American bookplates, bibliography, bookplates, bookplates, american. Bookplates and booksellers labels american antiquarian. A guide to their study, with examples by charles dexter allen american bookplates. American book plates a guide to their study with examples with a bibliograp. Bookplates and booksellers labels american antiquarian society. American book plates a guide to their study with a bibliography by e n he. American bookplates by charles dexter allen on project. Published 1968 condition near fine copy in the original publishers giltblocked cloth, edges very slightly toned.
The war of the revolution naturally affected the native production of bookplates, but a few years after its close, when boston, new york, and philadelphia were active in publishing books, the engraver found work more plenty, and very many who were employed upon the plates for the illustration of books also produced bookplates. American bookplates, a guide to their study, isbn 3337717292, isbn. It has been restored by human beings, page by page, so that you may enjoy it in a form as close to the original as possible. The hunting grounds of the great west a description of the plains game and i. The search engine will try to match all the words that you enter in the search fields. There is no index to the collection by designer, engraver, or printer, although charles dexter allens american bookplates new york and london, 1894 does. American bookplates, a guide to their study with examples wit. American bookplates, a guide to their study with examples by.
A guide to their study with examples, published in 1894. By walter hamilton, reprinted from his handbook of. Free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project gutenberg. A guide to their study with examples charles dexter allen, walter hamilton, henry walter fincham on. Harrison, who signed the plain armorial bookplates of william betts and david paul brown, was a son of william harrison, an english engraver, who came to new york in 1794, and was for a time an instructor of peter maverick the second. Cary memorial library bookplates maine memory network. Includes the full text of charles dexter allens a talk on bookplates given before the club in 1901 and heretofore only available in the very rare club edition. The following extracts from charles dexter allens american bookplates summarize sparrows position and activity in the world of art. Example of dummer bookplate from charles dexter allen, american bookplates london, 1895. Massachusetts historical society bookplate collection. A guide to their study allen, charles dexter, hewins, eben newell on. Buy american bookplates a guide to their study with examples by charles dexter allen online at alibris. The project gutenberg ebook of american bookplates, by charles.
The latest addition to the shelf is a beautiful limited edition copy of charles dexter allens american bookplates. Charles dexter allen, e n hewins american bookplates. He corresponded with elizabeth mast hyatt, summer resident of wayne, who compiled an extensive collection of bookplates in honor of famed opera and concert singer annie louise cary 18411921. Represented in the collection are prominent american bookplate artists such as william fowler hopson and joseph winfred spenceley, as well as.
American bookplates, a guide to their study with examples. A guide to their study, with examples by charles dexter allen pp. A guide to their study with examples by charles dexter allen member exlibris society london member grolier club new york member. Originally published in the 1890s, allens book has long served as a catalogue reference for collectors of american exlibris, and anyone who is seriously collecting bookplates, especially.
There is no index to the collection by designer, engraver, or printer, although charles dexter allens american bookplates new york and london, 1894 does have a listing of eighteenthcentury bookplates that are signed by the engraver. Image for charles dexter allens 19 scrapbook of boardman robinson. Illustrated with many reproductions of rare and interesting bookplates. The project gutenberg ebook of american bookplates, by. It has been restored by human beings, page by page. American bookplates a guide to their study with examples. Illustrated with many reproductions of rare and interesting bookplates and in the finer editions with many prints from the original coppers both old and. These four volumes are still highly regarded, and looked upon as essential tools for the collector. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is. Charles dexter allens american book plates, first published in new york and london in 1894, was the first major work on the subject. The more information you enter, the fewer search results that will be returned. Remarks on some masonic book plates in america and their owner.
Note john starr stewarts label states that charles dexter allen was the foremost american authority on ex libris, especially on old american. The plates feature finely detailed engraving and etching, and serve as outstanding examples of period book art and typography. Charles dexter allen bookplate, 1899 maine memory network. American libraries canadian libraries universal library community texts project gutenberg biodiversity heritage library childrens library. This book, american bookplates, by charles dexter allen, is a replication of a book originally published before 1905. Charles dexter allen was a prominent bookplate collector who was known for his writings on the subject, which included american bookplates. A guide to their study with examples by charles dexter allen free ebook project gutenberg. Pasted onto the inside front board of jethro tull 16741741, the horsehoing husbandry. Massachusetts historical society bookplate collection, 1685ca. Charles dexter allen was a prominent bookplate collector who was known for his writings on the subject, including american bookplates.
The ex libris collection consists of nineteenth and twentiethcentury bookplates from private and institutional libraries. We have new and used copies available, in 2 editions starting at. Bibliography on american prints of the seventeenth through the nineteenth centuries. Many notes in the records were taken from charles dexter allens american bookplates, a guide to their study with examples published in 1905. In a few years book plate literature will have a place in the catalogues of the libraries. Bookplates in the news, fiftyseven scattered issues, 19711997 american society. Paul revere collection at the american antiquarian society. Wherein is shewn a method of introducing a sort of vineyardculture into the cornfields, in order to increase their product, and diminish the common expence. American bookplates a guide to their study with examples by allen, charles dexter.
Allen, charles dexter, 18651926 the online books page. Bookplates in the 1800s and 1900s showed more allegorical and pictorial subjects. Reprinted from the journal of the exlibris society. In the early 1900s, artist louis rhead designed plates with allegorical figures and garden scenes. Open library is an open, editable library catalog, building towards a web page for every book ever published. General search information the search results are determined by the combination of information entered into the search fields. Nathaniel hurd was the son of jacob hurd, who was also a noted boston silversmith, whose works are in the collections of the peabody essex museum, cleveland museum of art, strawbery banke museum, and the museum of fine arts, boston. American bookplates hardcover october 1, 1976 by charles dexter allen author see all formats and editions hide other formats and editions.
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