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. Chippendale. Motto, _Spero meliora_. Not signed, but
undoubtedly the work of Maverick. Books and a lighted lamp among the
ornamentations.
502. LIVINGSTON. _William Livingston of the Middle Temple._
Armorial. Chippendale. Motto, _Aut mors aut vita decora_. Born in
Albany, 1723; graduated from Yale at the head of his class, 1741.
Intending to go to London, he obtained permission to enter the Middle
Temple, but seems to have never done so. The book-plate must have been
engraved about this time (1742). Statesman. Illustrated in “Curio,” page
62.
503. LIVINGSTON. _Willm. Smith Livingston._
Armorial. Ribbon and Wreath. Motto, _Spero meliora_. Signed, _Maverick
Sculpt._ A peculiarly shaped frame. Illustrated in “Curio,” page 63.
504. LIVIUS. _Livius._ Plain armorial. Motto, _Colendo crescent_. Of New
Hampshire. Peter Livius; same as following.
505. LIVIUS. _Livius Chief Justice of Quebec._ Plain armorial. Motto,
_Non flectere a vero_. The same copper as the above with the name
changed, the motto altered, and an in-escutcheon added. A Loyalist.
Chief Justice, 1777-1786.
506. LIVIUS. _George Livius._
Armorial. Chippendale. No motto. Illustrated in “Art Amateur,” May,
1894.
507. LLOYD. _Jno. N. Lloyd._
Armorial. Early English. No motto. Very tempestuous mantling completely
encircles the shield. An old family of Long Island; the manor of Queen’s
Village was in their possession as early as 1679. Of this family came
Dr. James Lloyd, of Boston, a Loyalist, friend of Sir William Howe, and
whose estates on Long Island were seized by the Royal Army, who allowed
three thousand acres of woodland to be cut off. When redress was offered
upon his swearing allegiance to England, Dr. Lloyd refused. Name in
fac-simile of autograph.
[Illustration: ABRAHAM LODGE]
508. LLOYD. _John Nelson Lloyd._ Pictorial. Urn, festoons, and sprays of
palm.
509. LLOYD. _Richd. Bennett Lloyd. Esqr._
Armorial. Pictorial. No crest, and no motto. The shield is oval, and is
held upright by a female clad in the Greek manner; an anchor at her
feet.
510. LODGE. _Abraham Lodge._
Armorial. Jacobean. No motto.
511. LOGAN. _Charles Logan._
Armorial. Chippendale. No motto. Of Philadelphia; lived also in Powhatan
County, Va. He freed all his slaves in Virgina upon his marriage.
512. LOGAN. _James Logan._
Armorial. Chippendale. No motto, the name occupying the motto-ribbon.
Books and a globe at the base as ornamentation, and as indicative of the
owner’s tastes. Of Philadelphia. Came to this country at the suggestion
of William Penn. A scholar and statesman; left his library to the
public, which was the foundation of the Loganian Library. His
translation of Cicero’s “De Senectute” was the especial pride of
Benjamin Franklin’s press. He printed it with a preface by himself.
Illustrated in “Curio,” page 13.
513. LOGAN. _William Logan._
Armorial. Of Philadelphia. Librarian of the Library.
514. LOGANIAN LIBRARY. _Loganian Library._
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