOD copy
Category

1620s British Antique Bookplates

Materials

Leather

MOORHOUSE. Letters Of The English Seamen: 1587-1808. IN A FINE COSWAY BINDING !
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
, gilt dentelles, brown silk morie doublures and endpapers, gilt leather bookplate of W. A. Foyle of
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1910s British Antique Bookplates

Materials

Leather

1884 The Tales and Poems of Edgar Allan Poe
Located in Bath, GB
Japanese paper. With the bookplate of Robert Hyde Greg to the front pastedown of all volumes. Greg was an
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1880s British Antique Bookplates

Materials

Paper

Karl MARX. Capital A Critique Of Political Economy. 1906, 1933, 1909 - 3 vols.
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
, head and foot of spines fine, no ownership markings, inscriptions, or bookplates, A VERY GOOD SET
Category

Early 1900s American Antique Bookplates

Materials

Leather

Novels of The Sisters Bronte. THORNTON EDITION - 12 vols. 1924 - LEATHER BOUND !
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
bright, no previous ownership markings, gift inscription, or bookplate, a VERY GOOD set.
Category

1920s British Antique Bookplates

Materials

Leather

Ireland House of Commons 1753 Vol. III and Statutes at Large 1703-1719 Vol. IV
Located in Morristown, NJ
some water staining to pages. The text is readable and mostly clean. There are no bookplates or writing
Category

1750s Irish Georgian Antique Bookplates

Materials

Gold Leaf

Barnabae Itenerarium, or Barnabee's Journal. 1820 - 2 vols - BOUND BY DE COVERLY
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
Coverly & Sons, with the gilt leather bookplate of W. A. Foyle's Library, Beeleigh Abbey. CONDITION
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1820s British Antique Bookplates

Materials

Leather

1889 The Blue Fairy Book
By Andrew Lang
Located in Bath, GB
the rear. Bookplate of Gregory Paul Franks to the front paste down. Gift inscription to the recto of
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1890s British Antique Bookplates

Materials

Paper

1889 The Blue Fairy Book
1889 The Blue Fairy Book
H 7.5 in W 2 in D 5 in
The Complete Works - Writings of Oscar Wilde. EDITION DE LUXE. 15 VOLS. 1907
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
inscription, or bookplate, overall A FINE SET. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Contains Wilde's complete works: his
Category

Early 1900s British Antique Bookplates

Materials

Leather

Complete Poetical Works of Percy Bysshe Shelley - 1925 - IN A FINE FULL BINDING!
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
previous ownership markings, inscriptions, or bookplate, inner and outer hinges fine, head and foot of
Category

1920s British Antique Bookplates

Materials

Leather

Charles DICKENS - The Chimes: A Goblin Story - 1845 - FIRST EDITION
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
contemporary gift inscription to half-title, internally clean and bright, no bookplate to front pastedown
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1840s British Antique Bookplates

Materials

Fabric

DICKENS, Charles. The Battle Of Life. A Love Story. (1846 - FIRST EDITION)
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
, internally clean and bright, no bookplate to front pastedown, minor rubbing to head and foot of spine, inner
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1840s British Antique Bookplates

Materials

Fabric

1887-98 Complete Peerage of Great Britain
By George Edward Cokayne
Located in Bath, GB
. Bookplate of Henry Lloyd Gibbs to the front paste downs. In a half morocco binding with cloth to the boards
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Late 19th Century British Antique Bookplates

Materials

Paper

The Works of Francis Rabelais in 4 Leatherbound Volumes Published In London 1784
Located in San Francisco, CA
expected browning and signs of use. Contains the small bookplate of former owner.
Category

Mid-18th Century English Georgian Antique Bookplates

Materials

Leather, Paper

Winston CHURCHILL. Lord Randolph Churchill - 2 VOLS. - FIRST EDITION - 1906
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
and bright, no previous ownership markings, inscriptions, or bookplate, inner and outer hinges fine
Category

Early 1900s British Antique Bookplates

Materials

Leather

Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám, E. Fitzgerald translation, Club Bindery
Located in Middletown, NY
. Pictorial bookplate of John A. Spoor 1921 on inside front cover by Emery Walker. Elegantly printed with text
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Mid-19th Century English Antique Bookplates

Materials

Leather, Paper

Large Framed Print of Early NYC referred to as The Burgis View 1717
Located in Lambertville, NJ
. Overall size 54.75" wide by 20.75" tall. Clearly, this is a later printing from bookplates. Age
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Late 19th Century English Antique Bookplates

Materials

Wood, Paper

R. H. Elkin - Old Dutch Nursery Rhymes - 1st Ed in English - in an Onlay Binding
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
on page 24. CONDITION: Internally clean and bright, no previous ownership markings or bookplate
Category

1910s British Antique Bookplates

Materials

Leather

SYMONDS - The Life Of Benvenuto Cellini - 2 vols. - IN A FINE FULL CALF BINDING
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
, inscriptions, or bookplates, A VERY GOOD COPY.
Category

1920s American Antique Bookplates

Materials

Leather

Winston CHURCHILL. Liberalism And The Social Problem - FIRST EDITION - 1909
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
: Internally clean and bright, no previous ownership markings, inscriptions, or bookplate, inner and outer
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Early 1900s British Antique Bookplates

Materials

Leather

1771 Choir Gaur; the Grand Orrery of the Ancient Druids
By John Smith
Located in Bath, GB
. Bookplate of Robert Cotton Trefusis Esquire to the front paste down. In a half morocco binding with marbled
Category

1770s British Antique Bookplates

Materials

Paper

Lady in a Feathered Hat, Portrait, Figure, Charcoal Drawing, Austrian
Located in Wiscasset, ME
paintings, still lifes, etchings and bookplates.
Category

Early 20th Century Realist Antique Bookplates

Materials

Charcoal

1882 The Works of Henry Fielding, Esq.
By Henry Fielding
Located in Bath, GB
copies of this edition printed for sale in Europe. Bookplate of Daniel Drew to the front paste downs
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1880s British Antique Bookplates

Materials

Paper

Joseph GLANVILL. The Vanity of Dogmatizing. FIRST EDITION - 1661 - HIS 1st BOOK!
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
stain to gutter of the first few pages, engraved bookplate of Christ's College Cambridge to verso of
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1660s British Antique Bookplates

Materials

Leather

1884 The Works of Thomas Carlyle
By Thomas Carlyle
Located in Bath, GB
binding by Sotheran. With the bookplate of 'Herbert G. Squiers'. Squiers was an American diplomat and
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1880s American Antique Bookplates

Materials

Paper

1884 The Works of Thomas Carlyle
1884 The Works of Thomas Carlyle
H 9.5 in W 30 in D 6 in
The Works of the Famous Nicolas Machiavelli - SECOND EDITION - 1695
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
, engraved heraldic bookplate of Albert R. Graves to front pastedown, internally clean and bright, A FRESH
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1690s British Antique Bookplates

Materials

Leather

Large 19th Century Biedermeier Commode
Located in Atlanta, GA
19th century large scaled and sleek Continental Biedermeier commode with a burl bookplate rosewood
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19th Century European Biedermeier Antique Bookplates

Materials

Rosewood

Large 19th Century Biedermeier Commode
Large 19th Century Biedermeier Commode
H 38 in W 43.75 in D 27.5 in
Novels 'Works' of Jane Austen. Winchester Edition, 10 Vols, 1906 Leather Bound
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
ownership markings or inscriptions, no bookplates, A VERY GOOD SET of a desirable edition.
Category

Early 1900s British Antique Bookplates

Materials

Leather

Miscellaneous Poems of Jonathan Swift / Golden Cokerell Press
Located in Middletown, NY
of 375, Bookplate of G. & N. Ingleton on inside cover, and Ingleton library number on green ink stamp
Category

Early 20th Century English Antique Bookplates

Materials

Paper, Parchment Paper

Antique 1798 James Colnett A Voyage to the South Atlantic & Round Cape Hope Book
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
has the Thomas Lumisden Strange bookplate, and the American Antiquerian stamp.
Category

Late 18th Century English Georgian Antique Bookplates

Materials

Leather, Paper

1901-03 The Novels of Jane Austen
Located in Bath, GB
. Bookplate of Henry C. Haldane to the front paste downs. In a half calf binding with cloth to the boards
Category

Early 1900s British Antique Bookplates

Materials

Paper

1901-03 The Novels of Jane Austen
1901-03 The Novels of Jane Austen
H 5.5 in W 8 in D 5.5 in
Iliad & the Odyssey of Homer. 8 Vols. Large Paper Edition 1905 Leather Bound
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
, no previous ownership markings or bookplate, hinges fine, head and foot of spines fine, IN EXCELLENT
Category

Early 1900s Antique Bookplates

Materials

Leather

Ex Libris - PF - Woodcut by M. Fingesten - Early 1900
By Michel Fingesten
Located in Roma, IT
passepartout : 49 x 34 cm Ex Libris is a Latin phrase meaning a bookplate that identifies the owner of the
Category

Early 20th Century Modern Antique Bookplates

Materials

Woodcut

Saumel Roger's Italy, a Poem & Poems
Located in Middletown, NY
bookplate in red morocco pasted inside front cover of each volume. [Ray 13, 15]
Category

19th Century English Antique Bookplates

Materials

Leather, Paper

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Antique Bookplates For Sale on 1stDibs

At 1stDibs, there are several options of antique bookplates available for sale. The range of distinct antique bookplates — often made from paper, wood and glass — can elevate any home. Antique bookplates have been made for many years, and versions that date back to the 19th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 20th Century. There are many kinds of antique bookplates to choose from, but at 1stDibs, Modern and Neoclassical antique bookplates are of considerable interest. There have been many well-made antique bookplates over the years, but those made by Anders Zorn and Pierre Bonnard are often thought to be among the most beautiful.

How Much are Antique Bookplates?

Prices for antique bookplates start at $60 and top out at $4,000 with the average selling for $1,190.