Chapter IX: Part 9

Purely decorative, and having no particular meaning beyond illustrating the motto, is the plate of _Ophelia Fowler Duhme_. The motto, _Inter folia fructas_, is given at the top of the plate, and the strawberry plant, bearing both flower and fruit, fills the whole space below.

Two Cupids disport themselves among sweet roses, in the plate of _Frances Louise Allen_.

In the plate of _Margaret M. Miller_, a cherub, with the hair in a Psyche knot, sits upon a closed book, and inscribes the names of the “Immortals” upon a scroll.

In the plate of _Miss Ada Stewart Shelton_, of Derby, Conn., the motto, _Plus penser que dire_, is given with the name and a single pansy blossom within a rectangular frame which has pansies at each corner.

In the plate of _Mary Bayliss_, we have a frame of Chippendale tendency. The scrolls are edged with shell-work, and the flowers are free and natural.

Very interesting and successful work in designing and engraving book-plates is now being done by Mr. E. D. French, of New York City, Mr. E. H. Garrett, of Winchester, Mass., and by Mr. W. F. Hopson, of New Haven, Conn., all of whom are represented in this volume by prints from the original coppers.

AMERICAN COLLECTORS AND COLLECTIONS.

ollectors of book-plates are not very numerous in the United States; but, small as their number is, it has reached the present figure almost at a bound, for we now count about seventy, who are collecting, while, four years ago, there were scarcely a score.

A survey of our collections shows that all are particularly interested to collect American plates. The early American examples are few, and daily becoming scarcer, as the search for them grows hotter, and the competition between prospective owners increases.

The scarcity and value of our early specimens are not appreciated fully by our brother-collectors over the sea, nor is our national pride in keeping them within our borders realized. Having so few, we cannot be lavish with the rare examples we are able to find; and so it comes about that the demand for our plates is not met as it once was. The book-plates of our ancestors are not so easily found as are those of the past generation in the older countries. Books were fewer here, devastation by fire and pillage has ruined much that we lament over, and the good old plates turn up but rarely now.

Our collections are not large as compared with the gigantic aggregations which we hear of as being made in England. Think of one collector having one hundred thousand specimens! The largest collection here will not exceed six thousand, and those next nearest to that fall some two thousand behind it. Our collections are good, representative of the best foreign styles and dates, and do not include much that is valueless. “Small, if need be, in numbers, but excellent in quality,” would seem to be the maxim of those who collect over here. German plates, particularly of the oldest engravers, French plates, and the English plates of men of prominence, are well represented. Plain heraldic plates are not held in high esteem, while the Pictorial, Literary, Library Interior, and Ladies’ plates are all sought for.

Among the very first to enter the field as a collector of book-plates in the United States was the late James Eddy Mauran, of Newport, R.I.

Mr. Mauran was a New Yorker by birth, the son of a West India merchant. He was a painstaking collector, a close student, and a man fully acquainted with the foreign languages, and the literature of the times he felt an especial interest in. While deeply interested in other lines of research and collecting, he found time to gather a good collection of American and foreign book-plates, which were mounted with the nicety and taste shown in all branches of his collecting.

At the time of his death, in 1888, he had about 3500 plates in all, and they were appraised by Mr. Hewins, a friend of Mr. Mauran, at three hundred dollars, and were sold to a Philadelphia gentleman. Mr. Mauran had a way of mounting his plates which was original and unique. He pasted them down on pieces of marbled paper, and other kinds of paper used in the ornamental binding of books. He was at pains to obtain from binders, stationers, and booksellers all the pieces of paper of this kind that could be found, in order to have as many different mounts as possible. These papers were all mounted on stiffer white paper, and formed a good substantial ground for the final mounting.

His titled plates were mounted on gold and silver paper; and the ladies’ plates on bits of silk, damask, satin, or old pieces of brocade and other things pertaining to ladies’ wear. The American plates were mounted on the older styles of marbled papers, and on fancy patterns and colors in use years ago. They were numbered on the back, and were kept in alphabetical order. Very often the back of the mount was covered with notes about the owner of the plate. Portraits, autographs, views of houses, and sketches of the owners from newspapers, were also mounted and placed with the plate they were identified with. The plates were kept in old book-covers of fine, polished calf, beautifully tooled on the back and edges. An interesting history is connected with these covers. Mr. John Austin Stevens, of New York, had made a fine collection of the poetry, ballads, and romances of the mediæval ages, which was bound in the sumptuous style mentioned. Upon the occasion of a visit to Europe, Mr. Mauran, who was a friend of Mr. Stevens, saw them carefully packed in boxes, which were deposited in the vaults of the Chamber of Commerce building in New York, and insured for ten thousand dollars. During the absence of the owner, the negro janitor of the building broke open the boxes, and, tearing out the insides of the treasured volumes, sold them for waste paper! Portions were recovered; but the covers were of no further use as originally intended, and they fell to Mr. Mauran, who used them to hold his book-plates. This collection was quite rich in the early plates of America; for Mr. Mauran, being well-nigh the first in the field, had the cream of collecting for some time, and was able to secure plates which now are not to be had.

Not very long ago, this collection changed hands again, as the first purchaser, having no time to make use of the plates, was willing to sell them to some collector who could make them of greater use among others interested in the same topic. In some way the collection became disrupted, and parts of it are owned by different collectors.

Mr. E. N. Hewins is one of the older collectors among us. Mr. Hewins has a very interesting album of American plates, in which a goodly number of the rarer specimens find a resting-place. Other albums are used for the foreign examples, and the number of plates in the collection places it well up towards the head of the list of large and valuable collections. The plates are classified by styles.

Mr. Richard C. Lichtenstein, of Boston, has a large collection of book-plates. A part of his collection is arranged alphabetically in a large quarto bound in brown morocco, with gold tooling, and made especially for the purpose with leaves of very thin tinted paper. Individual mounts are also used. This collection is one of the largest and probably the best, as regards Americana, of all in the United States.

Another Boston collector who has been collecting for some time, and who has a valuable collection, is Mr. Fred J. Libbie. Mr. Libbie has a copy of _Warren_, most beautifully bound in crushed levant, which is extra-illustrated by the insertion of rare original plates, autograph letters, portraits, and views. The volume is extended to fully three times its original thickness, and is an elegant specimen of the book-binders’ art, as well as a most valuable storehouse of fine book-plates. Other works on the subject of book-plates are in process of extra-illustration by Mr. Libbie, who is an enthusiastic collector, confining himself to no specialties, but making an excellent collection in all lines.

The largest collection of plates is that belonging to Mr. H. E. Deats, of Flemington, N.J. This industrious collector, while a rather new comer, has distanced all the older men, and, being the owner of the bulk of the Mauran collection, has some very fine examples, as well as large numbers, to boast of.

Dr. Henry C. Eno, of Saugatuck, Conn., has a large and valuable collection mounted in volumes bound in full levant.

We number among our collectors several ladies, and it is earnestly to be hoped that here, as in England, we may have plates designed by lady artists. Probably the earliest lady collector is Mrs. Richard J. Barker, of Warren, R.I., who has several albums filled with good plates, and who has contributed an interesting article on the subject of early American plates to the literature of our topic. Other ladies who are collecting are Miss Helen E. Brainerd, of Columbia College Library; Mrs. C. H. Duhme, of Cincinnati; Mrs. E. M. Gallaudet, of Washington; and Miss Louise Fitz, of Newton Centre, Mass.

The mounting and arrangement of plates are vexed questions among collectors. The really satisfactory method has not yet been discovered. Many ways are tried; and experience shows that while one may at different times think he has found the very best way, its disadvantages are sure to appear, and a new method will be looked for.

Mr. E. H. Bierstadt, of New York, keeps his collection in large albums constructed for the purpose. The leaves are of double thicknesses of heavy calendered manilla paper. The plates are pasted down on mounts of a stiff white ledger paper, and are then placed in the book, four to the page, by slipping the corners of the mounts into slits cut for the purpose in the page. This allows the easy readjustment, the easy exchange of a poor specimen for a better one, the re-placing of a plate wrongly classed, and the extension of alphabetical arrangement _ad infinitum_. The appearance of the volume is handsome.

Mr. Henry Blackwell, of New York, is mounting all his plates on rather large sheets of a stiff paper, of a dark tint, which shows off the plates to good advantage. They are arranged in alphabetical order, and are kept in neat wooden boxes.

The plates of Mr. Pickering Dodge, of Washington, D.C., are mounted on a dove-colored mount, which is an advantageous tint. The plates are arranged according to styles. This collector, however, is about to change to albums.

Mr. Nathaniel Paine, of Worcester, Mass., has his plates mounted directly upon the pages of an album made for them. Portraits, views, etc., are also interspersed.

The present writer used originally the individual mount; but becoming dissatisfied with that method, because of injury by careless handling, adopted the albums, using in both instances the “hinges” of the stamp collector to fasten the plates down with. He is now changing back to the individual-mount plan, as it admits of more freedom in comparison, easy changes, and the better display of the collection, either to a few, or to an audience.

The larger part of our collectors do not mount their plates at all, or have any system of arranging them. They are kept in odd envelopes, boxes, between the leaves of books, or in a desk-drawer, and there await the new arrival, or the shaking up incident to the search for a particular specimen. This is ruinous.

The larger part of our collectors are members of the Ex Libris Society, of England, while many have also joined the societies in France and Germany. No American Society has as yet been seriously proposed.

A LIST OF AMERICAN MEMBERS OF THE EX LIBRIS SOCIETY.

Charles Dexter Allen Hartford, Conn.
G. A. Armour Chicago, Ill.
S. P. Avery New York City.
William E. Baillie Bridgeport, Conn.
Mrs. Richard J. Barker Warren, R.I.
Walter R. Benjamin New York City.
E. H. Bierstadt New York City.
Henry Blackwell New York City.
E. W. Blatchford Chicago, Ill.
Boston Athenæum Boston, Mass.
Boston Public Library Boston, Mass.
Helen E. Brainerd New York City.
William George Brown Lexington, Va.
J. H. Buck New York City.
William A. Butterfield Boston, Mass.
Dr. Charles E. Clark Lynn, Mass.
J. H. Corning Washington, D.C.
Hon. W. A. Courtenay Charleston, S.C.
Dr. R. B. Coutant Tarrytown, N.Y.
George W. Cram Norwalk, Conn.
H. E. Deats Flemington, N.J.
Pickering Dodge Washington, D.C.
Dr. J. H. Dubbs Lancaster, Pa.
Mrs. E. H. Duhme Cincinnati, Ohio.
George Wharton Edwards New York City.
Dr. Henry C. Eno Saugatuck, Conn.
F. W. French Boston, Mass.
E. H. Frost Charleston, S.C.
Mrs. E. M. Gallaudet Washington, D.C.
Christian Gerhardt New York City.
Grolier Club New York City.
E. N. Hewins Boston, Mass.
A. L. Hollingsworth Boston, Mass.
W. F. Hopson New Haven, Conn.
Paul Lemperly Cleveland, Ohio.
Fred J. Libbie Boston, Mass.
Richard C. Lichtenstein Boston, Mass.
George A. Macbeth Pittsburg, Pa.
Montague Marks New York City.
Charles T. Martin Hartford, Conn.
Thomas L. Montgomery Philadelphia, Pa.
Newberry Library Chicago, Ill.
New York State Library Albany, N.Y.
Nathaniel L. Paine Worcester, Mass.
George B. Perry Boston, Mass.
Daniel Ravenel Charleston, S.C.
Henry S. Rowe Boston, Mass.
Rowfant Club Cleveland, Ohio.
J. Douglas Scott Hyde Park, Mass.
Heromich Shugio Washington, D.C.
Howard Sill Glendale, Mass.
Fred Webber Washington, D.C.
Horace W. Whayman Newport, Ky.
John P. Woodbury Boston, Mass.
Worcester Public Library Worcester, Mass.

Others who have collections, or who are interested in book-plates, but are not members of the societies, are:--

Samuel Auxer Lancaster, Pa.
Albert C. Bates Hartford, Conn.
Arlo Bates Boston, Mass.
Robert A. Brock Richmond, Va.
Henry M. Brooks Salem, Mass.
Henry B. Bult New York City.
H. B. Bryant Portland, Me.
Dr. Swan M. Burnett Washington, D.C.
William J. Campbell Philadelphia, Pa.
Beverly Chew New York City.
Dartmouth College Library Hanover, N.H.
Henri Pene Du Bois New York City.
Howard Edwards Philadelphia, Pa.
Paul Leicester Ford Brooklyn, N.Y.
Frank B. Gay Hartford, Conn.
Edward D. Harris New York City.
Laurence Hutton New York City.
Charles C. Moreau New York City.
Edward W. Nash New York City.
New York Historical Society New York City.
Henry Thorpe Brooklyn, N.Y.
Lyon G. Tyler Williamsburg, Pa.
William H. Whitmore Boston, Mass.

THE EX LIBRIS SOCIETIES.

he Ex Libris Society, of London, was organized in 1891, and now has four hundred members, of whom about fifty are residents of the United States. The Society publishes a handsomely illustrated Monthly Journal, which is free to members. The Annual Dues are ten shillings, sixpence. The Entrance Fee is two shillings, sixpence. This Society will probably limit its membership and raise its dues before long. All persons interested in the collecting of book-plates, except dealers in plates, are eligible to membership. The pre-payment of the Entrance Fee and the Annual Dues constitutes one a member.

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.

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.

=5. Literary World.= A Library Pest, July 2, 1881. The Study of Book-plates. A review of Warren, Aug. 13, 1881. (By Rev. Dr. Joseph Henry Dubbs.)

Boston, U.S.A., 1881.

=6. Leach (Frank Willing).= The Right to bear Arms, illustrated. _The Continent_, Vol. III., pp. 513-523.

Philadelphia, Penn., U.S.A., April 25, 1883.

Many of the illustrations given are copies of book-plates.

=7. Lichtenstein (Richard C.).= Early Book-plates. _The Boston Daily Globe_, April 22, 1885.

=8. Book-Mart.= Original stanzas for insertion on the fly-leaves of lent books, III., 27.

Pittsburgh, Penn., U.S.A., 8vo, 1885.

=9. The Book Buyer.= A List of American Book-plate Collectors, III., 165. The Original and Imitation Washington Book-plate, illustrated, III., 234. Practical Suggestions for Book-plates, illustrated, III., 377.

New York, Scribner, 4to, 1886.

=10. Hutton (Laurence).= Some American Book-plates, illustrated. _The Book Buyer_, Vol. III., 7-9, 63-65, 112-114, 159-161.

New York, Scribner, 4to, 1886.

These articles were reprinted in the _Ex Libris Journal_, Vol. II., pp. 42, 52, 69.

=11. New York Genealogical and Biographical Record=, Vol. XVIII., No. 1. Samuel Provoost, First Bishop of New York. An address to the Genealogical and Biographical Society. Illustrated with portrait and book-plate of Bishop Provoost.

New York, January, 1887.

=12. Lichtenstein (Richard C.).= Early New England and New York Heraldic Book-plates. _New England Historical and Genealogical Register_, XL., 295-299. Published under the direction of the New England Historic Genealogical Society.

Boston, 8vo, 1886.

Also privately printed with additions.

=13. Lichtenstein (Richard C.).= Early Southern Heraldic Book-plates. _New England Historical and Genealogical Register_, XLI., 296. Published under the direction of the New England Historic Genealogical Society.

Boston, 8vo, 1887.

Also privately printed.

=14. Lichtenstein (Richard C.).= American Book-plates and their Engravers, illustrated. _The Curio_, 11-17, 61-66, 110-114; Washington’s Library, illustrated, 246-252.

New York, U.S.A., R. W. Wright, folio, 1887.

_The Curio_ was discontinued after the sixth number.

=15. Martin (Charles Towneley).= Book-plates and their Early Engravers. _City Mission Record._

Hartford, Conn., 1888.

=16. Dubbs (Rev. Dr. Joseph Henry).= Peter Miller’s Book-plate. _Reformed Church Messenger_ (Whitehall Papers, second series, No. V.).

Philadelphia, Penn., U.S.A., June 19, 1889.

=17. The Century Magazine=, Vol. XXXIX. The Grolier Club, 87.

New York and London, 8vo, 1889.

Contains the book-plate of the Grolier Club.

=18. The American Book Maker.= Book-plates, illustrated. Vol. XI., No. 2, 8vo, August, 1890; Vol. XIII., No. 3, 8vo, September, 1891.

New York, U.S.A.

=19. The Book Lover.= Edited by Ingersoll Lockwood, Phil. Bibl. Book-plate, A Classical, by Rhead, 60; An American, 35; An Artistic, by Rhead, 79; Book-plates, by Rhead, 53, 91; Centennial, by A. B. Bogart, 69; Design for, 23; for Cultured Collectors, 115; Book-plates, 13. All the above articles are illustrated.

New York, William Evarts Benjamin, 8vo, 1890.

Publication discontinued after twelfth number.

=20. The Sunday Sun.= South Carolina Book-plates.

Charleston, S.C., January 4, 1891.

=21. Dubbs (Rev. Dr. Joseph Henry).= Hobbies and How to Ride them. _The Interior_, June 11, 18, 1891.

Chicago, Ill., 1891.

These articles do not directly refer to book-plates, but contain
incidental allusions.

=22. Providence Sunday Journal.= Collecting Book-plates, Mrs. E. H. L. Barker.

Providence, R.I., U.S.A., November 15, 1891.

=23. The News and Courier.= A Bibliographical Hint. Something about Book-plates.

Charleston, S.C., U.S.A., March 1, 1892.

=24. Stevenson (E. Ireneus).= The Book-plate and How to Make it. _The Christian Union._

New York, U.S.A., April 30, 1892.

=25. The Collector.= Some Historic Book-plates (Rev. Dr. J. H. Dubbs), V., 151-152, 164-165, 176-177; German Book-plates of Pennsylvania (Rev. Dr. J. H. Dubbs), VI., 3-5; The Book-plate of Jacob Sargeant, illustrated (Charles Dexter Allen); Collection of Book-plates, VI., 29.

New York, Walter Romeyn Benjamin, 4to, 1892.

=26. Hutton (Laurence).= From the Books of Laurence Hutton. On Some American Book-plates, chapter i., 3-29.

New York, Harper & Bros., 12mo, 1892.

A reprint of the articles which appeared in the _Book Buyer_, 1886,
and also in the _Ex Libris Journal_, Vol. II.

=27. American Dictionary of Printing and Book-making=, Part iv., 180, 181. Ex Libris, illustrated.

New York, Howard Lockwood & Co., 4to, 1892.

=28. The Book Buyer.= Some English Book-plates. A review of Mr. Castle’s book, illustrated, V., pp. 19-22. Some French Book-plates. A review of Mr. Hamilton’s book, illustrated, V., pp. 65-67.

New York, Charles Scribner’s Sons, 4to, 1893.

=29. The Library Journal.= Note of the Ex Libris Society of London.

New York, May, 1893.

=30. Jamaica Plain News.= Book-plates. A review of Mr. Castle’s book, illustrated.

Jamaica Plain, Mass., U.S.A., July 8, 1893.

=31. The Critic.= Book-plates of New England Authors. A review of Mr. Castle’s book, illustrated, Vol. XIX., pp. 82, 83. Some American Book-plates, illustrated, Vol. XX., pp. 88, 89.

The Critic Company, New York, folio, 1893.

=32. The Hartford Post.= Hundreds of Book-plates in the Collection of a Hartford Gentleman, illustrated.

Hartford, Conn., U.S.A., August 19, 1893.

=33. The Richmond Despatch.= Arms of the Virginia Company. An interesting historical book-plate. R. A. Brock, Secretary Southern Historical Society, September 17, 1893. That old Book-plate. Note on the Arms of the Virginia Company, October 15, 1893.

Richmond, Va., U.S.A., 1893.

=34. The Richmond Despatch.= Note on the _Ex Libris Journal_.

Richmond, Va., December 3, 1893.

=35. The Albany Argus.= Note on Book-plate of the Albany Library Society.

Albany, N.Y., U.S.A., November, 1893.

=36. Magazine of Art.= “Ex Libris.” A review of Mr. Castle’s book.

New York, folio, December, 1893.

=37. The Book-Lover’s Almanac.= The Art of the Book-plate, by Henri Pene DuBois, with seven caricature designs by Henriot. The Carroll Book-plate, by Charles Dexter Allen, illustrated.

New York, Duprat & Co., 1893.

=38. The Art Amateur.= Ex-Libris Notes, illustrated, Vol. XXX., pp. 92, 121, 148, 173.

New York, Montague Marks, Publisher, 25 Union Square, folio, 1894.

=39. The Dial.= Private Book-marks. A note of Mr. Hardy’s book, p. 88.

Chicago, Ill., February 1, 1894.

=40. The Collector.= A Current Record of Art, Bibliography, Antiquarianism, etc. Published semi-monthly.

Alfred Trumble, 454 West 24th Street, New York.

The following numbers contain brief articles on book-plates: Vol.
IV., Nos. 13, 14, 20; Vol. V., No. 1, 1893; Vol. V., Nos. 8, 9,
1894. This is not to be confounded with _The Collector_, published
by Walter R. Benjamin.

=41. The Inland Printer.= The Book-plate, its Literature, etc., by W. Irving Way, illustrated, Vol. XII., No. 6, pp. 460-461.

The Inland Printer Co., Chicago, Ill., March, 1894.

=42. Book Reviews.= American Book-plates, by Charles Dexter Allen.

New York, Macmillan & Co., Vol. II., No. 1, May, 1894.

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Allusions to book-plates, or reproductions of interesting plates, are found in the following works:--

=Bridgman (Thomas).= The Pilgrims of Boston and their Descendants. Book-plate of Peter Kemble, Esq.

Boston, Phillips, Sampson & Co., 8vo, 1856.

=Magazine of American History.= November, 1880, Kissam book-plate, p. 376; February, 1881, Washington’s book-plate, p. 88; March, 1881, Kissam book-plate, pp. 225, 302; April, 1881, W. Smith’s book-plate, p. 274; August, 1884, Roger Morris; book-plate of Henry Clinton, grandson of Sir H. Clinton.

=Ralph Waldo Emerson.= His Maternal Ancestors. With some Reminiscences of Him. By David Greene Haskins, D.D. Boston, Cupples, Upham & Co., 12mo, 1886.

Book-plate of Rev. William Emerson, father of Ralph Waldo.

Lion Gardiner and his Descendants, by Curtis E. Gardiner.

St. Louis, 1890.

Book-plates of John Gardiner, Fifth Proprietor of Gardiner’s
Island, and John Lyon Gardiner, Seventh Proprietor.

History of the Centennial Celebration of the Inauguration of George Washington as First President of the United States.

New York, Appleton & Co., 1892.

Book-plate of George Washington.

=Pene DuBois (Henri).= Four Private Libraries of New York.

New York, Duprat & Co., 8vo, 1892.

Book-plates of C. Jolly-Bavoillet and George B. DeForest.

Customs and Fashions in Old New England. Book-plates, p. 286. Alice Morse Earle.

New York, Charles Scribner’s Sons, 1893.

=Jamaica Plain News.= Sketch of a “talk” on Book-plates, by Mr. E. N. Hewins.

Jamaica Plain, Mass. U.S.A., March 3, 1894.

Origin and Growth of the Library of the Massachusetts Historical Society. A paper presented at a Meeting of the Society, November 9, 1893, by Samuel Abbott Green, M.D. Pamphlet.

John Wilson & Son, University Press, Cambridge, Mass., 1893.

Describes the various book-plates used by the Society, and is
illustrated with several fac-similes.

=The Jaunceys of New York.= Pamphlet, 24 pp.

New York, 1876.

William Jauncey’s book-plate for frontispiece.

Annals of the Van Rennselaers in the United States, by Rev. Maunsell Van Rennselaer, D.D., LL.D.

Albany, 8vo., pp. 241. 1888.

Book-plate of K. K. Van Rennselaer, to face page 214.

=Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography=, Vol. IX., page 14.

Book-plate of Sir John St. Clair. Notices on him by Charles R.
Hildeburn. 1885.

THE ENGLISH BIBLIOGRAPHY.

_By H. W. Fincham, Esq., and James Roberts Brown, F.R.G.S._

[Reprinted by their kind permission.]

=1. Bartsch (Adam).= Le Peintre Graveur, Vol. VII., for plates by Dürer and others.

Vienna, 21 vols., 8vo, 1803-1821.

=2. Moule (Thomas).= Bibliotheca Heraldica Magnæ Britanniæ, pp. 367-388.

London, royal 8vo, 1822.

Moule used the cut on the title-page as his book-plate.

=3. The Gentleman’s Magazine.= Remarks on the invention of book-plates, Part ii., 613.

London, 8vo, 1822.

=4. The Gentleman’s Magazine.= Book-plates (C. S. B.), Part i., 198-199.

London, 8vo, 1823.

=5. Wadd (William).= Mems., Maxims, and Memoirs, pp. 146-147.

London, Callow & Wilson, 8vo, 1827.

=6. Parsons (Rev. Daniel).= On Book-plates. Third Annual Report of the Oxford University Archæological and Heraldic Society, pp. 17-25.

Oxford, J. Vincent, royal 8vo, 1837.

=7. Notes and Queries=, 1st Series. Book-plates, whimsical one, vi., 32; motto, i., 212; early, iii., 495; iv., 46, 93, 354; vii., 26; xi., 265, 351, 471; xii., 35, 114.

London, 1849-1855.

=8. Dennistoun (James).= Memoirs of Sir Robert Strange ... and Andrew Lumisden, ii., 283-284.

London, Longman, 2 vols., 8vo, 1855.

Gives the dates of three book-plates engraved by Strange.

=9. Notes and Queries=, 2d Series. Book-stamps, armorial, x., 409.

London, 1856-1861.

=10. Notes and Queries=, 3d Series. Book-plates, armorial, vi., 306; their heraldic authority, xii., 117, 218.; by R. A., wood engraver, viii., 308. London, 1862-1867.

=11. Beaupré (M.).= Notice sur quelques Graveurs Nancéiens du XVIII Siècle. Nancy, Lucien Wiener, 8vo, 1862.

Contains description of a number of book-plates engraved by
Dominique Collin.

12. See American Bibliography, No. 1.

13. See American Bibliography, No. 1.

14. See American Bibliography, No. 2.

=15. Leighton, F.S.A. (John).= Book-plates, Ancient and Modern, with examples, illustrated. _Gentleman’s Magazine_, 4th Series, Vol. I., pp. 798-804.

London, 8vo, June, 1866.

Reprinted in the _Ex Libris Journal_, July, 1891; also reprinted in
the _British and Colonial Printer and Stationer_, August 6, 1891.

=16. Hugo, M.A. (Thos.).= The Bewick Collector, illustrated, pp. 303-322.

London, Reeve & Co., 8vo, 1866.

=17. Larousse (Pierre).= Ex Libris, mots latins qui signifient littéralement des livres, d’entre des livres, faissant partie des livres, avec le nom du propriétaire. Ces mots s’inscrivent ordinairement en tête de chaque volume d’une bibliothèque avec la signature du propriétaire. On connait ce trait d’ignorance d’un financier, homme d’ordre avant tout, qui avait ordonné à son chapelier de coller soigneusement au fond de son chapeau, “Ex Libris Vaudore.” Grand Dictionnaire Universel du XIX Siècle, Vol. 7. Paris, 16 vols., 4to, 1866-1877.

18. See American Bibliography, No. 1.

19. See American Bibliography, No. 1.

=20. Notes and Queries=, 4th series. Book-plates, armorial, iv., 409, 518; v., 65, 210, 286; ix., 160; exchanged, x., 519.

London, 1868-1873.

=21. Hugo, M.A. (Thos.).= The Bewick Collector Supplement, illustrated, pp. xxiii., 152-155.

London, Reeve & Co., 8vo, 1868.

=22. Howard, LL.D., F.S.A. (Joseph Jackson).= _Miscellanea Genealogica et Heraldica_, illustrated, Vol. I. Examples of Armorial Book-plates: Hooke, 1703; Rogers, 1700; Rogers, Gage, 1805; Dallaway, 284; Billingsley, Egerton, 1707; Snell, 299.

London, royal 8vo, 1868.

=23. Bibliophile Français.= Gazette illustrée des amateurs, de livre d’estampes, et des hautes curiosités.

Paris, 7 vols., royal 8vo, 1868-1873.

This work incorporates the “Armorial du Bibliophile” of Guigard.

=24. Bachelin-Deflorenne=, bookseller, of Garrick Street, Covent Garden, London, December, 1869. Catalogue of, describes two book-plates dated respectively 1279 and 1314. _Vide The Book Fancier_, P. Fitzgerald, p. 129.

=25. Guigard (Joannis).= Armorial du bibliophile, avec illustrations dans le texte.

Paris, Bachelin-Deflorenne, 2 vols., 8vo, 1870-1872.

Contains about 1400 cuts of super-libris.

=26. Tourneaux (Maurice).= Ex Libris. Amateur d’autographes. April, 1872. An article on the collection of ex libris in the possession of M. Aglaüs Bouvenne.

=27. Notes and Queries=, 5th Series. Book-plate, R. T. Pritchett’s, ix., 29, 75; query, x., 428; armorial, i., 386; exchanged, i., 60, 199; ii., 159; punning, iv., 464; v., 35; handbook of, vi., 465; vii., 36, 76; heraldic, vi., 369, 543; vii., 28, 36, 76, 233, 435, 515; earliest known, vii., 76, 235; mottoes on, vii., 427; viii., III, 258; collections, vii., 435, 515; viii., 38, 79, 118, 158, 178, 360; xi., 260; dated, viii., 200, 298, 397, 517; ix., 198; xi., 446; xii., 33; how to arrange collections, ix., 20; papers on, ix., 360.

London, 1874-1879.

=28. Poulet-Malassis (A.).= Les Ex Libris Français, depuis leur origine jusqu’à nos jours. Plates.

Paris, P. Rouquette, royal 8vo, 1874.

=29. De Rieffenberg.= De Marques et devises mises à leur livres par un grande nombre d’amateurs.

Paris, 1874.

=30. Athenæum.= “Les Ex libris Français.” Review of Poulet-Malassis’ book “Les Ex Libris Français.”

London, p. 469, October 9, 1875.

=31. Longpérier-Grimoard (Comte de).= Etude sur les Ex Libris.

Senlis, 8vo, 8 pp., 1875.

A paper read before the Comité-Archéologique de Senlis, December
11, 1874.

=32. Longpérier-Grimoard (Comte de).= Letter to Monsieur Aubry on a Super-Libris of Crozat. _Bulletin de Bouquiniste_, No. 416. Paris, Aubry, April 15, 1875.

=33. Poulet-Malassis (A.).= Les Ex Libris Français. Nouvelle edition, revue, très-augmentée et ornée de vingt-quatre planches.

Paris, P. Rouquette, royal 8vo, 1875.

=34. Tooke (M. A.).= Notes on Book-plates, illustrated. _The Art Journal_, new series, XV., 267-270.

London, Vèrtue, folio, September, 1876.

=35. Longpérier-Grimoard (Comte de).= Une marque inconnue (College du cardinal le Moine).

Paris, Aubry, 1876.

Reprinted from the _Bulletin de Bouquiniste_, December 1 and 15,
1876.

=36. Van de Haeghen.= Dictionnaire des devises des hommes des lettres, imprimeurs, libraires, bibliophiles, etc.

1876-1879.

=37. Howard, LL.D., F.S.A. (Joseph Jackson).= _Miscellanea Genealogica et Heraldica_, Vol. II., illustrated. Examples of Armorial Book-plates: Barker, 505; Beddington, 244; Bowdon, 525; De Burgo, 1720, 287; Cary-Elwes, 556; Furneaux, 170; Gomm, 184; Haslewood, 128; Hilliard, 87; Lorimer, 421; Palmer, 487; Potter, 570; Waldy, 583.

London, royal 8vo, 1877.

=38. Pall Mall Gazette.= Occasional Notes, “Old Bookworm,” p. 4, November 19; p. 5, December 18.

London, 1877.

=39. The Genealogist=, Vol. II. Book-plate of Anthony Stewart, illustrated, 192.

London, Golding & Lawrence, 8vo, 1878.

=40. Warren, M.A. (The Hon. J. Leicester).= Guide to the Study of Book-plates. Plates.

London, John Pearson, 8vo, 1880.

=41. The Bookseller.= A Guide to the Study of Book-plates. Review of Warren’s book, “A Guide to the Study of Book-plates.”

London, October 6, 1880.

=42. The Graphic.= The Reader. Review of Warren’s book, “A Guide to the Study of Book-plates.”

London, October 16, 1880.

=43. Saturday Review.= Book-plates. A review of Warren’s book, “A Guide to the Study of Book-plates.”

London, October 20, 1880.

=44. The Academy.= Art Books. Review of Warren’s book, “A Guide to the Study of Book-plates.”

London, November 13, 1880.

=45. The Antiquary=, edited by E. Walford, M.A., Vol. I. Notes on Book-plates, 75-77; Book-plates (W. Hamilton), 117-118; Book-plates, 189; Notes on Curious Book-plates, 236-237; Another Chapter on Book-plates (Alfred Wallis), 256-259.

London, Elliot Stock, 4to, 1880.

=46. The Antiquary=, edited by E. Walford, M.A., Vol. II. A Supplementary Chapter on Book-plates, 6-10; An Essay on Book-plates (E. P. Shirley), 115-118; Book-plates, 133, 272.

London, Elliot Stock, 4to, 1880.

=47. Howard, LL.D., F.S.A. (Joseph Jackson).= _Miscellanea Genealogica et Heraldica_, Vol. III., illustrated. Examples of Armorial Book-plates: Andrews, 171; Bedford, 189; Carson, 156; Burr, 156; Courthope, 327; Dalton, 438; Fenwick, Note respecting Bewick, 433; Gregory, 290; Harrington, 1706, 195; Hoblyn, 353; Hyett, 95; Jackson, 402; Millard, 445; Mitchell, 101, 143; Nott, 1763, 233; Ridgway, 1871, 47; St. George, 82; Strangways, 22; Tomes, 273; Waggett, 182; Walters, 226, 252; White, 1878, 206; Woodroffe, 65.

London, royal 8vo, 1880.

=48. Notes and Queries=, 6th Series. Book-plates, collections of, i., 2, 178, 197, 266, 386; ii., 272, 302; vi., 161, 298; x., 24; of Lord Keane and others, i., 336; ii., 34, 94, 255; “As” on, i., 516; armorial, ii., 367, 396, 427; iii., 73, 126, 278, 298; xi., 267, 410; their removal, ii., 445, 491; iii., 31; their arrangement, iii., 28, 130, 195; dated, iii., 204, 302; iv., 206, 247, 466, 486; v., 9, 78, 151; vi., 357; vii., 146, 166; ix., 480; x., 34; accumulated, iii., 289, 473; iv., 16; Burton, iii., 386; their collection, 402; cryptographic, 403; with astronomical symbols, 429; something new in, 506: Austro-Hungarian, 508; with Greek mottoes, iv., 266, 414, 497; v., 296, 457; vi., 136, 218, 398; vii., 295, 304, 336; viii., 278; their mounting, iv., 305; their exchange, v., 46; curious, v., 226, 305, 374, 457; vi., 15, 76; Bishop of Clonfert’s, 1698, v., 346; portrait, v., 407; vi., 14, 157; Joseph Ignace’s, vi., 68, 237; Rev. Adam Clarke’s, vii., 304; foreign, viii., 268, 298; John Collet’s, 1633, ix., 308, 437; Boteler, x., 27; unidentified, 129; German, 269, 373; Arthur Charlett’s, xi., 267, 411, 433, 451; ancient, xii., 8, 78; heraldic, 10, 429; parochial, 69, 152; typographical, 288, 352, 415; their antiquity, 512.

London, 1880-1885.

=49. Stoeber (Auguste).= Petit Revue d’ex libris Alsaciens.

Mulhouse, 12mo, 1880.

50. Nouvelle étude sur l’université de Pont-à-mousson.

Nancy, 1880.

=51. The Antiquary=, Vol. III. Reviews. A Guide to the Study of Book-plates, 77.

London, Elliot Stock, 4to, 1881.

=52. The Antiquary=, Vol. IV. Last Words on Book-plates, 106-111.

London, Elliot Stock, 4to, 1881.

=53. Dobson (Austin).= The Book-plate’s Petition: a poem.

_Notes and Queries_, Jan. 8, 1881.

=54. Hamilton, F.R.G.S. (Walter).= Leaves from a Library, on Book-plates. _West Middlesex Advertiser_, March 26; April 2, 9, 16, 23, 30; May 7, 14.

London, Shields, Sloane Square, 1881.

=55. The Genealogist=, Vol. V. “A Guide to the Study of Book-plates” (a review of Warren), illustrated, 74-77. Grant of Arms to John Leyland, illustrated with book-plate, 184. London, George Bell & Sons, 8vo, 1881.

=56. Palatine Note Book=, Vol. I. Book-plates, 15, 16, 30, 52, 53, 69, 114, 195; illustrated, 217; of Jesus Coll., Camb., 128; Walpole’s, 209. Manchester, 4to, 1881.

=57. Paper and Printing Trades Journal.= Ex Libris, illustrated. March, p. 48; September, p. 19.

London, 4to, 1881.

=58. Western Antiquary=, Vol. I., edited by W. H. K. Wright, F.R.H.S. Book-plates, Francis Drake’s, 32, illustrated; proposed work on, by Walter Hamilton, 174.

Plymouth, 4to, 1881.

=59. Daily News.= A leader on book-borrowers, book-plates, and mottoes.

London, April 29, 1881.

=60. Lang (Andrew).= _The Library_, pp. 42-59.

London, Macmillan, 8vo, 1881.

61. See American Bibliography, No. 5.

=62. Hardy (W. J.).= Book-plates. The _Globe_, November 3.

London, 1881.

Reprinted in Turnovers from the _Globe_.

London, The _Globe_ office, 8vo, n.d.

=63. The Antiquary=, Vol. V. Book-plates, 85, 86.

London, Elliot Stock, 4to, 1882.

=64. Antiquarian Magazine and Bibliographer=, edited by E. Walford, M.A., Vol. I. Notes on English Book-plates, No. 1 (W. J. Hardy), illustrated, 173-177.

London, Reeves, royal 8vo, 1882.

=65. Antiquarian Magazine and Bibliographer=, edited by E. Walford, M.A., Vol. II. Notes on English Book-plates, No. 2 (J. Harrop), 53-55, illustrated; on Book-plates (F. J. Thairlwall), 277-280, illustrated; Book-plates, 48, 106, 161, 322.

London, Reeves, royal 8vo, 1882.

=66. Palatine Note Book=, Vol. II. Book-plates, 18, illustrated.

Manchester, 4to, 1882.

=67. Printing Times and Lithographer.= Curiosities of Book-plates, viii., 265-268, 290-292.

London, Wyman & Sons, 4to, 1882.

=68. Western Antiquary=, edited by W. H. K. Wright, F.R.H.S., Vol. II. Book-plates, local, 197; Armorial, 211, 212, illustrated.

Plymouth, 4to, 1882.

=69. Paper and Printing Trades Journal.= A Curious Book-plate, illustrated, No. 40, p. 45.

London, 4to, September, 1882.

=70. The Antiquary=, Vol. VII. Book-plates, early reference to, 231.

London, Elliot Stock, 4to, 1883.

=71. Antiquarian Magazine and Bibliographer=, edited by E. Walford, M.A., Vol. III. Book-plates (D. P.[arsons]), 2-7, 53-56, illustrated (R. Day), 272-273; Book-plates, 104, 161, 274.

London, Reeves, royal 8vo, 1883.

=72. Antiquarian Magazine and Bibliographer=, edited by E. Walford, M.A., Vol. IV. Book-plates (W. Hamilton), 110, 111.

London, Reeves, royal 8vo, 1883.

=73. Palatine Note Book=, Vol. III. Book-plates, 51, 97, 191, 233, illustrated.

Manchester, 4to, 1883.

=74. Benoit (Arthur).= Les Ex Libris de Schœpflin, illustrated.

Paris, 8vo, 1883.

An extract from “Le Bulletin de la Société pour la conservation des
monuments historiques d’Alsace,” 2d Series, xii., 30-33.

=75. Benoit (Arthur).= Les Ex Libris dans les trois évêches, Toul, Metz, Verdun, 1552-1790.

Paris, 8vo, 1883.

=76. Antiquarian Magazine and Bibliographer=, edited by E. Walford, M.A., Vol. V. A Bibliography of Book-plates (W. Hamilton), 78-80; Book-plates, 106, 107, 162, 217.

London, royal 8vo, 1884.

=77. Griggs (W.).= Eighty-three examples of Book-plates from Various Collections. Plates. Privately printed.

W. Griggs, Hanover Street, Peckham, London, 4to, 1884.

=78. Howard, LL.D., F.S.A. (Joseph Jackson).= _Miscellanea Genealogica et Heraldica_, Vol. IV., illustrated. Examples of Armorial Book-plates: Carew, 154; Clutton, 300; Collins, 274; Fletcher, 214; Gidley, 19; Hayman, 54; Heysham, 375; Heywood, 202; Humphry, 314; Littleton, 166; Lynch, 387; Meade, 6; Pole, 131; Pringle, 190; Symons, 250; Soltau, 250; Traherne, 102; Underhill, 78; Wickham, 67; Wilmer, 238; Wilmer Ex Dono, 1599, 238.

London, royal 8vo, 1884.

=79. Benoit (Arthur).= Les bibliophiles, les collectioneurs, et les bibliothèques des monasteres des trois évêches, 1552-1790.

Paris, royal 8vo, 1884.

80. See American Bibliography, No. 8.

=81. Day, F.S.A., M.R.I.A. (Robert).= Notice of book-plates engraved by Cork artists. Journal of the Royal Historical and Archæological Association of Ireland, illustrated, No. 61, Vol. VII., January, 1885.

Privately reprinted, 7pp., 8vo. Reprinted in the _Ex Libris
Journal_, August, 1891.

=82. Day, F.S.A., M.R.I.A. (Robert).= “Ex Libris.” Journal of the Birmingham Central Literary Association, illustrated.

Privately reprinted, 7 pp., 8vo, 1885.

83. See American Bibliography, No. 7.

=84. Western Antiquary=, edited by W. H. K. Wright, F.R.H.S., Vol. IV. Book-plate of J. O. H. Glynn, 38, illustrated.

Plymouth, 4to, 1885.

=85. The Antiquary=, Vol. XIII. Book-plate, 231, 278.

London, Elliot Stock, 4to, 1886.

86. See American Bibliography, No. 9.

87. See American Bibliography, No. 9.

88. See American Bibliography, No. 9.

=89. East Anglian=, edited by the Rev. C. H. Evelyn White, F.S.A. Pretyman’s Book-plate, New Series, i., 246.

Ipswich, 8vo, 1886.

=90. Fitzgerald (Percy).= _The Book Fancier_, 128-131.

London, Sampson Low, 8vo, 1886.

=91. Howard, LL.D., F.S.A. (Joseph Jackson).= _Miscellanea Genealogica et Heraldica_, 2d Series, Vol. I., illustrated. Examples of Armorial Book-plates: Brownlowe, 1698, 221; Chauncy, 28; Chetwode, 85; Lady Mary Booth, Chetwood, 122; Conder, 61; Dade, 311; Dering, 1630, 285; Elizabeth, Countess of Exeter, 268; Murray, 347; Shank, 235; Smith, 347; Walpole, 364.

London, royal 8vo, 1886.

92. See American Bibliography, No. 10.

93. See American Bibliography, No. 12.

=94. Locker-Lamson (Frederic).= The Rowfant Library, a catalogue of the printed books, manuscripts, autograph letters, ... collected by F. Locker-Lamson.

Printed for presentation, royal 8vo, 1886. Contains three varieties
of F. L.-L.’s book-plates, and at p. 176: “Note.--I think Sir
William (Stirling-Maxwell) designed above a hundred book-plates for
himself and his friends. F. L.”

=95. Notes and Queries=, 7th Series. Book-plates, English mentioned in 1720, i., 65; heraldic, i., 448; ii., 15, 56; Græme, ii., 49, 98, 154; with inscription, 364; “I love my books,” etc., ii., 410, 455; date of, iii., 248; owner of, iv., 109; spurious, iv., 148, 212; engraved by Heylbrouck, v., 48, 174; of Suffolk, vi., 508; Friedrich Nicolai’s, xi., 109, 213, 333; Ex Libris Society, 160, 360.

London, 1886-1891.

=96. Quentin-Bauchart (E.).= Les Femmes bibliographiles de France (XVI^{e}, XVII^{e}, et XVIII^{e} Siècles). Avec 43 Planches d’Armoiries.

Paris, 2 vols., 8vo, 1886.

=97. Franks, F.R.S., V.P.S.A. (Augustus W.).= Notes on Book-plates, No. 1, English-dated Book-plates, 1574-1800.

Printed for private distribution, 8vo, 32 pp., 1887.

98. See American Bibliography, No. 14.

99. See American Bibliography, No. 14.

100. See American Bibliography, No. 13.

=101. Dobson (Austin).= The Book-plate’s Petition. Ballads of Books, A. Lang.

London, 1888.

=102. Encyclopædic Dictionary.= “Book-plate, a piece of paper stamped or engraved with a name or device and pasted in a book to show the ownership.”

London, Cassell, royal 8vo, 1888.

=103. Gentleman’s Magazine Library.= Literary Curiosities, Book-plates, 82-86, 325.

London, Elliot Stock, 8vo, 1888.

=104. Howard, LL.D., F.S.A. (Joseph Jackson).= _Miscellanea Genealogica et Heraldica_, 2d Series, Vol. II., illustrated. Examples of Armorial Book-plates: Bartlett, 294; Biss, 152; Draper, 24; Owen, 368; Scheurl-Tucker, by A. Dürer, 104, 105, 120; Gibson, 196.

London, royal 8vo, 1888.

=105. Tit-Bits.= Book-stealing, 107.

London, May 26, 1888.

=106. Western Antiquary=, edited by W. H. K. Wright, F.R.H.S., Vol. VII. Curious Book-lines, by George Wightwick, 160, 161.

Plymouth, 4to, 1888.

=107. The Antiquary=, Vol. XIX. Book-plates, proposed magazine for, 39.

London, Elliot Stock, 4to, 1889.

=108. The Bookworm.= Book-plates and their mottoes, 205. London, Elliot Stock, 8vo, June, 1880.

=109. Chambers’ Encyclopædia.= Book-plates, New Edition, Vol. II, 309.

London, W. & R. Chambers, 8vo, 1889.

=110. Howard, LL.D., F.S.A. (Joseph Jackson).= _Miscellanea Genealogica et Heraldica_, 2d Series, Vol. III., illustrated. Examples of Armorial Book-plates: Burfoot, 396; Barton, 188; Rachel, Dutchess of Beaufort, 1706, 276; Conduit, 188; Darwin, 1737, 17; Darwin, 1771, 17; Dering, 1630, 56; Dering, 56; Hopkins, 261; Keith, 88; Monypenny, 56; Shuckburgh, 256; Tollet, 72; Taddy, 261; Webster, 37. London, royal 8vo, 1889.

=111. Quaritch (Bernard).= Catalogue of fifteen hundred books remarkable for the beauty or age of their bindings, or as bearing indications of former ownership by great book-collectors and famous historical personages.

London, Bernard Quaritch, 8vo, 1889.

=112. Rylands, F.S.A. (J. Paul).= Notes on Book-plates (ex libris), with special reference to Lancashire and Cheshire examples, and a proposed nomenclature for the shapes of shields. Plates.

Liverpool, privately printed, demy 4to, 1889.

Also in “Transactions of the Historic Society of Lancashire and
Cheshire,” pp. 1-76, illustrated.

Liverpool, Printed for the Society, 8vo, 1890.

=113. Carlander (C. M.).= Svenska Bibliotek och Ex Libris auteckningar, med 84 illustrationer.

Stockholm, Adolf Johnson, 8vo, n.d. (1889).

=114. Aveling (S. T.).= Heraldry: Ancient and Modern Book-plates, 370-371, illustrated.

London, F. Warne & Co., 8vo, 1890.

=115. The Book-Plate Collector’s Miscellany=, a monthly supplement to the _Western Antiquary_, illustrated. Edited by W. H. K. Wright, F. R. Hist. Soc.

Plymouth, W. H. Luke, 4to, 1890-1891.

=116. Howard, LL.D., F.S.A. (Joseph Jackson).= _Miscellanea Genealogica et Heraldica_, 2d Series, Vol. IV., illustrated. Examples of Armorial Book-plates: N. D’Eye, 25; Ball, R. Ball Dodson, 41; Paul Jodrell, 89; Vassall, 120; Cooke, 1712, 136; Sr. G. Cooke, 1727, 152; Harrison, 1698, 168; Langley, 184; Wyndham, 201; Prentice, 216; Yardley, 1721, Yardley, 1739, 232.

London, royal 8vo, 1890.

=117. Demmin (A.).= Papier u. andere Beschreibstoffe Schreibgeräth, Handschrift, Buch, Buchandel, u. Zeitungswesen, Buchdruck--u. Buchbinderkunst, Buchdrucker--u. Bucherzeichen (Ex Libris), Initialen, Zieleisten. With 46 illustrations.

Wiesbaden, 8vo, 1890.

=118. Guigard (Joannis).= Nouvelle Armorial du Bibliophile, Guide de l’Amateur des Livres Armoriés. Contenant la Reproduction de 2500 Armoiries et Riches Reliures Armoiriées. Paris, Emile Rondeau, 2 vols., 8vo, 1890.

=119. Warnecke (F.).= Die Deutschen Bücherzeichen (Ex Libris). Von ihrem Ursprunge bis zur Gegenwort. Twenty-one illustrations in the text, and 26 plates.

Berlin, T. U. Stargardt, royal 8vo, 1890.

=120. Rogers (Walter Thomas).= A Manual of Bibliography, 103-105, with diagrams.

London, H. Grevel & Co., 8vo (1890), 1891.

=121. Bouchot (Henri).= Les Ex Libris et Les Marques de Possession du Livre. Fifteen plates.

Paris, Edouard Rouveyre, 8vo (1890), 1891.

=122. The Antiquary=, Vol. XXIII. A notice of the Ex Libris Society, 142.

London, Elliot Stock, 4to, 1891.

=123. The British Bookmaker.= Book Notes, a review of “Les Ex Libris” (Bouchot), illustrated, Vol. IV., No. 47, p. 5. “Ex Libris,” illustrated, Vol. IV., No. 48, p. 4. Book-plates, Vol. V., No. 49, p. 8.

London, Raithby, Lawrence & Co., 4to, 1891.

=124. Hardy, F.S.A. (W. J.).= Book-plates. _The Library_, iii., 47-53, 93-98.

London, Elliot Stock, 8vo, 1891.

=125. The Library.= Record of Bibliography. Reviews of “Die deutschen Bücherzeichen” (Warnecke) and “Les Ex Libris” (Bouchot), iii., 17-19.

London, Elliot Stock, 8vo, 1891.

=126. The Daily Chronicle.= Book-plates, April 1. A note of the Ex Libris Society, July 22.

London, 1891.

=127. Oxford University Herald.= The Ex Libris Society.

Oxford, May 23, 1891.

128. See American Bibliography, No. 20.

=129. Journal of the Ex Libris Society=, illustrated.

London, A. & C. Black, for the Society, 4to, 1891.

=130. British and Colonial Printer and Stationer.= The Ex Libris Society, July 16. Book-plates, Ancient and Modern, with illustrations (a reprint of No. 15), August 6. Book-plates, October 15.

London, 1891.

=131. The Daily Free Press.= A leading article upon collecting Book-plates and the Ex Libris Society.

Aberdeen, July 17, 1891.

=132. The Globe.= Book-plates.

London, July 25, 1891.

=133. The Saturday Review.= Book-plates, a review of the _Ex Libris Journal_.

London, July 25, 1891.

=134. The Daily News.= A note of the Ex Libris Society.

London, August 3, 1891.

=135. The Publishers’ Circular.= Book-plates.

London, August 8, 1891.

=136. Answers.= The Collecting Fad.

London, 4to, December 12, 1891.

=137. Griggs (W.).= Examples of Armorial Book-plates, Second Series. Plates.

London, W. Griggs & Sons, Ld., 4to (1891), 1892.

=138. Carlander (C. M.).= Svenska Bibliotek och Ex Libris anteckningar II., med 22 illustrationer.

Stockholm, Gernandts Boktoyckeri-Aktiebolag, 8vo, 1891.

=139. Le Livre Moderne=, Vol. IV. Remarques sur Quelques Ex Libris Contemporains, illustrated, 1-18; Quelques Nouveaux Ex Libris, illustrated, 323-330.

Paris, Maison Quantin, small 4to, 1891.

=140. La Curiosité Universelle.= À propos d’Ex Libris, No. 228. Le Plus Grand Ex Libris, Nos. 248, 250, 251, 252, et 254. Review of the German Ex Libris Society’s _Journal_, No. 258.

Paris, 4to, 1891.

=141. Ex Libris.= Zeitschrift für Bücherzeichen Bibliothekenkunde und Gelehrtengeschichte. Organ des Ex Libris zu Berlin, illustrated.

Berlin, C. A. Starke, 4to, No. 1, October, 1891.

=142. Benoit (Arthur).= Le Serpent Emblème des Chirurgiens et des Médecins.

6 pp., n.d.

Treats of serpents appearing on book-plates. An extract from _Revue Nouvelle d’Alsace-Lorraine_.

* * * * *

Illustrations of Book-plates are to be found in the following works, apart from the bibliography of the subject:--

=143. Grace, F.S.A. (Sheffield).= Memoirs of the Family of Grace.

London, royal 8vo, 1823.

Illustrated with above a dozen book-plates of Grace family, some

=144. Dibdin, D.D. (Thomas Frognall).= A Bibliographical Tour in the Northern Counties of England and Scotland. Trotter Brockett’s book-plate by Bewick, illustrated, i., 392.

London, 8vo, 1838.

=145. Eyton, F.S.A. (Joseph Walton King).= Catalogue of the Library of.

London, large paper, royal 8vo, 1848.

Illustrated with three examples of J. W. King Eyton’s book-plates,
one of which is in colors.

=146. Palmer, F.S.A. (Charles John).= The Perlustration of Great Yarmouth.

Great Yarmouth, 3 vols., 4to, 1872-1875.

A number of book-plates are used here to illustrate the arms of the
families mentioned.

=147. Siennicki (S. J.).= Les Elzévirs de la Bibliothèque de l’Université Imperiale de Varsovie.

1874.

Contains eighteen fac-similes of remarkable book-plates in Warsaw
University Library.

=148. Warnecke (F.).= Heraldische Kunstblätter.

Görlitz, C. A. Starke, 3 vols., folio, 1876.

Contains many fac-similes of German book-plates.

=149. Siennicki (S. J.).= Recueil des éditions des imprimeurs célèbre de l’Italie, de la France, et de la Belgique conservées dans la Bibliothèque de l’Université Imperiale de Varsovie.

1878.

Contains fac-similes of remarkable book-plates in Warsaw University
Library.

=150. Leighton, F.S.A. (John).= Suggestions in design, ... with descriptive and historical letter-press, by J. K. Collings, F.R.I.B.A. Blazon, Heraldry, Rebuses, &c., plates, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54.

London, Blackie & Son, 4to, 1880.

151. See American Bibliography, No. 6.

=152. Asta Libraria Antiquaria Catalogo=, N. 42.

Florence, Franchi & Co., February, 1886.

The catalogue contains fac-similes of a Medicean Super Libros, and
of another not identified.

=153. Griggs (W.).= Illustrations of Armorial China. Plates.

Privately printed, folio, 1887.

Contains a number of fac-similes of book-plates.

154. See American Bibliography, No. 17.

=155. The Strand Magazine=, Vol. II.

London, 4to, 1891.

Page 120, the book-plate of H. Stacy Marks, R.A.

=156. Blackburn (Henry).= Randolph Caldecott, a personal reminiscence, 194-196.

London, Sampson Low, Marston & Co., 8vo, 1891.

Contains a description of the “Seaman” book-plate by R. Caldecott,
with illustration.

=157. Theydon Mount=: its Lords and Rectors. Edited by J. J. Howard, Farnham Burke, and the Rev. L. N. Prance.

Privately printed, 4to, n.d. (1891).

Contains a fac-simile of the book-plate of “Sir Edward Smith, of Hill Hall, Co. Essex, Bart.,” and another.

158. See American Bibliography, supplementary list.

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The following articles having appeared since the English list was prepared, are here inserted:--

=The Yellow Book.= An Illustrated Quarterly. Cuts of book-plates by Aubrey Beardsley and R. Auning Bell, p. 251.

London, Elkin Mathews and John Lane.

Boston, U.S.A., Copeland & Day, Vol. I., 8vo, April, 1894.

=The Strand Magazine.= The handwriting of Mr. Gladstone, with fac-similes. Vol. VIII., No. 43.

London, 8vo, July, 1894.

Fac-simile of early book-plate of Mr. Gladstone.

=Daily News.= Book-plate collecting. A review of Mr. Hamilton’s “Dated Book-plates, Part I.”

London, July 17, 1894.

=Quakerana=, No. 5, July, 1894, page 77. Note of Ex Libris Society’s exhibition in July, 1894, with special reference to book-plate of William Penn.

London, Edward Hicks, Jun., 14 Bishopsgate Street Without, E.G.

=The Studio=, edited by Gleeson White, has contained several articles on book-plates. Vol. III., No. 16, July 16, 1894: result of a prize competition for a book-plate design, with 22 designs reproduced; Vol. III., No. 17, August 15, 1894: cuts of three book-plates and review of Hamilton’s “Dated Plates.”

London, 1894.

ADDITIONAL BIBLIOGRAPHY OF BOOK-PLATES.

_By H. W. Fincham and James Robert Brown, F.R.G.S._

[Reprinted from the Journal of the Ex Libris Society.]

=1. Historic Society of Lancashire and Cheshire.= Proceedings and Papers. Description of a Warrington Book-plate (Dr. J. Kendrick), illustrated, 134-135.

Liverpool, 8vo, 1854.

2. See American Bibliography, No. 3.

=3. Portalis (Le Baron Roger) et Beraldi (Henri).= Les Graveurs du Dix-Huitième Siècle, illustrated, 3 vols. in 6.

Paris, Morgand et Fatout, 8vo, 1880-1882.

Contains lists of book-plates by many French engravers.

=4. Spectator.= “A Guide to the Study of Book-plates.” (A review of Warren.)

London, October 13, 1880.

=5. St. James Gazette.= “A Guide to the Study of Book-plates.” (A review of Warren.)

London, October 14, 1880.

=6. The Athenæum.= Mr. Thorn’s book-plate.

London, May 21, 1881.

7. See American Bibliography, No. 4.

=8. Beraldi (Henri).= Les Graveurs de XIX Siècle, illustrated, 12 vols.

Paris, L. Conquet, 8vo, 1885-1892.

Contains lists of book-plates by many French engravers.

=9. Forening for Boghaandvaerk.= Aarsskrift 1890 und 1891. Mit einer Buchdruckfarbentafel, zalreichen Autotypien und Holzschnitten, Schriften, Druckerzeichen, Ex Libris und Einbände reproducirend.

Kopenhagen, 2 vols., 4to, 1891.

=10. Ledien (Alcius).= Les Reliures Artistiques et Armoriées de la Bibliothèque Communale d’Abbeville, illustrated.

Paris, Gruel-Engelmann, 4to, 1883.

11. See American Bibliography, No. 18.

12. See American Bibliography, No. 27.

=13. The Antiquary.= Unique Book-plates. Erasmus and Dr. Hector Pomer (H. W. Pereira). Illustrated, xxv., 242-244.

London, Elliot Stock, 8vo, 1892.

=14. The Bookworm.= A Hunt for Book-plates in Paris (W. Hamilton), 171-173; the Avery Book-plate, 202. London, Elliot Stock, 8vo, 1892.

=15. Castle (Egerton), M.A., F.S.A.= English Book-plates, an illustrated handbook for students of Ex Libris.

London, George Bell and Sons, imp. 16mo, 1892.

Second and enlarged edition, 1892.

16. See American Bibliography, No. 25.

=17. La Curiosité Universelle.= Un souvenir de la Terreur, illustrated; Franc-Maçonnerie; Le plus grand Ex Libris, No. 262; Publication sur les Ex Libris, Nos. 265, 266, 267, 268, and 269; Ex Libris d’Auvergne (Ambroise Tardien), illustrated; Appel aux Collectionneurs d’Ex Libris, No. 269; Ex Libris Rares et Inedits (Ferd. Reiber); Un grand Ex Libris (Fr. Perot); Un autre souvenir de la Terreur (L. B.); Ex Libris Alsaciens; Sociétés des Collectionneurs d’Ex Libris, No. 288; Les Ex Libris Oratoriens (P. Ingold), illustrated, No. 299.

Paris, 4to, 1892.

=18. Dictionary of English Book Collectors.= Billibald Pirkheimer (M. Kerney), illustrated, Part i.

London, Bernard Quaritch, 8vo, 1892.

=19. Fincham (H. W.) & Brown (James Roberts) F.R.G.S.= A bibliography of book-plates.

Plymouth, printed for private distribution, 8vo, 24 pp., 1892.

=20. Griggs (W.).= One hundred and forty-seven Examples of Armorial Book-plates from various collections (second series). Plates.

London, W. Griggs & Sons, 4to, 1892.

=21. Hamilton (Walter).= French Book-plates. A handbook for Ex Libris Collectors, illustrated.

London, George Bell & Sons, imp. 16mo, 1892.

=22. Hildetrandt (Professor Ad. M.).= Heraldic Book-plates. Twenty-five Ex Libris invented and drawn by.

Berlin, J. A. Stargardt, 8vo, 1892.

23. See American Bibliography, No. 26.

=24. Incunabula, geographica et chalcographica=, illustrated. Munich, Ludwig Rosenthal’s Antiquariat, folio, 1892.