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Contest Reminder
Reminder The 10th anniversary Bookplatejunkie contest will be ending soonThe contest is very simple . Create a caption about the image shown above in ten words or less.It can be serious or...
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Odds and Ends
And the winner is :I want to thank all the people who entered the 10th anniversary contest. It was not easy selecting the best of the best.The winner is Don Hobbs. His submission was:How Can I Buy...
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More Bookplate Odds and Ends
Fellow collector/dealer Jeffrey Price sent me this information about a very special bookplate he recently framed in his Norwalk, Connecticut Studio."This is what I look for in a bookplate, and how I...
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This day in Bookplates 4/21/2017
Fellow collector David Wilton sent the following information about his new bookplate."The bookplate is engraved from an original artwork, a watercolor, by Graham Redgrave Rust.The house shown is The...
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This Week in Bookplates 5/17/2017
The Birth of a Rabbit BookplateI have always wanted a rabbit bookplate so I asked Daniel Mitsui to create one for me and track its progress from start to finish.I am very pleased with this project and...
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This week in bookplates 5/24/2017
Sometimes it is difficult to come up with new blog postings each week which is why I am always pleased to publish submissions from friends.Fellow collector Jeffrey Price sent me this breaking news...
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Bookplate News and Events
Fellow book and bookplate collector Jerry Morris send me his new bookplate and I asked him to send me a brief description. Here is his response.Back in February 2013, I wrote a blog post On Selecting...
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A Win-Win No Brainer for Amazon or Barnes and Noble
"Be on the lookout for a train with 10 subway cars that have been covered in bright blue, purple, green, orange and yellow.The train — which is alternating between the E and F lines in Brooklyn,...
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Bookplate Odds and Ends 6/29/2017
Links worth PerusingThe American Antiquarian Society has an Instagram site .Lots of interesting bookplates I've never seen before.You can view it on your computer....
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More Recent Arrivals
Jeffrey Price has a new wood block bookplate engraved by Andy English.I asked him to write something about his new plate and this is his response:It started with the idea of referencing M. C. Escher’s...
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Two Dumpster Tales
New York Times Obituary for Frederick C. Blank -1942Mr. Blank's bookplate from The Richard Schimmelpfeng CollectionThe One That Got AwayI am not exactly sure exactly what year I became infected with...
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The Wonders of the Internet
Shortly after I wrote about Charles Frederick Blank I received this email.Lew.... Hello.... enjoyed your blog on bookplates..in particular the obit. for Charles Blank and the Blank signed Bookplate...
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Twenty Five Judaica Bookplates for Possible Exchange
Two Mystery BookplatesFellow Collector Tom Boss Has sent two bookplates engraved by F.B. Does anyone out there recognize this artist ? Send your response to TGBoss...
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I am going to attend the fourth annual Brooklyn book show.( Sept 8-10)If you are in or near Brooklyn and have bookplates for sale or trade please send me an email.Bookplatemaven@hotmail.comThis is an...
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This Week in Bookplates 9/3/2017-Part Two
Yesterday I wrote about the Brooklyn Book Show.This morning I received this Email from Cara Schlesinger owner of the Faenwyl Bindery"I hope to see you this weekend at the Brooklyn Antiquarian Book...
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Support your local bookseller
Support your local Book SellerI never run paid advertising but I am always pleased to promote book shows, Book Sales and Booksellers .It is tough out there in the real world if you are running an...
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An Interview with Daniel Mitsui
This is an email interview I recently had with Daniel Mitsui.My questions are highlighted in blue and his responses are in black.Daniel MitsuiIn ten years you have become the most prolific living...
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Odds and Ends
Occasionally I examine the page views for this blog by country .This is an analysis of the last thirty days.Surprisingly the U.K. is much lower than usual and I have no idea why the French...
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The Devil Made Me Do It
Some of you may remember the American comedian Flip Wilson whose tag line wasThe Devil Made Me Do It.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0SLifea3NHQI though about him when I started writing this blog...
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This Week in Bookplates 11/12/2017
Mystery BookplatesI have received several inquiries about bookplates I do not recognize.If you have information about any of these bookplates please share it with us.Send your responses to...
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