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
783. SIMPSON. _Jonathan Simpson._
Armorial. Chippendale. Motto, _Lege et intellige_. This plate is not
signed, but is undoubtedly the work of Hurd.
784. SISE. _The Property of Edward Sise._
Pictorial. An extremely rude home-made etching. A beautiful bird is
resting upon a stunted tree; an ornamented oval encloses the scene.
785. SITGREAVES. _John Sitgreaves of New Bern_.
Armorial in form, but no arms shown. Ribbon and Wreath. Motto, _Libertas
et natale solum_. The name occupies the oval space where ordinarily the
arms are displayed. Books and writing-material are introduced below the
frame. Signed, _Maverick Scp New York_. Member Old Congress.
Revolutionary patriot.
786. SKELTON. _Reuben Skelton Hanover County Virginia._
Armorial. Chippendale. Motto-ribbon empty.
787. SKIPWITH. _Fulwar Skipwith._
Armorial. Ribbon and Wreath. Motto, _Sans Dieu je ne puis_. Of Virginia.
Of the family of Skipwith of Preswould, County Leicester. Baronet.
788. SMITH. _Smith._
Armorial. Jacobean.
789. SMITH. _Haziel Smith, Carpenter, New York. Deaf and Dumb._
A printed label, within a circular border. This mention of a physical
infirmity on a book-plate is unique.
790. SMITH. _Hezekiah Smith._
Armorial. Late Jacobean. Motto, _Beauty and Grace_. An open book for
crest, with the following Greek on it, Ἑρεονατε τας γραφας; the sun in
splendor above it. Of Massachusetts.
791. SMITH. (Anonymous.)
Portrait plate. Showing a young man holding a book, clad in the manner
of the studious youth of the early part of the century. Beneath, the
motto, _Qui contentus felix_. A very pretty bit of engraving. This was
the plate of G. A. Smith, a book-lover, whose library was sold in New
York City some thirty years ago.
792. SMITH. _James Scott Smith._
Armorial. Ribbon and Wreath. Motto, _Ne crede colori_. Signed, _Maverick
Sculp._ Of New York.
793. SMITH. _John A. Smith._
A beautiful pictorial plate. On the smooth face of an immense rock the
name is carved; the trees grow close to it on the far side, and in the
long distance other trees are seen; clouds float lazily, and the effect
is sultry. A doctor of medicine in Virginia. Born, 1782; died, 1865.
President of William and Mary College, 1814-1826.
794. SMITH. _John Adams Smith._
Plain armorial. Motto, _Finis coronat opus_. Signed, _Rollinson Sct._
795. SMITH. _John J. Smith._
Armorial. Chippendale. No motto; the name occupying the motto-ribbon.
This plate is exactly like the James Logan. Great-grandson of James
Logan. Librarian of Philadelphia and Loganian libraries.
796. SMITH. _Jonathan Smith. M DCC LX._
A printed name-label from type with ornamental border.
797. SMITH. _Robert Smith._
Armorial. Major-General Smith of Virginia.
798. SMITH. _Samuel Smith._
Name-label; name engraved within an oval, trimmed with a wreath.
799. SMITH. _Samuel Smith, Esquire._
Public-domain text, read in full here on John Shaqi.
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