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Bookplate Odds and Ends
Fellow collector/dealer Gabe Konrad has just issued an impressive bookplate catalog. Click on the link...
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Bookplates of Notable People for Possible Exchange
Several years ago a collector in Finland offered me some bookplates of famous people. As it turned out the owners were famous in Finland and unknown to me.That is why I've decided to list these...
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Bookplate Odds and Ends 10/12/2016
Bob Peck collects bookplates relating to natural history and explorationHere is what he wrote about his own bookplate.Robert McCracken Peck's Bookplate byRichard E. Bishop, When I was an...
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America in Mid- Life Crisis
My dad used to say there are three sides to every story, your side , my side and the right side.I have no idea what actually occurred during the incidents described below but it is certainly worth...
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Revisiting Old Friends
I recently purchased five additional albums to make my bookplates more easily accessible. In getting everything organized I discovered bookplates I had forgotten about and in some instances I didn't...
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Revisiting Old Friends-Part Two
Here are some more bookplates I unearthed while rearranging my collection in new albums.The designs of these two plates appear to be by the same artist although one is signed by T.Craig and one is...
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Clara Tice and President Calvin Coolidge
Grolier Club Bookplates, Past And PresentA bookplate exhibit is now open at The Grolier Club located at 47 E 60th St, New York, NY 10022It is in the second floor gallery GALLERY HOURS: The exhibition...
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Tips For Building A Bookplate Collection
I just cold- called* a bookseller and explained my interest in bookplates*Cold-Callverbmake an unsolicited call on (someone), by telephone or in person, in an attempt to sell goods or services.Then I...
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Request For Dated 18th Century English Bookplates
Fellow Collector Peter Youatt Sent the Following Request. I have collected eighteenth century dated English plates since I was a school boy and I hope shortly to be in a position to do an article for...
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Clever Bookplates
I do not have any paid advertising on my blog but every once in a while I enjoygiving a bookseller or in this case a bookish hotel free publicity. If I ever go to Portugal here is where I would like...
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Seasons Greetings From Lew Jaffe
It is that time of year again. I want to wish each and every one of you a joyful, healthy and prosperous new year. Here are some Christmas Cards sent out by bookplate designers bookplate collectors...
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The World of Bookplates at The Grolier Club
The Grolier Club cordially invites you to"The World of Bookplates”-- A Mini-Symposium Occasioned by the Exhibition “Grolier Club Bookplates Past & Present”Wednesday, January 11, 20175- 7:30 pm47...
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Assembling a Norman Kent Check List
My next blog project is a Norman Kent Checklist.This is my starting point. The checklist which appeared in the1945-1946 YearBook of The American Society of Bookplate Collectors and Designers .I need...
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Bookplates with Cartoons Part One
car·toonkärˈto͞on/nounplural noun: cartoons1.a simple drawing showing the features of its subjects in a humorously exaggerated way, especially a satirical one in a newspaper or magazine.I've selected a...
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Bookplates with Cartoons Part Two
This week I have a few more bookplates with cartoons plus some bookplates used by notable cartoonists.Before I get started let me mention that I will be listing a number of choice bookplates on Ebay in...
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This Week in Bookplates 2/19/2017
Fellow collector/ dealer Richard Thorner purchased the Holy Grail of presidential bookplates.The Clinton bookplate is inscribed to Worthington White, a White House usher who worked there from 1980 to...
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10th Anniversary Bookplate Contest
2017 marks the 10th year of my blog. In blog years that is a very long timeTo celebrate the anniversary I have begun a simple bookplate contest with a niceprize for the winner.The contest relates to...
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This newsletter was written by John Renjilian.THE PAGES OF YESTERYEARJohn Renjilian9 Old Hawleyville Road, Newtown, CT 06470Phone: (203) 426-0864 Email: jrenjilian@hotmail.comAntiquarian History,...
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The Bookplates of Willy Pogany
Fellow collector Yu Xingang sent me three bookplates images by Willy Pogany and wondered if I knew anything about him. Although I have several bookplates he designed I really did know anything about...
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Goodbye Dear Friend
Richard Schimmelpfeng (July 13,1929-March 16,2017)Richard Schimmelfeng was a gentleman in every sense of the word.He was much more than a mentor and a passionate collector of many things including...
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