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1848 History of Europe from the Commencement of the French Revolution
1848 History of Europe from the Commencement of the French Revolution

1848 History of Europe from the Commencement of the French Revolution

By Archibald Alison

Located in Bath, GB

frontispiece to volume I. With the armorial bookplate of MP William John Lysley to each front pastedown

Category

1840s British Antique Bookplates

Materials

Paper

Rudyard KIPLING. Many Inventions. 1893 - FIRST EDITION - SIGNED !
Rudyard KIPLING. Many Inventions. 1893 - FIRST EDITION - SIGNED !

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

1883-1884 Leaves from the Diary of Henry Greville
1883-1884 Leaves from the Diary of Henry Greville

1883-1884 Leaves from the Diary of Henry Greville

By Henry Greville

Located in Bath, GB

bookplate of W.A. Foyle of Beeleigh Abbey to each front pastedown. He founded Foyles bookshop in 1903

Category

1880s British Antique Bookplates

Materials

Paper

Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám, E. Fitzgerald translation, Club Bindery
Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám, E. Fitzgerald translation, Club Bindery

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

Category

Mid-19th Century English Antique Bookplates

Materials

Leather, Paper

1868 The Moonstone
1868 The Moonstone

1868 The Moonstone

By Wilkie Collins

Located in Bath, GB

first serialised in Charles Dickens' magazine 'All the Year Round'. Bookplate of W. A. Foyle of

Category

1860s British Antique Bookplates

Materials

Paper

Charles DICKENS - The Chimes: A Goblin Story - 1845 - FIRST EDITION
Charles DICKENS - The Chimes: A Goblin Story - 1845 - FIRST EDITION

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

Category

1840s British Antique Bookplates

Materials

Fabric

A Polish Metal Printing Block for a Printing Press
A Polish Metal Printing Block for a Printing Press

A Polish Metal Printing Block for a Printing Press

Located in New York, NY

materials, such as religious texts, bookplates, or decorative borders. The block is made of metal, possibly

Category

19th Century Polish Antique Bookplates

Materials

Metal, Lead

1771 Choir Gaur; the Grand Orrery of the Ancient Druids
1771 Choir Gaur; the Grand Orrery of the Ancient Druids

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

1887-98 Complete Peerage of Great Britain
1887-98 Complete Peerage of Great Britain

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

Category

Late 19th Century British Antique Bookplates

Materials

Paper

1889 The Blue Fairy Book
1889 The Blue Fairy Book

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

Category

1890s British Antique Bookplates

Materials

Paper

La Mouche by Alfred de Musset – Illustrations by Adolphe Lalauze
La Mouche by Alfred de Musset – Illustrations by Adolphe Lalauze

La Mouche by Alfred de Musset – Illustrations by Adolphe Lalauze

Located in Middletown, NY

in; green and gold headbands, t.e.g. Armorial bookplate of Soldati-Hubbard de Veaux pasted inside

Category

Late 19th Century French Antique Bookplates

Materials

Gold Leaf

China Trade Framed Pith Paper Set of Pictures of Butterflies and Plants
China Trade Framed Pith Paper Set of Pictures of Butterflies and Plants

China Trade Framed Pith Paper Set of Pictures of Butterflies and Plants

Located in Downingtown, PA

late 4th Battalion East Surrey Regiment, and originally featured his bookplate (with forty-two

Category

Mid-19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Bookplates

Materials

Paper

1877 The Moonstone: A Dramatic Story, in Three Acts
1877 The Moonstone: A Dramatic Story, in Three Acts

1877 The Moonstone: A Dramatic Story, in Three Acts

By Wilkie Collins

Located in Bath, GB

bookplate of W.A. Foyle of Beeleigh Abbey. Immensely popularly when first published, 'The Moonstone' was a

Category

19th Century British Antique Bookplates

Materials

Paper

The Workes of our Ancient and Learned English Poet, Geffrey Chaucer
The Workes of our Ancient and Learned English Poet, Geffrey Chaucer

The Workes of our Ancient and Learned English Poet, Geffrey Chaucer

Located in Middletown, NY

strengthened, contemporary calf, recased. Front pastedown with the engraved armorial bookplate G. W. Wentworth

Category

Early 17th Century English Antique Bookplates

Materials

Gold Leaf

The Lord's Song: A Sermon by Eric Gill – GOLDEN COCKEREL PRESS
The Lord's Song: A Sermon by Eric Gill – GOLDEN COCKEREL PRESS

The Lord's Song: A Sermon by Eric Gill – GOLDEN COCKEREL PRESS

Located in Middletown, NY

Eric Gill. Original ivory buckram gilt, one or two faint spots, bookplate of Betty Clark. LIMITED

Category

Early 20th Century English Antique Bookplates

Materials

Gold Leaf

Coleridge, Samuel Taylor: POEMS on Various Subjects
Coleridge, Samuel Taylor: POEMS on Various Subjects

Coleridge, Samuel Taylor: POEMS on Various Subjects

Located in Middletown, NY

clean and unmarked. Bookseller ticket, dedicatory note in ink and Bookplate tipped in on f.f.e

Category

Late 18th Century English Antique Bookplates

Materials

Leather, Paper

Miniature illuminated manuscript on vellum with 12 full-page miniatures
Miniature illuminated manuscript on vellum with 12 full-page miniatures

Miniature illuminated manuscript on vellum with 12 full-page miniatures

By Francois-Jacques Boeri

Located in ZWIJNDRECHT, NL

, all edges gilt, marbled endpapers, bookplate to front endpaper, and additional gathering of four

Category

15th Century and Earlier European French Provincial Antique Bookplates

Materials

Leather

Rare Antique 18C Chinese Porcelain Erotic Rooster Encre de Chine Tea Caddy
Rare Antique 18C Chinese Porcelain Erotic Rooster Encre de Chine Tea Caddy

Rare Antique 18C Chinese Porcelain Erotic Rooster Encre de Chine Tea Caddy

Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland

process so readily duplicated the engraved bookplates supplied to the decorators as source materials. The

Category

18th Century Chinese Qing Antique Bookplates

Materials

Porcelain

Il pastor fido, tragicommedia pastorale - by G. B. Guarini - 1597
Il pastor fido, tragicommedia pastorale - by G. B. Guarini - 1597

Il pastor fido, tragicommedia pastorale - by G. B. Guarini - 1597

Located in Middletown, NY

binder's stamp, marbled endpapers, Armorial bookplate of Soldati-Hubbard de Veaux pasted inside front cover

Category

16th Century European Antique Bookplates

Materials

Gold Leaf

Catalogue of the Morgan Collection of Chinese Porcelains
Catalogue of the Morgan Collection of Chinese Porcelains

Catalogue of the Morgan Collection of Chinese Porcelains

Located in Middletown, NY

moiré-silk doublures. LIMITED EDITION of 250 copies FOR PRIVATE CIRCULATION Bookplate of Erving & Joyce

Category

Early 20th Century Antique Bookplates

Materials

Gold Leaf

1820-1825 Works of Sir Walter Scott
1820-1825 Works of Sir Walter Scott

1820-1825 Works of Sir Walter Scott

By Sir Walter Scott

Located in Bath, GB

Auckland (1774-1844); containing his bookplate. 'The Abbot' (1820) is complete in three volumes. It is a

Category

1820s British Antique Bookplates

Materials

Paper

Les Moeurs des Israelites by Claude Fleury
Les Moeurs des Israelites by Claude Fleury

Les Moeurs des Israelites by Claude Fleury

Located in Middletown, NY

, binding tight and square. Armorial bookplate of Soldati-Hubbard de Veaux pasted inside front cover

Category

Late 17th Century Antique Bookplates

Materials

Gold Leaf

1892-1901 The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson
1892-1901 The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson

1892-1901 The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson

By Robert Louis Stevenson

Located in Bath, GB

. Retaining the original half-titles. With the illustrated bookplate of American industrialist and

Category

Late 19th Century British Antique Bookplates

Materials

Paper

The Life of Napoleon; A Hudibrastic Poem in Fifteen Cantos - ILLUSTRATED
The Life of Napoleon; A Hudibrastic Poem in Fifteen Cantos - ILLUSTRATED

The Life of Napoleon; A Hudibrastic Poem in Fifteen Cantos - ILLUSTRATED

Located in Middletown, NY

bookplate of Richard Holmden. [Tooley 151; Cohn 153; Rosenbach, Cruikshank/Widener, p. 38]. By 1815

Category

Early 19th Century English Antique Bookplates

Materials

Leather, Paint, Paper

Novels 'Works & Letters' of Jane Austen, Winchester Edition, 12 Volumes
Novels 'Works & Letters' of Jane Austen, Winchester Edition, 12 Volumes

Novels 'Works & Letters' of Jane Austen, Winchester Edition, 12 Volumes

Located in Hillsborough, NJ

edges of pages, hinges fine, no previous ownership markings or bookplate, An excellent set handsomely

Category

1910s British Antique Bookplates

Materials

Leather

Miscellaneous Poems of Jonathan Swift / Golden Cokerell Press
Miscellaneous Poems of Jonathan Swift / Golden Cokerell Press

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

Some Poems by Robert Browning - ERAGNY PRESS
Some Poems by Robert Browning - ERAGNY PRESS

Some Poems by Robert Browning - ERAGNY PRESS

Located in Middletown, NY

. 2 bookplates pasted inside front cover: William & Helena M. Hand and Albert Sperisen. [Ransom p

Category

Early 20th Century English Antique Bookplates

Materials

Paper

First Edition Guthrie's Geographical Grammmar in Miniature, 1807
First Edition Guthrie's Geographical Grammmar in Miniature, 1807

First Edition Guthrie's Geographical Grammmar in Miniature, 1807

Located in Langweer, NL

. calf. Gilt spine. sm. 8vo. Upper hinge showing but strong; old bookplate "Ex Bibliotheca Majoris

Category

Early 19th Century Antique Bookplates

Materials

Paper

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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.