Book-Plates

Name: Book-Plates
Author: Hardy, William John
Hardy, William John
Bookplates
During the three years that have elapsed since the first publication of
my book, the ranks of those taking an intelligent interest in
book-plates have been largely increased; yet they have suffered some
serious losses, and foremost amongst these must be placed the death of
Lord De Tabley. That he died ere the completion of the promised new
edition of his _Guide to the Study of Book-Plates_ is a matter of
sincere regret to every student of the subject; all we can now hope for
is that Sir Wollaston Franks--the one man really capable of bringing out
a new edition of Lord De Tabley's book--will some day undertake the
task.

As before, I have again to express my sincere gratitude to a great
number of collectors for the kindly help they have given me; and I must
not pass without special thanks the kindness of Mr. Everard Green,
F.S.A., Rouge Dragon, for allowing me to illustrate this preface with
his own book-plate, designed and engraved for him by Mr. George W. Eve;
it is in every way an excellent specimen of modern work in book-plates,
being both appropriate and artistic, and, above all, rational.

                                                         W. J. H.
    ST. ALBANS, 1896.




Contents


                                                            PAGE

  CHAPTER I.
  INTRODUCTORY,                                               1

  CHAPTER II.
  THE EARLY USE OF BOOK-PLATES IN ENGLAND,                   20

  CHAPTER III.
  'STYLES' IN ENGLISH BOOK-PLATES,                           48

  CHAPTER IV.
  ALLEGORY IN ENGLISH BOOK-PLATES,                           72

  CHAPTER V.
  ENGLISH 'PICTURE' BOOK-PLATES,                             98

  CHAPTER VI.
  GERMAN BOOK-PLATES,                                       114

  CHAPTER VII.
  THE BOOK-PLATES OF FRANCE AND OTHER COUNTRIES,            135

  CHAPTER VIII.
  AMERICAN BOOK-PLATES,                                     150

  CHAPTER IX.
  INSCRIPTIONS ON BOOK-PLATES IN CONDEMNATION OF
  BOOK-STEALING OR BOOK-SPOILING, AND IN PRAISE OF
  STUDY,                                                    162

  CHAPTER X.
  PERSONAL PARTICULARS ON BOOK-PLATES,                      178

  CHAPTER XI.
  LADIES' BOOK-PLATES,                                      186

  CHAPTER XII.
  THE MORE PROMINENT ENGRAVERS OF ENGLISH BOOK-PLATES,      200

  CHAPTER XIII.
  ODDS AND ENDS,                                            216

  INDEX,                                                    231




List of Illustrations of Book-Plates


  RICHARD TOWNELEY, 1702,                         _Frontispiece_

                                                           PAGE

  EVERARD GREEN, ROUGE DRAGON. By G. W. Eve,                  x

  PLATE

  I. SIR THOMAS ISHAM. By Loggan,                             9

  II. FRANCIS DE MALHERBE,                                   25

  III. SIR NICHOLAS BACON,                                   27

  IV. SIR THOMAS TRESHAM, 1585,                              29
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