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Ex-Libris - Woodcut - 1911

Ex-Libris - Woodcut - 1911

Located in Roma, IT

Ex-Libris -B. Sigales is an Artwork realized in 1911.

Category

1910s Modern Antique Ex Libris

Materials

Woodcut

Ex Libris Draksl - Original Woodcut - 1920

Ex Libris Draksl - Original Woodcut - 1920

Located in Roma, IT

Ex Libris Draksl is an original Modern Artwork realized in the 1920s.

Category

1920s Modern Antique Ex Libris

Materials

Woodcut

Ex Libris Podolinsky - Woodcut - 1920 ca

Ex Libris Podolinsky - Woodcut - 1920 ca

Located in Roma, IT

Ex Libris Podolinsky is an original Modern Artwork realized in the first half of the 20th Century.

Category

1920s Modern Antique Ex Libris

Materials

Woodcut

Ex libris -  Anny Rabl - Woodcut - 1950

Ex libris - Anny Rabl - Woodcut - 1950

Located in Roma, IT

Ex libris -  Anny Rabl is an Artwork realized in 1950.

Category

1920s Modern Antique Ex Libris

Materials

Paper, Woodcut

Ex Libris - Wim Rengelink  - Woodcut - 1989

Ex Libris - Wim Rengelink - Woodcut - 1989

Located in Roma, IT

Ex Libris - Wim Rengelink is a Modern Artwork realized in 1989.

Category

1890s Symbolist Antique Ex Libris

Materials

Woodcut

Ex Libris Marie Sprenger - Woodcut - 1915

Ex Libris Marie Sprenger - Woodcut - 1915

Located in Roma, IT

Ex Libris Marie Sprenger is an Artwork realized in 1915.

Category

1910s Symbolist Antique Ex Libris

Materials

Woodcut

Ex Libris Alapit - Woodcut on Paper - 1838

Ex Libris Alapit - Woodcut on Paper - 1838

Located in Roma, IT

Ex Libris Alapit is an original woodcut realized in 1838.

Category

1830s Modern Antique Ex Libris

Materials

Paper, Woodcut

Ex Libris Conte Budan - Original Woodcut - 1899

Ex Libris Conte Budan - Original Woodcut - 1899

Located in Roma, IT

Ex Libris Conte Budan is an original Contemporary Artwork realized in 1899.

Category

1890s Modern Antique Ex Libris

Materials

Woodcut

Ex Libris Erdelyi Zenta - Original Woodcut - 1920 ca

Ex Libris Erdelyi Zenta - Original Woodcut - 1920 ca

Located in Roma, IT

Ex Libris Erdelyi Zenta is an original Modern Artwork realized in the first half of the 20th Century.

Category

1920s Modern Antique Ex Libris

Materials

Woodcut

Ex Libris Laszlo - Woodcut on Paper - 1920s

Ex Libris Laszlo - Woodcut on Paper - 1920s

Located in Roma, IT

Ex Libris Laszlo is an original Contemporary Artwork realized in the 1920s.

Category

1920s Modern Antique Ex Libris

Materials

Paper, Woodcut

Ex Libris Konyve - Woodcut - Early 20th Century

Ex Libris Konyve - Woodcut - Early 20th Century

Located in Roma, IT

Ex Libris Konyve is a Contemporary Artwork realized in the Early 20th Century Original B/W woodcut print on ivory-colored paper.

Category

Early 20th Century Modern Antique Ex Libris

Materials

Woodcut

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Roxburghe Press Harald Williams Matin Bells and Scarlet and Gold
Roxburghe Press Harald Williams Matin Bells and Scarlet and Gold

Roxburghe Press Harald Williams Matin Bells and Scarlet and Gold

Located in Leeds, GB

The contents: Dedication, Apologia pro Arte Mea, I White Magic, II Songs of Gramarye, III Kingdom of the Cross, IV Grammar of Grace, V Matin Bells, VI Prisoner of Eternity, VII Scarl...

Category

19th Century English Antique Ex Libris

Untitled - Streetscene in Amboise, France.

Untitled - Streetscene in Amboise, France.

By Sir David Young Cameron, R.A.

Located in Zeeland, Noord-Brabant

He etched a total of over 500 plates, 300 done before 1900, including book illustrations and ex-libris plates.

Category

Early 1900s Antique Ex Libris

Materials

Etching

Ex Libris Pickford Waller
Ex Libris Pickford Waller

Ex Libris Pickford Waller

Located in Bournemouth, Dorset

Bookplate: Ex Libris Pickford Waller Image: 13.3 x 8.0 cm Mount: 25.0 x 19.3 cm Austin Osman Spare (30 December 1886 – 15 May 1956) was an English artist and occultist who worked as...

Category

Early 1900s Antique Ex Libris

Materials

Engraving

Ex Libris - Mantero - Original Etching by M. Fingesten - 1930s
Ex Libris - Mantero - Original Etching by M. Fingesten - 1930s

Ex Libris - Mantero - Original Etching by M. Fingesten - 1930s

By Michel Fingesten

Located in Roma, IT

Fingesten’s Ex Libris were nourishment for the bibliophiles, who glued the bookplates on the first page of theirs books to indicate the property and who traded these Ex Libris.

Category

Early 20th Century Modern Antique Ex Libris

Materials

Etching

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

Fingesten’s Ex Libris were nourishment for the bibliophiles, who glued the bookplates on the first page of theirs books to indicate the property and who traded these Ex Libris.

Category

Early 20th Century Modern Antique Ex Libris

Materials

Woodcut

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

Fingesten’s Ex Libris were nourishment for the bibliophiles, who glued the bookplates on the first page of theirs books to indicate the property and who traded these Ex Libris.

Category

Early 20th Century Modern Antique Ex Libris

Materials

Woodcut

Ex Libris Corinne - Woodcut by Michel Fingesten - 1936

Ex Libris Corinne - Woodcut by Michel Fingesten - 1936

By Michel Fingesten

Located in Roma, IT

Ex Libris Corinne, Paul De Bon Homme is a woodcut print by Michel Fingesten, realized in 1937.

Category

Early 20th Century Symbolist Antique Ex Libris

Materials

Woodcut

Ex Libris "The Eye" - Original Woodcut by M. Fingesten - Early 1900
Ex Libris "The Eye" - Original Woodcut by M. Fingesten - Early 1900

Ex Libris "The Eye" - Original Woodcut by M. Fingesten - Early 1900

By Michel Fingesten

Located in Roma, IT

Fingesten’s Ex Libris were nourishment for the bibliophiles, who glued the bookplates on the first page of theirs books to indicate the property and who traded these Ex Libris.

Category

Early 20th Century Modern Antique Ex Libris

Materials

Woodcut

Ex Libris Profile of Man - Original Woodcut by M. Fingesten - Early 1900
Ex Libris Profile of Man - Original Woodcut by M. Fingesten - Early 1900

Ex Libris Profile of Man - Original Woodcut by M. Fingesten - Early 1900

By Michel Fingesten

Located in Roma, IT

Fingesten’s Ex Libris were nourishment for the bibliophiles, who glued the bookplates on the first page of theirs books to indicate the property and who traded these Ex Libris.

Category

Early 20th Century Modern Antique Ex Libris

Materials

Woodcut

Red Painted Wrought Iron Magazine Rack, "Ex Libris"
Red Painted Wrought Iron Magazine Rack, "Ex Libris"

Red Painted Wrought Iron Magazine Rack, "Ex Libris"

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H 18.8 in W 12.75 in D 10.5 in

Red Painted Wrought Iron Magazine Rack, "Ex Libris"

Located in Haddonfield, NJ

Heavy solid red painted wrought iron magazine rack.

Category

Late 19th Century American Empire Revival Antique Ex Libris

Materials

Wrought Iron

c.1790 8 Hand Colored Aquatint Engravings By Francis Jukes
c.1790 8 Hand Colored Aquatint Engravings By Francis Jukes

c.1790 8 Hand Colored Aquatint Engravings By Francis Jukes

Located in Highwood, IL

Mounted in a leather bound presentation book c.1920 ex-libris Harry T. Peters and Brooks McCormick.

Category

18th Century and Earlier American Antique Ex Libris

Materials

Leather, Cardboard

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.

Category

1920s British Sporting Art Antique Ex Libris

Materials

Paper

Illuminated Manuscript Book of Hours 15th Century.
Illuminated Manuscript Book of Hours 15th Century.

Illuminated Manuscript Book of Hours 15th Century.

Located in Antwerp, BE

Provenance: Jacqueline Gobelet ; Ex librice Antonij Simonis DeLormes, late 17th or 18th century; Fanny Loscombe, 1854, Ame; ex libris C.W.

Category

18th Century and Earlier French Gothic Antique Ex Libris

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

There are 255 pages in total with 15 full-page illustrations and 9 illustrations in amongst the text. A bookplate, or ex libris, is a small print for pasting inside the cover of a...

Category

1890s British Antique Ex Libris

'Lives of the Artists' , Four Complete Volumes, Giorgio Vasari, Florence 1568
'Lives of the Artists' , Four Complete Volumes, Giorgio Vasari, Florence 1568

'Lives of the Artists' , Four Complete Volumes, Giorgio Vasari, Florence 1568

By Giorgio Vasari, Ruffo Giuntini

Located in Sofia, BG

Specimen from the library of Giuseppe Martini, with his ex libris to the counterparts. 1568

Category

15th Century and Earlier Italian Renaissance Antique Ex Libris

Materials

Paper

Dutch Art Deco Haagse School nightstand by Cor Alons, 1920s
Dutch Art Deco Haagse School nightstand by Cor Alons, 1920s

Dutch Art Deco Haagse School nightstand by Cor Alons, 1920s

By Cor Alons

Located in EVERDINGEN, NL

He designed, among other things, furniture, ex libris, interiors and stained glass windows.

Category

1920s Dutch Art Deco Antique Ex Libris

Materials

Oak

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

He was chiefly known for being a cricket writer and commentator, worked as a sports journalist for The Daily Telegraph, a broadcaster for BBC Radio for 30 years being a regular comme...

Category

1910s English Sporting Art Antique Ex Libris

Dutch Art Deco Haagse School nightstand or cupboard by Cor Alons, ca. 1925
Dutch Art Deco Haagse School nightstand or cupboard by Cor Alons, ca. 1925

Dutch Art Deco Haagse School nightstand or cupboard by Cor Alons, ca. 1925

By Cor Alons

Located in EVERDINGEN, NL

He designed, among other things, furniture, ex libris, interiors and stained glass windows.

Category

1920s Dutch Art Deco Antique Ex Libris

Materials

Oak

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

Above, is a second black and white bookplate, illustrating a hallway with dogs. The text reads, "Ex Libris Randolph S. Churchill." This indicates that the book, gifted to Winston Chu...

Category

Early 1900s English Antique Ex Libris

Materials

Paper

Cabaret

Cabaret

By Pal Molar

Located in Los Angeles, CA

“Nancy, Diplome d’Honneur for Ex Libris and Book Illustrations”

Category

1920s Modern Antique Ex Libris

Materials

Paper, Pencil

Ex Libris - Original Woodcut - 20th Century

Ex Libris - Original Woodcut - 20th Century

Located in Roma, IT

Ex Libris is an original woodcut print realized by an anonymous artist in the 20th century.

Category

Early 20th Century Modern Antique Ex Libris

Materials

Woodcut

Ex libris Kommerzienrat Georg Giesecke

Max KlingerEx libris Kommerzienrat Georg Giesecke

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H 10.83 in W 7.96 in D 0.04 in

Ex libris Kommerzienrat Georg Giesecke

By Max Klinger

Located in Roma, IT

Original ex libris. Black and white etching on cloudy paper.

Category

Early 1900s Modern Antique Ex Libris

Materials

Etching

Turquoise Painted Wrought Iron Magazine Rack, "Ex Libris"
Turquoise Painted Wrought Iron Magazine Rack, "Ex Libris"

Turquoise Painted Wrought Iron Magazine Rack, "Ex Libris"

Located in Haddonfield, NJ

Wrought Iron Magazine Rack with Handle, "Ex Libris", Powder-Coated Turquoise Sturdy and solid intricate wrought iron magazine rack with the words "Ex Libris" translatted meaning "f...

Category

Late 19th Century American Empire Revival Antique Ex Libris

Materials

Wrought Iron

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

Fingesten’s Ex Libris were nourishment for the bibliophiles, who glued the bookplates on the first page of theirs books to indicate the property and who traded these Ex Libris.

Category

Early 20th Century Modern Antique Ex Libris

Materials

Woodcut

Murihiku: a History of the South Island of New Zealand by McNab (1909)
Murihiku: a History of the South Island of New Zealand by McNab (1909)

Murihiku: a History of the South Island of New Zealand by McNab (1909)

Located in Langweer, NL

Includes 4 prints and 3 maps. Ex Libris. Green cloth boards with gilt lettering and decoration on spine.

Category

Early 20th Century Antique Ex Libris

Materials

Paper

The Painter - Woodcut by Michel Fingesten - 1936

The Painter - Woodcut by Michel Fingesten - 1936

By Michel Fingesten

Located in Roma, IT

He is considered one of the greatest Ex Libris artists in history. From an Austrian weaver father and a Jewish mother from Trieste.

Category

Early 20th Century Symbolist Antique Ex Libris

Materials

Woodcut

Figure of Woman - Woodcut by Michel Fingesten - 1936
Figure of Woman - Woodcut by Michel Fingesten - 1936

Figure of Woman - Woodcut by Michel Fingesten - 1936

By Michel Fingesten

Located in Roma, IT

He is considered one of the greatest Ex Libris artists in history. From an Austrian weaver father and a Jewish mother from Trieste.

Category

Early 20th Century Symbolist Antique Ex Libris

Materials

Woodcut

Golf Rules 1928 Royal and Ancient Golf Club, St Andrews
Golf Rules 1928 Royal and Ancient Golf Club, St Andrews

Golf Rules 1928 Royal and Ancient Golf Club, St Andrews

Located in Oxfordshire, GB

Tait, Charles Hutchings, Robert Maxwell, Arthur Gordon BarryRoger henry Wethered, Robert Harris, and members who have won the Open Golf Championship - Robert Tyre Jones, jun. A book...

Category

1920s Scottish Antique Ex Libris

Materials

Paper

Fausta Mengarini, Medusa, Art Deco Bronze Bas-Relief Medallion, circa 1926
Fausta Mengarini, Medusa, Art Deco Bronze Bas-Relief Medallion, circa 1926

Fausta Mengarini, Medusa, Art Deco Bronze Bas-Relief Medallion, circa 1926

By Fausta Vittoria Mengarini

Located in New York, NY

The stunning medallion-bas-relief “Medusa”, being one of the most significant works of an outstanding sculptor, was featured on the cover of a monographic book “Fausta Vittoria Menga...

Category

1920s Italian Art Deco Antique Ex Libris

Materials

Bronze

20 Volumes, William Shakespeare, The Works
20 Volumes, William Shakespeare, The Works

20 Volumes, William Shakespeare, The Works

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H 10.25 in W 1.25 in D 7 in

20 Volumes, William Shakespeare, The Works

Located in New York, NY

This is a more detailed seal showing a large sailboat, an anchor, the owner's name fully spelled out and a flag coming off of the sailboat's mast that says "Ex-Libris". This edition ...

Category

19th Century Antique Ex Libris

Materials

Leather

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'Dancers' — 1930s American Modernism

'Dancers' — 1930s American Modernism

By Charles Turzak

Located in Myrtle Beach, SC

Charles Turzak, 'Dancers', 1939, wood engraving, edition 100. Signed, titled, and numbered 72/100 in pencil. A fine, richly-inked impression, on off-white Japan paper, with full marg...

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Mid-20th Century Art Deco Antique Ex Libris

Materials

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'Theater' — 1920s German Expressionism
'Theater' — 1920s German Expressionism

'Theater' — 1920s German Expressionism

Located in Myrtle Beach, SC

A German Expressionist woodcut, with original hand-coloring in watercolor, depicting a parent and child watching a theatrical production; c. 1921, edition c. 200. Matted to museum st...

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1920s Expressionist Antique Ex Libris

Materials

Woodcut

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Antique Ex Libris For Sale on 1stDibs

Surely you’ll find the exact antique ex libris you’re seeking on 1stDibs — we’ve got a vast assortment for sale. If you’re looking for an antique ex libris from a specific time period, our collection is diverse and broad-ranging, and you’ll find at least one that dates back to the 19th Century while another version may have been produced as recently as the 20th Century. On 1stDibs, the right antique ex libris is waiting for you and the choices span a range of colors that includes white, beige, gray and brown. Finding an appealing antique ex libris — no matter the origin — is easy, but Michel Fingesten and Max Klinger each produced popular versions that are worth a look. Frequently made by artists working in woodcut print, etching and paper, these artworks are unique and have attracted attention over the years.

How Much is a Antique Ex Libris?

The average selling price for an antique ex libris we offer is $210, while they’re typically $26 on the low end and $915 for the highest priced.