American Book-Plates: A Guide to Their Study with ExamplesAllen, Charles Dexter
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American Book-Plates: A Guide to Their Study with Examples
Allen, Charles Dexter
Bookplates -- Bibliography; Bookplates, American
Armorial. Ribbon and Wreath. Motto, _Courage sans peur_. This plate is
not signed, but it is undoubtedly the work of Maverick. Soldier and
jurist. Was on the staff of General Gates in the Revolution, and was in
action again in the War of 1812.
487. LIGHTFOOT. _Philip Lightfoot._
Armorial. Of Virginia. Tomb at Sandy Point, dated 1784.
488. LIGHTFOOT. _Wm. Lightfoot Esqr. Tedington. 1750._
Armorial. Chippendale. No motto.
489. LINN. _Rev. Matthias Linn._
Armorial.
490. LISLE. _Henry Maurice Lisle, Attorney at Law._
Armorial. Ribbon and Wreath. Motto, _Legibus viro_. Of Hingham, Mass.
Circa 1800
491. LIVERMORE. _Edmund St. Loe Livermore._ An engraved name-label, with
the motto on an ornamental ribbon above, _Miseris succurrere disco_.
Lawyer of Boston.
492. LIVINGSTON. _Brockholst Livingston Esqr._
Armorial. Chippendale. Motto, _Spero meliora_. Son of Governor William
Livingston. Accomplished scholar and lawyer. Of New York. Illustrated in
“Curio,” page 63.
493. LIVINGSTON. _Edward Livingston._ Landscape. The shield upheld
against a shattered oak by a ribbon; the ship in distress for crest;
_Spero meliora_ on a dainty ribbon among the twigs. At the foot of the
tree, close to which a marsh is seen, a pointer barks at a squirrel
sitting unconcernedly on a bough eating acorns. Signed, _Maverick
Sculpt._ A beautiful plate. Jurist and statesman. Son of Robert R.
Illustrated in “Curio,” page 64.
494. LIVINGSTON. _John R. Livingston._ An engraved label, the name being
within an oval frame.
495. LIVINGSTON. _Maturin Livingston._
Armorial. Ribbon and Wreath. Motto, _Spero meliora_. Signed, _Maverick
Sculpt._ Of New York.
496. LIVINGSTON. _Mortimer Livingston._ Plain armorial. Motto, _Spero
meliora_.
497. LIVINGSTON. _Peter R. Livingston._
Armorial. Jacobean. Motto, _Prestat opes sapientia_. Signed, _N. Hurd.
Scp._ The whole within an oblong frame. Illustrated in “Curio,” page 62.
498. LIVINGSTON. _Robert L. Livingston._
Armorial. Chippendale. Motto, _Spero meliora_. Crest, a demi-barbarian
with a bludgeon raised in his right hand, and a coiling serpent in the
other. Illustrated in “Curio,” page 64.
499. LIVINGSTON. _Rob’t. R. Livingston Esqr. of Cleremont._
Armorial. Ribbon and Wreath. Motto, _Spero meliora_. Not signed, but
probably the work of Maverick. Illustrated in “Curio,” page 63.
[Illustration: Edward Livingston]
500. LIVINGSTON. _Rob’t. R. Livingston. Esqr. Of Clermont._
Armorial. Pictorial. The shield rests against a broken column; at its
base a large globe, caduceus, scrolls, and vellum-bound books. A garland
of roses falls across the shield, and a view of the distant plain is
afforded through the bushes at the side. A large palm above droops over
all. Motto, _Spero meliora_. Crest, the ship. A very beautiful plate.
Eminent lawyer. Illustrated in “Curio,” page 63.
501. LIVINGSTON. _Walter Livingston._
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