Antiquarian Bookplates: 55 Bookplates to Personalize Your Library

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However, a bookplate in an otherwise rare book can lower the value of the text if the bookplate indicates ownership of an ordinary reader. Please contact our Membership Secretary if you wish to know more about, or participate in, this project. One or two copies of the special edition of the Helard book, with original bookplates tipped-in, remain available.

Personalised advertising may be considered a “sale” or “sharing” of information under California and other state privacy laws, and you may have a right to opt out.The term "ex-libris", used as a noun ( Exlibris (written in one word) in German) originated in France. Whether you simply want to learn more about bookplates or you’re thinking about starting a collection, exploring the history of these ephemeral objects and their uses is a worthy pastime. Societies of collectors were founded, first in England in 1891, then in Germany and France, and later in the United States, most of them issuing a journal or archives: The Journal of the Ex-libris Society (London), the Archives de la Société française de collectionneurs d'ex-libris (Paris), both of these monthlies; the Ex-libris Zeitschrift (Berlin), a quarterly.

And if these don't take your fancy, use the buttons to explore the site - the right bookplate for you is here, somewhere.There are still substantial numbers of collectors for whom the study of bookplates spanning 500 years is a fascinating source of historical, artistic and socio-cultural interest. Turning off the personalised advertising setting won’t stop you from seeing Etsy ads, but it may make the ads you see less relevant or more repetitive.

This traditional range of Thomas Bewick woodcut book plates are printed with a peel off self-adhesive back. Aside from ex-libris bookplates, the other type of bookplate you might encounter is the author-signed bookplate. In many plates, indeed, the shield of arms takes quite a subsidiary position by the side of the predominantly architectural urn. Book plates are full page illustrations, pictures, or photographs that are printed separately from the text of the book, but they are bound in during production. Such plates could be very elaborate, or very simple in their design, reflecting the character of the awarding institution.The ratings/reviews displayed here may not be representative of every listing on this page, or of every review for these listings. With gold foil details these letter book plates will add a fantastic personal touch to any home library. With a selection of six, all designed to suit the Colour Story collection, these label stickers work best on our paperback covers and hardback endpapers.