Mystery Bookplates:
By all means send me scans of your mystery bookplates for possible inclusion in the blog.
I quickly respond to all such inquiries. This one was sent earlier in the week and it is very strange.
It is pasted in a Portuguese book .Do any of you have any information about the bookplate?
Bookplatemaven@hotmail.com
Faster Than a Speeding Bullet I received this response from Mike at Mikes Library.
K v d St is likely
- Born: March 7, 1855, Mülheim, Germany
- Died: November 4, 1929, Kronberg im Taunus, Germany
- Mike also sent a link to a bookseller’s catalog which contained a listing for a book with Karl von den Steinen’s bookplate.
- I will send the dealer an email along with a scan of the mystery bookplate to hopefully solve the mystery.
- Thank You Mike
- Mystery solved
Dear Lewis Jaffe,
Yes, that's Karl von den Steinen's bookplate, you can make out his initials at the bottom.
He's on Wikipedia at : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karl_von_den_Steinen
best regards,
Michael Graves-Johnston
Yes, that's Karl von den Steinen's bookplate, you can make out his initials at the bottom.
He's on Wikipedia at : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karl_von_den_Steinen
best regards,
Michael Graves-Johnston
Daniel Mitsui
Two new universal bookplates recently completed by Daniel Mitsui
Judaica Bookplates
Dan Wyman has a nice selection of Judaica bookplates for sale (subject to prior sale)
This is the message he sent to me.
This is the message he sent to me.
" We purchased this collection of very nice Jewish bookplates, perhaps some for you?
Price is $35 each; shipping will be minimal.in the U.S."
Price is $35 each; shipping will be minimal.in the U.S."
Tel. 718.963.0410
A Good Source for Obtaining Bookplates
Illustrated here is the early 19th century plain armorial bookplate inscribed Genl. Despard (F.8522) .
The shield, with an unusually leafy surround, bears the arms of Despard impaling Hesketh. The marriage of John Despard (1743/4–1829), Irish-born army officer and colonial administrator, to Harriot Anne (1772–1848), daughter of Thomas Hesketh and Jacintha Dalrymple, and the sister of Sir Thomas Dalrymple Hesketh, third baronet, of Rufford Hall, Lancashire, took place in 1793, but this bookplate probably dates to no earlier than 1814, the year in which he was promoted general. By that time he had already been long in retirement, having returned to England from North America in 1807. Burke’s General Armory gives us no help with the heraldry, but the broken lance in the canton and the motto Pugno both signal the arms of a career soldier.
The shield, with an unusually leafy surround, bears the arms of Despard impaling Hesketh. The marriage of John Despard (1743/4–1829), Irish-born army officer and colonial administrator, to Harriot Anne (1772–1848), daughter of Thomas Hesketh and Jacintha Dalrymple, and the sister of Sir Thomas Dalrymple Hesketh, third baronet, of Rufford Hall, Lancashire, took place in 1793, but this bookplate probably dates to no earlier than 1814, the year in which he was promoted general. By that time he had already been long in retirement, having returned to England from North America in 1807. Burke’s General Armory gives us no help with the heraldry, but the broken lance in the canton and the motto Pugno both signal the arms of a career soldier.
Born in Ireland and baptized on 4 August 1744 at St Peter and St Kevin in Dublin, he was the fifth of six sons of William and Jane Despard, and brother of Edward Marcus Despard. John first saw action at age 16 in Germany during the Seven Years’ War as ensign in the 12th Foot, but most of the 24 engagements in which he took part were in the period 1773-83 during the American Revolution. That is why I purchased it.
I am interested in the bookplates of American Loyalists who fled to Canada or back to England as well as English officers who fought in the revolution.
During this time he was captured and exchanged, and as major he organized Lord Rawdon's new loyalist corps, the Volunteers of Ireland. Colonel in 1795 and major-general from mid-1798, he accepted in 1799 the post of military commander and civil administrator of the colony of Cape Breton (Nova Scotia). The frustrations of this role and declining health, probably exacerbated by his brother Maurice’s execution for treason, prompted his leaving for England in 1807. He died at Swan Hill, Oswestry, from ‘ulcerated intestines’ and was buried there in St Oswald's churchyard. History records him as a distinguished, resourceful, and brave soldier who demonstrated surprising governing abilities, all undertaken with a ‘mild and cheerful disposition’. A fuller account of his life can be found in the Oxford DNB.
I am interested in the bookplates of American Loyalists who fled to Canada or back to England as well as English officers who fought in the revolution.
During this time he was captured and exchanged, and as major he organized Lord Rawdon's new loyalist corps, the Volunteers of Ireland. Colonel in 1795 and major-general from mid-1798, he accepted in 1799 the post of military commander and civil administrator of the colony of Cape Breton (Nova Scotia). The frustrations of this role and declining health, probably exacerbated by his brother Maurice’s execution for treason, prompted his leaving for England in 1807. He died at Swan Hill, Oswestry, from ‘ulcerated intestines’ and was buried there in St Oswald's churchyard. History records him as a distinguished, resourceful, and brave soldier who demonstrated surprising governing abilities, all undertaken with a ‘mild and cheerful disposition’. A fuller account of his life can be found in the Oxford DNB.
I purchased the bookplate on Ebay, but my preferred source is the members auctions of The Bookplate Society. There have been two such auctions this year, and more are in the pipeline for October and December. They typically attract postal and email bids from 30-40 members .There’s a good range of British (and sometimes other) material available. Successful bids from outside the UK can be paid through PayPal. Members also get two high-quality 72-page issues of The Bookplate Journal each year, plus newsletters, and a book every two years. The book for 2015/16 will be about the bookplates of dukes, and is entitled Strawberry Leaves. Annual membership costs $65
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The Lynn and Alfred Lunt bookplate is a welcome addition to my theatrical bookplate collection.
It was designed in 1946 by Richard Whorf .He was an American actor, author, director, and designer and collaborated with the Lunts.
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http://www.bookplatesociety.org/membership.htm
Another reason to join The Bookplate Society
The October auction has now been uploaded to the Society’s website at www.bookplatesociety.org/membersarea.htm where the listing and scans of all the bookplates on offer can be viewed online. An early deadline of 24 September means that members have less than 3 weeks to enter bids
Theatrical Bookplates
It was designed in 1946 by Richard Whorf .He was an American actor, author, director, and designer and collaborated with the Lunts.
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Here is a an excellent blog posting about computer security by Dr.Steven Solomon
(In the spirit of openness and transparency he is my son in law.)
Secure Communication for the Professional
August 20, 2014
By Steven N. Solomon
Lawyers and doctors are just two professions that are required to secure information. For lawyers it is the Model Rules that tell us to keep client information confidential while for doctors and others in the medical community information is required to be kept secure through HIPAA and State Law. For any profession or business to run smoothly and successfully communication needs to be paramount. However, many forms of communication, e-mail, text messaging and Instant Messaging, while convenient are not secure for most people. Using these forms of communication to transmit sensitive information can result in a breach which may then entail heavy fines, mandatory training for you and your staff, credit monitoring for those individuals affected, not to mention the cost of the potential lawsuits for the breach.
The remainder of this article will focus on secure apps for texting and Instant Messaging for the legal professional and non health care industry as HIPAA has specific requirements that are needed to prevent a violation.
It should be noted that nothing can be claimed to be 100% secure. The best that one can hope for is that the security makes it too difficult for most anyone to breach. For effective security both the sender and recipient have to be on the same encryption system. For simplicity sake think of both parties needing to speak English rather than one party who only speaks Spanish. Getting the sender and recipient to use the program/app/software is one of the biggest hurdles in secure communication.
There are numerous companies that produce a wide array of products so you must do the proper research to determine which would work best for you and those you communicate with. Some businesses may want a log of all of their communications while others may not care. A decision should be made with your Privacy Officer as to what is best.
Texting Apps
BBM (Black Berry Messenger) is probably one of the most well known services for secure communication. Most smart phones have an app available for download. Messages are first encrypted on the senders phone before being sent to the recipient where it is then unencrypted. Each message is encrypted with the same “key” which means that in the unlikely event that someone is able to break the encryption, they would be able to see all of the conversations that you had with that recipient. For those requiring additional security or just more paranoid, Black Berry is releasing in 2004 eBBM (Enterprise Black Berry Messaging). Each message sent will have its own unique encryption key which means that only that one message can be compromised if the encryption is broken.
Wickr is one of the new class of messaging apps that besides allowing you to send encrypted text but also has a self destruct for the message. This is available for Android and iPhone. The company claims that messages are “forensically wiped” upon expiration and that they do not store the message on their servers.
Invisible Text also allows for “self destruction” of messages. Once the message is read by the recipient a timer starts that will then delete the message once the countdown is complete.
Silent Text is from Silent Circle, the company behind the Black Phone. The founders have a good reputation for protecting your privacy. One of the founders is Phil Zimmerman, the creator of Pretty Good Privacy. In order to use this app you must be a subscriber to Silent Circle. Texts can be deleted from both your phone and the other phone you are communicating with. The encryption and the way the company handles sending messages appear to be top notch. Also available as part of your subscription is the ability to make encrypted phone calls to other users.
Instant Messaging
Not every communication is between mobile devices. Many use the Computer to “chat” or Computer to Mobile Device. These Instant Messages (IMs) are not considered secure by default.
Off-The-Record (OTR) is the encryption protocol that can be used for these communications. It can also be used with your mobile device.
The following are a list of clients with the system that they can be used with:
Pidgin – Windows, Linux
Adium- OSX
ChatSecure – Windows, Mac, Linux, Android, iPhone
The apps and programs above are just some of the “secure” communication alternatives available.