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Rockwell Kent, Four Bookplates (on one sheet)
Rockwell Kent, Four Bookplates (on one sheet)

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...

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Early 20th Century Art Deco Antique Bookplates

Materials

Woodcut

Gerlach's Allegorien Plate #89: "Bookplate Spring" Lithograph
Gerlach's Allegorien Plate #89: "Bookplate Spring" Lithograph

Gerlach's Allegorien Plate #89: "Bookplate Spring" Lithograph

By Koloman Moser

Located in Palm Beach, FL

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...

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1890s Vienna Secession Antique Bookplates

Materials

Lithograph

Late 19th century color lithograph art nouveau ornate bookplate
Late 19th century color lithograph art nouveau ornate bookplate

Late 19th century color lithograph art nouveau ornate bookplate

By Alphonse Mucha

Located in Milwaukee, WI

"Title Page" and "Art Nouveau Motif" are two sides of one double-sided original lithograph by Art Nouveau master Alphonse Mucha. These illustrations were from "Ilsee, Princess of Tri...

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1890s Art Nouveau Antique Bookplates

Materials

Lithograph

Antique Framed Hand Colored Engraved Bookplate Lord Harcourts England 1800s
Antique Framed Hand Colored Engraved Bookplate Lord Harcourts England 1800s

Antique Framed Hand Colored Engraved Bookplate Lord Harcourts England 1800s

Located in Oklahoma City, OK

An antique hand-colored engraved bookplate of Nuneham House in Clifton Hampden, Oxfordshire, England.

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1850s English Revival Antique Bookplates

Materials

Glass, Wood, Paper

Late 19th century color lithograph art nouveau ornate bookplate foliage
Late 19th century color lithograph art nouveau ornate bookplate foliage

Late 19th century color lithograph art nouveau ornate bookplate foliage

By Alphonse Mucha

Located in Milwaukee, WI

"Ilsee's Palace" and "The Princess's Creation" are two sides of one double-sided original lithograph by Art Nouveau master Alphonse Mucha. These illustrations were pages 67 & 68 of "...

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1890s Art Nouveau Antique Bookplates

Materials

Lithograph

Late 19th century color lithograph art nouveau ornate bookplate figures
Late 19th century color lithograph art nouveau ornate bookplate figures

Late 19th century color lithograph art nouveau ornate bookplate figures

By Alphonse Mucha

Located in Milwaukee, WI

"Going to Meet the Princess" and "Ilsee's Followers" are two sides of one double-sided original lithograph by Art Nouveau master Alphonse Mucha. These illustrations were pages 53 & 5...

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1890s Art Nouveau Antique Bookplates

Materials

Lithograph

Late 19th century color lithograph art nouveau ornate bookplate floral
Late 19th century color lithograph art nouveau ornate bookplate floral

Late 19th century color lithograph art nouveau ornate bookplate floral

By Alphonse Mucha

Located in Milwaukee, WI

"Departing Beauty" and "Dreams" are two sides of one double-sided original lithograph by Art Nouveau master Alphonse Mucha. These illustrations were pages 94 & 93 of "Ilsee, Princess...

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1890s Art Nouveau Antique Bookplates

Materials

Lithograph

Late 19th century lithograph art nouveau ornate bookplate figures floral
Late 19th century lithograph art nouveau ornate bookplate figures floral

Late 19th century lithograph art nouveau ornate bookplate figures floral

By Alphonse Mucha

Located in Milwaukee, WI

"From: Ilsee, Princesse de Tripoli "Ilsee and Jaufre" is an original lithograph by Alphonse Mucha. From "Ilsee, Princesse de Tripoli," a rare illustrated book. Image: 8.12" x 6" F...

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1890s Art Nouveau Antique Bookplates

Materials

Lithograph

Late 19th century color lithograph art nouveau ornate bookplate verso
Late 19th century color lithograph art nouveau ornate bookplate verso

Late 19th century color lithograph art nouveau ornate bookplate verso

By Alphonse Mucha

Located in Milwaukee, WI

"From: Ilsée, Princess of Tripoli Recto: "Oasis Beetles" Verso: "Visiting Ilsee's Palace" is an original color lithograph by Alphonse Mucha. Exquisite double-sided color lithographs ...

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1890s Art Nouveau Antique Bookplates

Materials

Lithograph

Late 19th century color lithograph art nouveau floral figure bookplate
Late 19th century color lithograph art nouveau floral figure bookplate

Late 19th century color lithograph art nouveau floral figure bookplate

By Alphonse Mucha

Located in Milwaukee, WI

"From: Ilsée, Princesse de Tripoli Recto: "Flood" Verso: "Trials of the Pilgrimage" is an original color lithograph by Alphonse Mucha. Exquisite double-sided color lithographs from ...

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1890s Art Nouveau Antique Bookplates

Materials

Lithograph

Late 19th century color lithograph art nouveau ornate bookplate figures
Late 19th century color lithograph art nouveau ornate bookplate figures

Late 19th century color lithograph art nouveau ornate bookplate figures

By Alphonse Mucha

Located in Milwaukee, WI

"Student and Teacher" and "Jaufre in Nature" are two sides of one double-sided original lithograph by Art Nouveau master Alphonse Mucha. These illustrations were pages 13 & 14 of "Il...

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1890s Art Nouveau Antique Bookplates

Materials

Lithograph

Late 19th century color lithograph art nouveau ornate bookplate figures
Late 19th century color lithograph art nouveau ornate bookplate figures

Late 19th century color lithograph art nouveau ornate bookplate figures

By Alphonse Mucha

Located in Milwaukee, WI

"Guiding Light" and "Nature's Course" are two sides of one double-sided original lithograph by Art Nouveau master Alphonse Mucha. These illustrations were pages 113 & 114 of "Ilsee, ...

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1890s Art Nouveau Antique Bookplates

Materials

Lithograph

Late 19th century color lithograph art nouveau ornate bookplate medieval
Late 19th century color lithograph art nouveau ornate bookplate medieval

Late 19th century color lithograph art nouveau ornate bookplate medieval

By Alphonse Mucha

Located in Milwaukee, WI

This color double-sided lithograph is from Alphonse Mucha's "Ilsee, Princess of Tripoli." The front of this piece, "Rudel of Blaye" features the royal family and subjects (sans text)...

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1890s Art Nouveau Antique Bookplates

Materials

Lithograph

Late 19th century color lithograph art nouveau floral ornate bookplate verso
Late 19th century color lithograph art nouveau floral ornate bookplate verso

Late 19th century color lithograph art nouveau floral ornate bookplate verso

By Alphonse Mucha

Located in Milwaukee, WI

"From: Ilsée, Princess of Tripoli Recto: "Jaufre's Entrance" Verso: "Father Scolds Son" is an original color lithograph by Alphonse Mucha. Exquisite double-sided color lithographs f...

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1890s Art Nouveau Antique Bookplates

Materials

Lithograph

Late 19th century color lithograph art nouveau floral ornate bookplate verso
Late 19th century color lithograph art nouveau floral ornate bookplate verso

Late 19th century color lithograph art nouveau floral ornate bookplate verso

By Alphonse Mucha

Located in Milwaukee, WI

"From: Ilsée, Princess of Tripoli Recto: "Writing Verse" Verso: "Love's Lyre" is an original color lithograph by Alphonse Mucha. Exquisite double-sided color lithographs from "Ilsee...

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1890s Art Nouveau Antique Bookplates

Materials

Lithograph

Late 19th century color lithograph art nouveau bookplate figure ornate text
Late 19th century color lithograph art nouveau bookplate figure ornate text

Late 19th century color lithograph art nouveau bookplate figure ornate text

By Alphonse Mucha

Located in Milwaukee, WI

"From: Ilsée, Princess of Tripoli Ilsee's Vision" is an original color lithograph by Alphonse Mucha. Exquisite double-sided color lithographs from "Ilsee, Princesse de Tripoli," a ra...

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1890s Art Nouveau Antique Bookplates

Materials

Lithograph

19th century lithograph art nouveau ornate bookplate recto and verso face
19th century lithograph art nouveau ornate bookplate recto and verso face

19th century lithograph art nouveau ornate bookplate recto and verso face

By Alphonse Mucha

Located in Milwaukee, WI

"From: Ilsee, Princess of Tripoli Recto: "Title Page" Verso: "Art Nouveau Motif" is an original by Alphonse Mucha. Exquisite double-sided lithographs from "Ilsee, Princesse de Tripo...

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1890s Art Nouveau Antique Bookplates

Materials

Lithograph

Barbizon School of Painters: Corot by David Thomson, Bookplate Thos. Barratt
Barbizon School of Painters: Corot by David Thomson, Bookplate Thos. Barratt

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
Old English Furniture Its True Value & Function with Important Bookplate, 1st Ed

Old English Furniture Its True Value & Function with Important Bookplate, 1st Ed

Located in valatie, NY

Avray Tipping With an Important Bookplate of The Right Honorable Malcolm John MacDonald PC OM, (1901 – 1981) who was a British politician and diplomat.

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1920s Antique Bookplates

Materials

Paper

Beggar's Opera by Mr. Gay, Nelson Doubleday's Personal Copy with His Bookplate
Beggar's Opera by Mr. Gay, Nelson Doubleday's Personal Copy with His Bookplate

Beggar's Opera by Mr. Gay, Nelson Doubleday's Personal Copy with His Bookplate

Located in valatie, NY

This is Nelson Doubleday's personal copy with his bookplate inside the front cover. Nelson Doubleday (June 16, 1889 – January 11, 1949) was a U.S. book publisher and president of Dou...

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1920s American Antique Bookplates

Materials

Paper

Original Art Nouveau ex-libris stamp by composer Franz Lehár circa 1900
Original Art Nouveau ex-libris stamp by composer Franz Lehár circa 1900

Original Art Nouveau ex-libris stamp by composer Franz Lehár circa 1900

Located in Wien, AT

Antique hand stamps used for the personal ex libris (bookplate) of the world-famous Austrian composer Franz Lehár (1870–1948).

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Early 1900s Antique Bookplates

Materials

Brass

Library Edition Of The Book Of A Thousand Nights And A Night, 1894
Library Edition Of The Book Of A Thousand Nights And A Night, 1894

Library Edition Of The Book Of A Thousand Nights And A Night, 1894

Located in Bridgeport, CT

Volume 1, 416 pages, no book plate Volume II, 431 pages, bookplate Lord Cromer Volume III, 444 pages, with bookplate Volume IV, 420 pages, with bookplate Volume V, 400 pages, with bo...

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19th Century English Victorian Antique Bookplates

Materials

Leather, Paper

A. A. MILNE. The House At Pooh Corner. FIRST EDITION - 1928 - With The DJ
A. A. MILNE. The House At Pooh Corner. FIRST EDITION - 1928 - With The DJ

A. A. MILNE. The House At Pooh Corner. FIRST EDITION - 1928 - With The DJ

Located in Hillsborough, NJ

CONDITION: Inner and outer hinges fine, head and foot of spine fine, no previous bookplate, ownership markings, or gift inscriptions, internally clean and bright, spine not faded, A ...

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1920s British Antique Bookplates

Materials

Fabric

Cyrus R. EDMONDS. The Life and Times of General Washington. THIRD EDITION - 1839
Cyrus R. EDMONDS. The Life and Times of General Washington. THIRD EDITION - 1839

Cyrus R. EDMONDS. The Life and Times of General Washington. THIRD EDITION - 1839

Located in Hillsborough, NJ

Two volumes bound in one, 6-1/8" x 4-1/4", engraved frontis for each volume, 2 fold-out plates, complete, bound in contemporary 1/2 blue calf, ribbed gilt decorated spine, gilt lette...

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1830s British Antique Bookplates

Materials

Leather

Louise SAUNDERS & Maxfield Parrish. The Knave of Hearts. FIRST EDITION - 1925
Louise SAUNDERS & Maxfield Parrish. The Knave of Hearts. FIRST EDITION - 1925

Louise SAUNDERS & Maxfield Parrish. The Knave of Hearts. FIRST EDITION - 1925

Located in Hillsborough, NJ

CONDITION: Internally clean and bright, no previous ownership markings, inscriptions, or bookplate, inner and outer hinges fine, head and foot of spine fine, back corners still squar...

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1920s British Antique Bookplates

Materials

Paper, Fabric

Works Of William Shakespeare With Life, Glossary, Etc. - THE ALBION EDITION
Works Of William Shakespeare With Life, Glossary, Etc. - THE ALBION EDITION

Works Of William Shakespeare With Life, Glossary, Etc. - THE ALBION EDITION

Located in Hillsborough, NJ

., engraved frontis of Shakespeare, bound in full contemporary tree calf, ribbed gilt decorated spine, gilt lettered red morocco spine label, covers ruled in gilt, gilt school crest ...

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1890s British Antique Bookplates

Materials

Leather

Group of 28 Antique National Reporter System Atlantic Reporter Volumes
Group of 28 Antique National Reporter System Atlantic Reporter Volumes

Group of 28 Antique National Reporter System Atlantic Reporter Volumes

Located in Bridgeport, CT

Various signs of age and use include flaking dry leather, wear to top/bottom/corners/edges, some with previous owner's inscription on fly page, bookplates, stains to leather, wear t...

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19th Century American Antique Bookplates

Materials

Leather, Paper

WESTMACOTT / CRUIKSHANK. The English Spy. 1825 - FIRST EDITION FIRST ISSUE
WESTMACOTT / CRUIKSHANK. The English Spy. 1825 - FIRST EDITION FIRST ISSUE

WESTMACOTT / CRUIKSHANK. The English Spy. 1825 - FIRST EDITION FIRST ISSUE

Located in Hillsborough, NJ

CONDITION: Inner and outer hinges fine, head and foot of spine fine, internally clean and bright, no previous ownership markings or bookplate, A FINE SET.

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1820s British Antique Bookplates

Materials

Leather

H. G. WELLS. The Time Machine. 1895 - FIRST AMERICAN EDITION FIRST ISSUE
H. G. WELLS. The Time Machine. 1895 - FIRST AMERICAN EDITION FIRST ISSUE

H. G. WELLS. The Time Machine. 1895 - FIRST AMERICAN EDITION FIRST ISSUE

Located in Hillsborough, NJ

CONDITION: Binding rubbed with fading to lettering, inner hinges starting, head and foot of spine fine, back corners still square, internally clean and bright, bookplate to front pas...

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1890s British Antique Bookplates

Materials

Fabric

The Strand Magazine An Illustrated Monthly. Vol. XI. January To June. 1896
The Strand Magazine An Illustrated Monthly. Vol. XI. January To June. 1896

The Strand Magazine An Illustrated Monthly. Vol. XI. January To June. 1896

Located in Hillsborough, NJ

CONDITION: Some foxing to first and last leaves, inner and outer hinges fine, head and foot of spines fine, no previous ownership markings, inscriptions, or bookplate, a VERY GOOD co...

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1890s British Antique Bookplates

Materials

Leather

The Works of Alexander Pope - NEW EDITION - 9 VOLUMES - 1822 - LEATHER BOUND!
The Works of Alexander Pope - NEW EDITION - 9 VOLUMES - 1822 - LEATHER BOUND!

The Works of Alexander Pope - NEW EDITION - 9 VOLUMES - 1822 - LEATHER BOUND!

Located in Hillsborough, NJ

CONDITION: Inner and outer hinges fine, head and foot of spines fine, internally clean and bright, no previous ownership markings, inscriptions, or bookplate, a VERY GOOD set.

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1820s British Antique Bookplates

Materials

Leather

Robert Louis STEVENSON. Treasure Island - DULAC ILL - IN A FINE LEATHER BINDING
Robert Louis STEVENSON. Treasure Island - DULAC ILL - IN A FINE LEATHER BINDING

Robert Louis STEVENSON. Treasure Island - DULAC ILL - IN A FINE LEATHER BINDING

Located in Hillsborough, NJ

CONDITION: Inner and outer hinges fine, head and foot of spine fine, internally clean and bright, no previous ownership markings, inscriptions or bookplate, a FINE COPY.

Category

1920s British Antique Bookplates

Materials

Leather

The Works Of Samuel Johnson - 11 VOLUMES - 1825 - LEATHER BOUND
The Works Of Samuel Johnson - 11 VOLUMES - 1825 - LEATHER BOUND

The Works Of Samuel Johnson - 11 VOLUMES - 1825 - LEATHER BOUND

Located in Hillsborough, NJ

CONDITION: Inner and outer hinges fine, head and foot of spines fine, bookplates to front pastdowns and endpapers, occasional minor foxing, overall a VERY GOOD set.

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1820s British Antique Bookplates

Materials

Leather

Robert Louis STEVENSON. Weir of Hermiston. Part II. 1896 - COPYRIGHT EDITION
Robert Louis STEVENSON. Weir of Hermiston. Part II. 1896 - COPYRIGHT EDITION

Robert Louis STEVENSON. Weir of Hermiston. Part II. 1896 - COPYRIGHT EDITION

Located in Hillsborough, NJ

., uncut and unopened as issued, bound in it's original pale green paper unlettered wrappers, small bookplate of Templeton Crocker to upper corner of first leaf.

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1890s British Antique Bookplates

Materials

Paper

The Works of William Shakespeare - LIMITED EDITION - 10 SMALL FOLIO VOLS - 1901
The Works of William Shakespeare - LIMITED EDITION - 10 SMALL FOLIO VOLS - 1901

The Works of William Shakespeare - LIMITED EDITION - 10 SMALL FOLIO VOLS - 1901

Located in Hillsborough, NJ

CONDITION: Inner and outer hinges fine, head and foot of spines fine, internally clean and bright, no previous ownership markings, inscriptions, or bookplate, a VERY GOOD set.

Category

Early 1900s British Antique Bookplates

Materials

Leather

John Lord CAMPBELL. The Lives Of The Chief Justices Of England. 6 VOLUMES - 1874
John Lord CAMPBELL. The Lives Of The Chief Justices Of England. 6 VOLUMES - 1874

John Lord CAMPBELL. The Lives Of The Chief Justices Of England. 6 VOLUMES - 1874

Located in Hillsborough, NJ

CONDITION: Inner and outer hinges fine, head and foot of spines fine, internally clean and bright, no bookplates, or previous ownership inscriptions, or markings, a VERY GOOD set.

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1870s British Antique Bookplates

Materials

Leather

Antique Jan Kip Pair Of Vue Perspectives Of English Country Estates Engravings
Antique Jan Kip Pair Of Vue Perspectives Of English Country Estates Engravings

Antique Jan Kip Pair Of Vue Perspectives Of English Country Estates Engravings

Located in Bridgeport, CT

Jan Kip (Dutch, 1652/53-1722) Pair of Cue Perspectives of English Country House Estate Bookplate Engravings. Kip was a fine engraver and known for his work "Britannia Illustatra" fir...

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18th Century English Regency Antique Bookplates

Materials

Glass, Wood, Paper

Chronicles of the Bastile First Series, The Bertaudiere by Louis Alexis Chamerov
Chronicles of the Bastile First Series, The Bertaudiere by Louis Alexis Chamerov

Chronicles of the Bastile First Series, The Bertaudiere by Louis Alexis Chamerov

Located in San Francisco, CA

Rebound in 3/4 calf with marbleized boards and end papers, spine decorated with gilt tooling. Top edges gilt. Bookplate of former owner.

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1840s English Antique Bookplates

Materials

Leather, Paper

The Works of Francis Bacon - 10 VOLUMES - 1824 - IN A FINE BINDING
The Works of Francis Bacon - 10 VOLUMES - 1824 - IN A FINE BINDING

The Works of Francis Bacon - 10 VOLUMES - 1824 - IN A FINE BINDING

Located in Hillsborough, NJ

CONDITION: Inner and outer hinges fine, head and foot of spines fine, internally clean and bright, no previous ownership markings, inscriptions, or bookplate, a VERY GOOD set. ADDIT...

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1820s British Antique Bookplates

Materials

Leather

Robert BLAIR (William Blake). The Grave. 1808 - FIRST EDITION
Robert BLAIR (William Blake). The Grave. 1808 - FIRST EDITION

Robert BLAIR (William Blake). The Grave. 1808 - FIRST EDITION

Located in Hillsborough, NJ

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: From the collection of Douglas Cleverdon (1903 - 1987) who was an English radio producer and bookseller - with his bookplate to the front pastedown. One of a...

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Early 1800s British Antique Bookplates

Materials

Leather

Poems by Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Charles Lamb, and Charles Lloyd – 1797
Poems by Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Charles Lamb, and Charles Lloyd – 1797

Poems by Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Charles Lamb, and Charles Lloyd – 1797

Located in Middletown, NY

Interior clean, re-backed, with original title label. Armorial bookplate of John Arthur Panter pasted inside front cover, along with a small bookseller ticket pasted in top left corn...

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Late 18th Century English Antique Bookplates

Materials

Gold Leaf

DICKENS. A Christmas Carol. 1843 - THIRD EDITION - IN ORIGINAL CLOTH
DICKENS. A Christmas Carol. 1843 - THIRD EDITION - IN ORIGINAL CLOTH

DICKENS. A Christmas Carol. 1843 - THIRD EDITION - IN ORIGINAL CLOTH

Located in Hillsborough, NJ

CONDITION: Back corners still square, head and foot of spine rubbed with some very minor loss, external hinges fine, spine and edges of cloth slightly sunned, front inner hinge start...

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1840s British Antique Bookplates

Materials

Fabric

Percy Bysshe SHELLEY. The Cenci. A Tragedy, In Five Acts. 1819 - FIRST EDITION
Percy Bysshe SHELLEY. The Cenci. A Tragedy, In Five Acts. 1819 - FIRST EDITION

Percy Bysshe SHELLEY. The Cenci. A Tragedy, In Five Acts. 1819 - FIRST EDITION

Located in Hillsborough, NJ

CONDITION: Spine neatly rebacked retaining the original spine, engraved bookplate of Edward Huth to front pastedown, internally clean and bright, a VERY GOOD copy.

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1810s British Antique Bookplates

Materials

Leather

DICKENS. A Christmas Carol. 1844 - FIFTH EDITION - IN ORIGINAL CLOTH
DICKENS. A Christmas Carol. 1844 - FIFTH EDITION - IN ORIGINAL CLOTH

DICKENS. A Christmas Carol. 1844 - FIFTH EDITION - IN ORIGINAL CLOTH

Located in Hillsborough, NJ

CONDITION: Back corners still square, Spine expertly relined, internally clean and bright, small bookplate to front pastedown, overall a GOOD+ copy.

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1840s British Antique Bookplates

Materials

Fabric

MILNE, A. A.. Winnie The Pooh. PRESENTAION COPY - NINTH EDITION - 1929
MILNE, A. A.. Winnie The Pooh. PRESENTAION COPY - NINTH EDITION - 1929

MILNE, A. A.. Winnie The Pooh. PRESENTAION COPY - NINTH EDITION - 1929

Located in Hillsborough, NJ

CONDITION: Head and foot of spine and back corners lightly rubbed without loss, inner and outer hinges fine, some spotting to the spine and rear cover, some foxing/offsetting to fron...

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1920s British Antique Bookplates

Materials

Fabric

DICKENS. A Christmas Carol. 1844 - FOURTH EDITION - IN ORIGINAL CLOTH
DICKENS. A Christmas Carol. 1844 - FOURTH EDITION - IN ORIGINAL CLOTH

DICKENS. A Christmas Carol. 1844 - FOURTH EDITION - IN ORIGINAL CLOTH

Located in Hillsborough, NJ

CONDITION: Back corners still square, head and foot of spine rubbed, hinges fine, rear upper hinge just starting, internally clean and bright, "Marley's Ghost" plate slightly askew, ...

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1840s British Antique Bookplates

Materials

Fabric

DICKENS. A Christmas Carol. 1843 - FIRST EDITION 2ND ISSUE - IN ORIGINAL CLOTH
DICKENS. A Christmas Carol. 1843 - FIRST EDITION 2ND ISSUE - IN ORIGINAL CLOTH

DICKENS. A Christmas Carol. 1843 - FIRST EDITION 2ND ISSUE - IN ORIGINAL CLOTH

Located in Hillsborough, NJ

CONDITION: Back corners still square, head of spine expertly renewed, otherwise entirely unsophisticated, foot of spine fine, inner and outer hinges fine, internally clean and bright...

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1840s British Antique Bookplates

Materials

Fabric

Audsley, George Ashdown and James, Lord Bowes ‘The Keramic Art of Japan’
Audsley, George Ashdown and James, Lord Bowes ‘The Keramic Art of Japan’

Audsley, George Ashdown and James, Lord Bowes ‘The Keramic Art of Japan’

By George Ashdown Audsley & James Lord Bowes

Located in Lymington, Hampshire

Audsley, George Ashdown and James, Lord Bowes ‘The Keramic Art of Japan’, Liverpool and London, Henry Sotheran, 1875. 2 volumes, first edition hardback folio including 41 coloured an...

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1870s English Antique Bookplates

Materials

Paper

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19th Century Heraldic Hand Coloured Italian Family Coat of Arms Bookplates
19th Century Heraldic Hand Coloured Italian Family Coat of Arms Bookplates

19th Century Heraldic Hand Coloured Italian Family Coat of Arms Bookplates

Located in York, GB

The bookplates are available to purchase at £35 each and are slightly larger than A5 size (dimensions to follow).

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19th Century Antique Bookplates

Materials

Black and White

"Songs of the Road, " Three Volume Boo
"Songs of the Road, " Three Volume Boo

"Songs of the Road, " Three Volume Boo

Unavailable

H 7.09 in W 4.85 in D 0.75 in

"Songs of the Road, " Three Volume Boo

Located in Leeds, GB

The front endpapers include a bookplate of The Attic Sale 2010 and also the bookplate of George Evelyn Cower of Tavistock Street,Bedford Place, who retired from Board of Works for Th...

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Early 20th Century English Antique Bookplates

Rare Reynolds' After-War Atlas and Gazetteer of the World 1919
Rare Reynolds' After-War Atlas and Gazetteer of the World 1919

Rare Reynolds' After-War Atlas and Gazetteer of the World 1919

Located in Mississauga, CA

Both hinges are cracking, but the thick staple binding remains intact, with covers firmly attached. A period bookplate and the penned name of a previous owner appear on the front fr...

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Early 20th Century American Edwardian Antique Bookplates

Materials

Paper

One Thousand and One Nights - The Harem
One Thousand and One Nights - The Harem

One Thousand and One Nights - The Harem

By Raphael Kirchner

Located in Minneapolis, MN

With uniquely trimmed margins to match the vignette style of the bookplate, this illustration has been professionally matted and framed.

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Early 1900s Art Nouveau Antique Bookplates

Materials

Charcoal

One Thousand and One Nights - The Jewelry Box
One Thousand and One Nights - The Jewelry Box

One Thousand and One Nights - The Jewelry Box

By Raphael Kirchner

Located in Minneapolis, MN

This is the original illustration; it was reproduced in heliogravure as a bookplate for a German translation of the One Thousand and One Nights stories.

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Early 1900s Art Nouveau Antique Bookplates

Materials

Charcoal

One Thousand and One Nights - The Presentation
One Thousand and One Nights - The Presentation

One Thousand and One Nights - The Presentation

By Raphael Kirchner

Located in Minneapolis, MN

This is the original illustration and it was reproduced in heliogravure as a bookplate for a German translation of the One Thousand and One Nights stories.

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Early 1900s Art Nouveau Antique Bookplates

Materials

Charcoal

One Thousand and One Nights - The Plot
One Thousand and One Nights - The Plot

One Thousand and One Nights - The Plot

By Raphael Kirchner

Located in Minneapolis, MN

This is the original illustration; it was reproduced in heliogravure as a bookplate for a German translation of the One Thousand and One Nights stories.

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Early 1900s Art Nouveau Antique Bookplates

Materials

Charcoal, Gouache

One Thousand and One Nights - The Surprise
One Thousand and One Nights - The Surprise

One Thousand and One Nights - The Surprise

By Raphael Kirchner

Located in Minneapolis, MN

This is the original illustration; it was reproduced in heliogravure as a bookplate for a German translation of the One Thousand and One Nights stories.

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Early 1900s Art Nouveau Antique Bookplates

Materials

Charcoal

The Storyteller
The Storyteller

Harrison FisherThe Storyteller, 1906

Unavailable

H 25.5 in W 21.5 in D 1 in

The Storyteller

By Harrison Fisher

Located in Minneapolis, MN

Framed in a fumed oak Arts and Crafts aesthetic, wide quarter sawn frame, double matted and ready to hang in your home, office, art gallery or museum. The bookplate from the hardcove...

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Early 1900s American Realist Antique Bookplates

Materials

Paper, Charcoal, Pencil

School of Jean-Antoine Watteau Fête Champêtre dans un Parc
School of Jean-Antoine Watteau Fête Champêtre dans un Parc

School of Jean-Antoine Watteau Fête Champêtre dans un Parc

Located in Vancouver, BC

Canvas stretcher bears the bookplate of "Henry Lord Langdale M.R., Roehampton", Henry Bickersteth, 1st Baron Langdale, PC (18 June 1783 – 18 April 1851) was an English law reformer a...

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Early 1700s Rococo Antique Bookplates

Materials

Oil

6 hunting drawings - 19th century watercolours of horses and dogs by Henry Alken
6 hunting drawings - 19th century watercolours of horses and dogs by Henry Alken

6 hunting drawings - 19th century watercolours of horses and dogs by Henry Alken

By Henry Alken

Located in London, GB

Its spine is decorated with gilt tooling and the upper board titled in gilt lettering 'Countess of Beauchamp', with a gilt double border and Joel Spitz's bookplate. The album has a...

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19th Century Victorian Antique Bookplates

Materials

Watercolor, Pencil

Mr Pollitt's Bookplate
Mr Pollitt's Bookplate

Mr Pollitt's Bookplate

By Aubrey Vincent Beardsley

Located in Bournemouth, Dorset

Aubrey Beardsley (British, 1872-1898) "Mr. Pollitt's Bookplate", c. 1896, blockprint, initialed "A.B." lower left in plate.

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1890s Antique Bookplates

Materials

Lithograph

Bookplate Sketch Signed by Anders Zorn
Bookplate Sketch Signed by Anders Zorn

Bookplate Sketch Signed by Anders Zorn

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Bookplate Sketch Signed by Anders Zorn

By Anders Zorn

Located in Bridgeport, CT

This signed etched matted bookplate depicts a woman playing pool.

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Early 20th Century Swedish Antique Bookplates

Materials

Paper

Bookplate Sketch Signed by Artist Anders Zorn
Bookplate Sketch Signed by Artist Anders Zorn

Bookplate Sketch Signed by Artist Anders Zorn

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H 12.5 in W 15.5 in D 1 in

Bookplate Sketch Signed by Artist Anders Zorn

By Anders Zorn

Located in Bridgeport, CT

Signed by artist Anders Zorn, an etched matted bookplate.

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Early 20th Century Swedish Antique Bookplates

Materials

Paper

Five Art Deco Maxfield Parrish Bookplates, Framed, C1920
Five Art Deco Maxfield Parrish Bookplates, Framed, C1920

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

Viennese secessionist bookplate Koloman Moser embossed print ca. 1900
Viennese secessionist bookplate Koloman Moser embossed print ca. 1900

Viennese secessionist bookplate Koloman Moser embossed print ca. 1900

By Koloman Moser

Located in Klosterneuburg, AT

Bookplate, Koloman Moser, embossed print with gold ink on linen, ca. 1900 Koloman Moser designed this cover for the industrialist Dr.

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Early 20th Century Austrian Art Nouveau Antique Bookplates

Materials

Gold

Impressive Collection of 12 Antique Framed and Hand Colored Bookplate Engravings
Impressive Collection of 12 Antique Framed and Hand Colored Bookplate Engravings

Impressive Collection of 12 Antique Framed and Hand Colored Bookplate Engravings

Located in Hopewell, NJ

A rare set of 14 French 19th century hand colored architectural bookplate engravings of various French buildings such as the Palais de Justice, Fontainebleau, and The Cathedral Angou...

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19th Century French Antique Bookplates

Materials

Paper

MILNE, A. A.. Winnie The Pooh. FIRST EDITION - FIRST PRINTING - 1926 - WITH DJ
MILNE, A. A.. Winnie The Pooh. FIRST EDITION - FIRST PRINTING - 1926 - WITH DJ

MILNE, A. A.. Winnie The Pooh. FIRST EDITION - FIRST PRINTING - 1926 - WITH DJ

Located in Hillsborough, NJ

Bound in the publisher's original gilt stamped green cloth, top edge gilt, pictorial pastedowns and endpapers, head and foot of spine and back corners lightly rubbed without loss, in...

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1920s British Antique Bookplates

Materials

Fabric

DICKENS. A Christmas Carol. FIRST EDITION 1ST ISSUE - 1843 - IN A FINE BINDING !
DICKENS. A Christmas Carol. FIRST EDITION 1ST ISSUE - 1843 - IN A FINE BINDING !

DICKENS. A Christmas Carol. FIRST EDITION 1ST ISSUE - 1843 - IN A FINE BINDING !

Located in Hillsborough, NJ

CONDITION: Internally clean and bright, no previous ownership markings, inscriptions, or bookplate, front hinge expertly repaired, mild general handling, overall a VERY GOOD copy.

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1840s British Antique Bookplates

Materials

Leather

A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens, Illustrated, Facsimile First Edition, 1914
A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens, Illustrated, Facsimile First Edition, 1914

A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens, Illustrated, Facsimile First Edition, 1914

By Charles Dickens

Located in Colorado Springs, CO

One page with a stain but no other visible discoloration. Bookplate of writer Vincent Starrett to front endpaper and ownership signature on the half title page.

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1910s American Victorian Antique Bookplates

Materials

Fabric, Paper

Moliere's Works in Five Volumes in Blue Leather with Gilt Tooled Spine
Moliere's Works in Five Volumes in Blue Leather with Gilt Tooled Spine

Moliere's Works in Five Volumes in Blue Leather with Gilt Tooled Spine

Located in San Francisco, CA

5 volumes (of 6) Dramatic works of Moliere, published Edinburgh 1875 by William Paterson in full blue elaborately tooled crushed morocco leather, spines sun faded but this set is sti...

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1870s Scottish Antique Bookplates

Materials

Leather, Paper

Fishing Book, "The Natural Trout Fly and Its Imitation"
Fishing Book, "The Natural Trout Fly and Its Imitation"

Fishing Book, "The Natural Trout Fly and Its Imitation"

Located in Oxfordshire, GB

Inside the front cover there is a bookplate of Maurice Riesco. A bookplate, or ex libris, is a small print for pasting inside the cover of a book, to express ownership.

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1920s British Sporting Art Antique Bookplates

Materials

Paper

Fishing Book "By Hook and By Crook" by Fraser Sandeman
Fishing Book "By Hook and By Crook" by Fraser Sandeman

Fishing Book "By Hook and By Crook" by Fraser Sandeman

Located in Oxfordshire, GB

By the late 19th century, bookplates had developed into a highly imaginative form of miniature art.

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1890s British Antique Bookplates

Regency Library Table
Regency Library Table

Regency Library Table

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Regency Library Table

Located in Atlanta, GA

Regency Period low library table with rectangular four inch solid top covered in bookplate flame mahogany veneers with double satinwood stringing around the perimeter.

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19th Century English Antique Bookplates

Materials

Mahogany, Satinwood

Works of Voltaire, 22 Volumes, Arouet Ltd. Edition, Blue Leather Bindings
Works of Voltaire, 22 Volumes, Arouet Ltd. Edition, Blue Leather Bindings

Works of Voltaire, 22 Volumes, Arouet Ltd. Edition, Blue Leather Bindings

By Voltaire

Located in San Francisco, CA

Dingwall-Rock, Ltd. 1927. In English. Bookplates of former owner. 3/4 Blue leather with raised gilt tooled spines, marbleized endpapers with gilt top edge.

Category

Early 20th Century American Antique Bookplates

Materials

Leather, Paper

Memoirs of History of France During Reign of Napoleon
Memoirs of History of France During Reign of Napoleon

Memoirs of History of France During Reign of Napoleon

By Napoleon le Grand

Located in San Francisco, CA

In English, second edition. Bookplates.

Category

Early 19th Century English Antique Bookplates

Materials

Leather

Wharton, Edith, The Custom Of The Country, 'First Edition - 1913'
Wharton, Edith, The Custom Of The Country, 'First Edition - 1913'

Wharton, Edith, The Custom Of The Country, 'First Edition - 1913'

Located in Hillsborough, NJ

Condition: Hinges fine, head and foot of spine fine, no previous ownership markings gift inscriptions or bookplate, internally clean and bright, A PARTICULARLY SHARP BRIGHT COPY.

Category

1910s American Antique Bookplates

Materials

Fabric

Golf Courses of the British Isles by Bernard Darwin
Golf Courses of the British Isles by Bernard Darwin

Golf Courses of the British Isles by Bernard Darwin

Located in Oxfordshire, GB

Inside the front cover there is a bookplate of E. W. Swanton with his signature. E. W.

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1910s English Sporting Art Antique Bookplates

Wharton, Edith, Fighting France. First Edition - 1915 - A Bright Copy
Wharton, Edith, Fighting France. First Edition - 1915 - A Bright Copy

Wharton, Edith, Fighting France. First Edition - 1915 - A Bright Copy

Located in Hillsborough, NJ

CONDITION: Hinges fine, head and foot of spine fine, no previous ownership markings gift inscriptions or bookplate, internally clean and bright, A PARTICULARLY SHARP BRIGHT COPY.

Category

1910s Antique Bookplates

Materials

Fabric

Chinese Export Porcelain Armorial Dish with the Coat of Arms of Skinner
Chinese Export Porcelain Armorial Dish with the Coat of Arms of Skinner

Chinese Export Porcelain Armorial Dish with the Coat of Arms of Skinner

Located in Downingtown, PA

Reference: Chinese Armorial Porcelain, David Sanctuary Howard, Page 466 where the author mentions that the arms are identical to three bookplates in the Franks collection.

Category

Mid-18th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Bookplates

Materials

Porcelain

Life of Cardinal Wolsey in 4 Full Calf Bound Volumes by J. Grove London 1748
Life of Cardinal Wolsey in 4 Full Calf Bound Volumes by J. Grove London 1748

Life of Cardinal Wolsey in 4 Full Calf Bound Volumes by J. Grove London 1748

Located in San Francisco, CA

A well-illustrated example of an 18th century historical biography. Small bookplate of former owner.

Category

Mid-18th Century English Antique Bookplates

Materials

Leather

A Chinese Export Porcelain Armorial Dish
A Chinese Export Porcelain Armorial Dish

A Chinese Export Porcelain Armorial Dish

Located in Downingtown, PA

Reference: Chinese Armorial Porcelain, David Sanctuary Howard, Page 466 where the author mentions that the arms are identical to three bookplates in the Franks collection.

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18th Century and Earlier Chinese George II Antique Bookplates

Materials

Porcelain

Churchill, Winston Spencer, Lord Randolph Churchill, First Edition, 1906
Churchill, Winston Spencer, Lord Randolph Churchill, First Edition, 1906

Churchill, Winston Spencer, Lord Randolph Churchill, First Edition, 1906

Located in Hillsborough, NJ

Condition: Hinges fine, head and foot of spines fine, no previous ownership marking or bookplate, A VERY GOOD SET.

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Early 1900s British Antique Bookplates

Materials

Leather

CHURCHILL, Winston S. Lord Randolph Churchill. (1906 - FIRST EDITION)
CHURCHILL, Winston S. Lord Randolph Churchill. (1906 - FIRST EDITION)

CHURCHILL, Winston S. Lord Randolph Churchill. (1906 - FIRST EDITION)

Located in Hillsborough, NJ

CONDITION: Internally clean and bright, no previous ownership markings, gilt inscriptions, or bookplate, hinges fine, head and foot of spines fine, A VERY GOOD SET.

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Early 1900s British Antique Bookplates

Materials

Leather

Albert J. BEVERIDGE. The Life Of John Marshall. 4 vols IN A FINE LEATHER BINDING
Albert J. BEVERIDGE. The Life Of John Marshall. 4 vols IN A FINE LEATHER BINDING

Albert J. BEVERIDGE. The Life Of John Marshall. 4 vols IN A FINE LEATHER BINDING

Located in Hillsborough, NJ

CONDITION: Internally clean and bright, inner and outer hinges fine, head and foot of spines fine, no previous ownership markings, inscriptions, or bookplate, A FINE SET.

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1910s American Antique Bookplates

Materials

Leather

Elegant Five Volumes Memoirs of Tallyrand Printed by the Grolier Society
Elegant Five Volumes Memoirs of Tallyrand Printed by the Grolier Society

Elegant Five Volumes Memoirs of Tallyrand Printed by the Grolier Society

Located in San Francisco, CA

Beautiful overall condition, the spines with raised bands and gilt letters and tooling, the contents sound. Bookplates in each volume.

Category

Early 20th Century English Antique Bookplates

Materials

Leather

WOODWARD, W. E.. Meet General Grant. FIRST EDITION - 1928
WOODWARD, W. E.. Meet General Grant. FIRST EDITION - 1928

WOODWARD, W. E.. Meet General Grant. FIRST EDITION - 1928

Located in Hillsborough, NJ

CONDITION: Hinges fine, head and foot of spine fine, internally clean and bright, no previous ownership markings, inscription or bookplate, A FINE COPY.

Category

1920s American Antique Bookplates

Materials

Leather, Paper

Jules VERNE - The Chase Of The Golden Meteor - FIRST ENGLISH EDITION - 1909
Jules VERNE - The Chase Of The Golden Meteor - FIRST ENGLISH EDITION - 1909

Jules VERNE - The Chase Of The Golden Meteor - FIRST ENGLISH EDITION - 1909

Located in Hillsborough, NJ

CONDITION: Inner and outer hinges fine, head and foot of spine fine, internally clean and bright, no previous ownership markings, inscriptions, or bookplate, spine ever so slightly s...

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Early 1900s British Antique Bookplates

Materials

Fabric

John MORLEY. The Life Of William Ewart Gladstone - 3 vols. - IN A FINE BINDING!
John MORLEY. The Life Of William Ewart Gladstone - 3 vols. - IN A FINE BINDING!

John MORLEY. The Life Of William Ewart Gladstone - 3 vols. - IN A FINE BINDING!

Located in Hillsborough, NJ

CONDITION: Internally clean and bright, no previous ownership markings, inscriptions, or bookplate, inner and outer hinges fine, head and foot of spine fine, A FINE SET.

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Early 1900s American Antique Bookplates

Materials

Leather

California and Its Gold Regions by Fayette Robinson
California and Its Gold Regions by Fayette Robinson

California and Its Gold Regions by Fayette Robinson

Located in San Francisco, CA

Contains a replaced map of the United States. Bookplate of former owner. Very good overall condition Lovely little volume See table of contents in photos below for contents.

Category

Mid-19th Century American Antique Bookplates

Materials

Leather, Paper

CLOUGH - Plutarch's Lives. The Translation Called Dryden's. 5 vols. FINELY BOUND
CLOUGH - Plutarch's Lives. The Translation Called Dryden's. 5 vols. FINELY BOUND

CLOUGH - Plutarch's Lives. The Translation Called Dryden's. 5 vols. FINELY BOUND

Located in Hillsborough, NJ

CONDITION: Internally clean and bright, inner and outer hinges fine, head and foot of spines fine, no previous ownership markings, inscriptions, or bookplate, A FINE SET.

Category

1870s American Antique Bookplates

Materials

Leather

Ex Libris - GB - Original Woodcut by M. Fingesten - Early 1900
Ex Libris - GB - Original Woodcut by M. Fingesten - Early 1900

Ex Libris - GB - Original Woodcut by M. Fingesten - Early 1900

By Michel Fingesten

Located in Roma, IT

Includes passepartout : 49 x 34 cm Ex Libris is a Latin phrase meaning a bookplate that identifies the owner of the book into which it is pasted.

Category

Early 20th Century Modern Antique Bookplates

Materials

Woodcut

Winston Churchill's Copy of "India Under Ripon: A Private Diary" by Blunt, 1909
Winston Churchill's Copy of "India Under Ripon: A Private Diary" by Blunt, 1909

Winston Churchill's Copy of "India Under Ripon: A Private Diary" by Blunt, 1909

Located in Colorado Springs, CO

In his distinctive hand, Churchill has added on the front pastedown: "This was the first copy printed WSC." Two personal bookplates are pasted on the front paste down. At bottom ...

Category

Early 1900s English Antique Bookplates

Materials

Paper

Letters And Other Writings Of James Madison. 4 VOLUMES - 1865 - FIRST EDITION
Letters And Other Writings Of James Madison. 4 VOLUMES - 1865 - FIRST EDITION

Letters And Other Writings Of James Madison. 4 VOLUMES - 1865 - FIRST EDITION

Located in Hillsborough, NJ

CONDITION: Head and foot of spines fine, inner and outer hinges fine, internally clean and bright, no previous ownership markings, gift inscription, or bookplate, overall A FINE SET.

Category

1860s American Antique Bookplates

Materials

Leather

SMOLLETT, Tobias. The Works Of Tobias Smollett. (12 VOLUMES - 1899
SMOLLETT, Tobias. The Works Of Tobias Smollett. (12 VOLUMES - 1899

SMOLLETT, Tobias. The Works Of Tobias Smollett. (12 VOLUMES - 1899

Located in Hillsborough, NJ

., 8-13/16" x 6-1/8", frontis in each volume, bound in 1/2 tan calf, ribbed gilt decorated spines, top edges gilt, others uncut, marbled pastedowns and endpapers, by Morrell. Gilt le...

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1890s British Antique Bookplates

Materials

Leather

California Illustrated by J. M. Letts
California Illustrated by J. M. Letts

California Illustrated by J. M. Letts

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H 8.5 in W 5 in D 1.5 in

California Illustrated by J. M. Letts

Located in San Francisco, CA

This edition has 11 plates; (the first edition has 48). Bookplate of prior owner. Overall good condition with some foxing and edge staining.

Category

Mid-19th Century American Antique Bookplates

Materials

Leather, Paper

A. A. Milne, Winnie The Pooh, First London Edition, 1928, in Original Cloth
A. A. Milne, Winnie The Pooh, First London Edition, 1928, in Original Cloth

A. A. Milne, Winnie The Pooh, First London Edition, 1928, in Original Cloth

Located in Hillsborough, NJ

Condition: internally clean and bright, inner hinges fine, outer hinges fine, slight of rubbing to head and foot of spine without loss, back corners still square, no previous ownersh...

Category

1920s British Antique Bookplates

Materials

Fabric

THIERS. History Of The Consulate & The Empire Of France Under Napoleon. 1845
THIERS. History Of The Consulate & The Empire Of France Under Napoleon. 1845

THIERS. History Of The Consulate & The Empire Of France Under Napoleon. 1845

Located in Hillsborough, NJ

., 7-5/8" x 5-3/4", illustrated, bound in 1/2 tan calf, ribbed gilt decorated spines, gilt lettered red and black morocco spine labels, marbled edges, engraved bookplate of Richard F...

Category

1840s British Antique Bookplates

Materials

Leather

A. A. Milne, Winnie the Pooh, First London Edition, First Printing, 1926
A. A. Milne, Winnie the Pooh, First London Edition, First Printing, 1926

A. A. Milne, Winnie the Pooh, First London Edition, First Printing, 1926

Located in Hillsborough, NJ

CONDITION: Internally clean and bright, inner and outer hinges fine, slight bit of rubbing to head and foot of spine without loss, back corners still square, no previous ownership ma...

Category

1920s British Antique Bookplates

Materials

Fabric

The Works Of William Shakespeare - 4 vols. - 1881 - IN A FINE LEATHER BINDING !
The Works Of William Shakespeare - 4 vols. - 1881 - IN A FINE LEATHER BINDING !

The Works Of William Shakespeare - 4 vols. - 1881 - IN A FINE LEATHER BINDING !

Located in Hillsborough, NJ

CONDITION: Foxing to first and last leaves, no previous ownership markings or bookplate, inner and outer hinges fine, head and foot of spines fine, overall VERY GOOD.

Category

1880s British Antique Bookplates

Materials

Leather

A. A. Milne - Winnie The Pooh - 1926 - FIRST EDITION FIRST PRINTING
A. A. Milne - Winnie The Pooh - 1926 - FIRST EDITION FIRST PRINTING

A. A. Milne - Winnie The Pooh - 1926 - FIRST EDITION FIRST PRINTING

Located in Hillsborough, NJ

CONDITION: Internally clean and bright, inner and outer hinges fine, back corners square, no previous ownership markings, inscriptions, or bookplate, expert paper repair to upper edg...

Category

1920s British Antique Bookplates

Materials

Fabric

A. A. MILNE. Winnie The Pooh. 1ST ED 1ST PRINTING SIGNED BY E. H. SHEPARD - 1926
A. A. MILNE. Winnie The Pooh. 1ST ED 1ST PRINTING SIGNED BY E. H. SHEPARD - 1926

A. A. MILNE. Winnie The Pooh. 1ST ED 1ST PRINTING SIGNED BY E. H. SHEPARD - 1926

Located in Hillsborough, NJ

CONDITION: Inner and outer hinges fine, miner rubbing to head and foot of spine and back corners, no previous ownership markings inscription, bookplate to front blank endpaper, A VER...

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1920s British Antique Bookplates

Materials

Fabric

The Works Of Rudyard Kipling. NEW WORLD EDITION. 13 vols. IN A FINE BINDING !
The Works Of Rudyard Kipling. NEW WORLD EDITION. 13 vols. IN A FINE BINDING !

The Works Of Rudyard Kipling. NEW WORLD EDITION. 13 vols. IN A FINE BINDING !

Located in Hillsborough, NJ

CONDITION: Inner and outer hinges fine, head and foot of spine fine, now previous ownership marking, inscriptions, or bookplate, some uneven spotting to the cloth covers otherwise A ...

Category

1920s American Antique Bookplates

Materials

Leather

MILNE, A. A.. Now We Are Six. 1927 - FIRST EDITION - SIGNED BY MILNE & SHEPHARD
MILNE, A. A.. Now We Are Six. 1927 - FIRST EDITION - SIGNED BY MILNE & SHEPHARD

MILNE, A. A.. Now We Are Six. 1927 - FIRST EDITION - SIGNED BY MILNE & SHEPHARD

Located in Hillsborough, NJ

CONDITION: Internally clean and bright, inner and outer hinges fine, head and foot of spine fine, engraved bookplate of John Needels Chester to front pastedown, overall VERY GOOD.

Category

1920s British Antique Bookplates

Materials

Leather, Fabric

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Located in Miami, FL

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Located in Palm Beach, FL

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Mucha, Job, Original Art Nouveau Belle Epoque Poster, Gold, Cigarette Paper 1896
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Mucha, Job, Original Art Nouveau Belle Epoque Poster, Gold, Cigarette Paper 1896

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19th Century French Art Nouveau Antique Bookplates

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Paper

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Located in New York, NY

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Young Mother Contemplating Two Embracing Children by William-Adolphe Bouguereau
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By William-Adolphe Bouguereau

Located in New Orleans, LA

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Located in North Bergen, NJ

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Gerlach's Allegorien Folio, plate #58: "Sculpture" Lithograph, Gustav Klimt.
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Alphonse Mucha's 1902 Documents décoratifs - Planche 47

Alphonse Mucha's 1902 Documents décoratifs - Planche 47

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Located in PARIS, FR

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Gerlach's Allegorien Plate #47: "Morning in the Spring" Lithograph
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Vintage Rockwell Kent Copy of "Vermont Winter 1921" Oil on Canvas Painting, 1960
Vintage Rockwell Kent Copy of "Vermont Winter 1921" Oil on Canvas Painting, 1960

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By Rockwell Kent

Located in Baltimore, MD

This large painting is a ca. 1960 copy of a famous Rockwell Kent painting that was executed in Vermont in 1921. The work is oil on canvas and well represents the original image, tho...

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1960s American Modern Antique Bookplates

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Oil

Gerlach's Allegorien Plate #44: "Music" Lithograph
Gerlach's Allegorien Plate #44: "Music" Lithograph

Gerlach's Allegorien Plate #44: "Music" Lithograph

By Koloman Moser

Located in Palm Beach, FL

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...

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1890s Vienna Secession Antique Bookplates

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Lithograph

"On Earth as it is in Heaven" Original 1899 Lithograph by Alphonse Mucha
"On Earth as it is in Heaven" Original 1899 Lithograph by Alphonse Mucha

"On Earth as it is in Heaven" Original 1899 Lithograph by Alphonse Mucha

By Alphonse Mucha

Located in Palm Beach, FL

Alphonse Mucha worked mainly as a poster artist and became an influential figure of Art Nouveau in late 1890s, when poster illustrations were emerging as popular art form and new pri...

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1890s Art Nouveau Antique Bookplates

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Lithograph

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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.

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