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
The Honorable Secretary of the Society is Mr. W. H. K. Wright, of
Plymouth, England. The Corresponding Secretary for the United States is
Mr. Charles Dexter Allen, Hartford, Conn.
DES EX-LIBRIS-VEREINS ZU BERLIN.
The German Society published the first number of its Quarterly in
October, 1891. This is beautifully illustrated with many plates in
colors, and is free to all members. The Annual Dues are twelve marks.
The address of the Secretary is, Friedrich Warnecke,
Friedrich-Wilhelmsstrasse, 4. Berlin, W., Germany.
SOCIETE FRANÇAISE DES COLLECTIONNEURS D’EX LIBRIS.
The French Society was organized in 1893, and published the first number
of its Archives in January, 1894. This monthly is free to all members.
The Annual Dues are nineteen francs and fifty centimes. The address of
the Secretary is, 3 Foubourg Saint-Jacques, Paris.
[Illustration: John Andrew]
BIBLIOGRAPHY.
_AMERICAN, ENGLISH, AND FRENCH._
THE AMERICAN BIBLIOGRAPHY.
_By Eben Newell Hewins._
Book-plate collecting in the United States is of such recent growth that
the literature on the subject is naturally limited, consisting of only a
few scattered magazine and newspaper articles.
The following list is believed to be nearly, if not quite, complete.
The compiler desires his thanks to all who have assisted him in his
work; and especially would he thank Mr. H. W. Fincham and Mr. James
Roberts Brown, for kind permission to use their exhaustive English
Bibliography, which is here reprinted from the journal of the Ex Libris
Society; and also Mr. Walter Hamilton, for permission to use his
Bibliography, prepared for his “Hand-Book of French Book-Plates.”
Additions to this list are desired, and correspondents having knowledge
of articles not noted here will confer a favor by communicating with
either the author or compiler.
=1. The Heraldic Journal.= Vol. I., American book-plate engravers; Thomas
Johnson, p. 6; Nat. Hurd, p. 19; John Cole, Jun., pp. 95-108. Vol. II.,
American book-plate engravers; Thomas Turner, p. 94. Vol. III., The
Harris collection of book-plates, pp. 21-24; Thomas Child’s book-plate,
p. 190. Vol. IV., The Spooner book-plate, p. 45; the William King
Atkinson book-plate, p. 119; Heraldic Painters and Engravers, p. 192.
J. K. Wiggin, Boston, 8vo, 1865-1868.
=2. Whitmore (William H.).= Elements of Heraldry.
Boston, 1866.
Contains copies of book-plates and notices of early American book-plate
engravers.
=3. Winsor (Justin).= A catalogue of the collection of books and
manuscripts formerly belonging to the Rev. Thomas Prince, ... now
deposited in the public library of the city of Boston, v., viii.,
illustrated.
Boston, U.S.A., 4to, 1870.
Describes the various book-plates of the Rev. Thomas Prince,
1687-1758.
=4. Brown (John Coffin Jones).= The Coffin family, its armorial bearings,
and origin of the name, illustrated.
Boston, 8vo, 1881.
Public-domain text, read in full here on John Shaqi.
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