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2021-04-28 10:08
Bookplate of famous book designer Margaret Neilson Armstrong. Dated 1903Margaret Neilson Armstrong was born on September 24, 1867, in New York City , the daughter of American diplomat and st… Read More
2020-06-03 15:52
Staying at home is a pain the ass but it does have some rewards.I dig deeper on Ebay America ,Ebay U.K. and Ebay GermanyIt is an investment in time which sometimes pays off… Read More
2020-04-14 00:15
Dear Lew Jaffe,My nephew, suggested that I get in touch with you. He says you may be one of the few people in the world able to answer my questions on a particular book plate.The… Read More
2020-04-12 16:07
When I began the bookplate therapy blog postings it was my intention to create a new posting every week.Unfortunately, the creative juices are not flowing today so I have decided to re… Read More
2020-04-04 12:27
Scroll to the bottom of this posting to see bookplates from the libraries of famous people which are currently available for sale or tradeIf I heard about someone who has a collection of boo… Read More
2020-03-30 21:57
I do not recall ever receiving so many comments so quickly.Thanks to all of you for the interesting responses.Kurt Zimmerman has left a new comment on your post "Punning and Rebus… Read More
2020-03-28 18:04
These postings are several several years old .They are a perfect diversion during our virtual bookplate therapy sessions.Send me more please and they will be published.Rebus bookplates… Read More
2020-03-24 18:07
Hello again.I am back after a long hiatus.If you are locked down and climbing the walls I have listed some bookplate diversions.If you have additional suggestions ple… Read More
2019-12-21 13:38
Hi Lew, Thanks for the contest. I'm going to take a shot at parodying the snooty descriptions seen in some auction catalogs. I'm certain this is not what you were expecting, but that is part… Read More
2019-10-03 18:06
It has been far too long since I updated my blog so here we go.For those of you who save book tickets fellow collector /dealerGabe Konrad has started a new Facebook page. A job well done.For… Read More
2019-09-18 16:48
G'DAY LEW,You might suggest to your tribe of followers that they purchase your new book through the ASBC&D on Amazon Smile (link provided below). They will pay no more for any Amaz… Read More
2019-08-21 15:52
Date: Tue, 20 Aug 2019 11:16:03 +0100From: "Tony Pincott" Subject: ["EXLIBRIS-L"] PRINTED AND ENGRAVED BOOKPLATES1. The latest issue number 60 of Illustration magazine, published by th… Read More
2019-08-02 17:58
Ex LibrisA Journal$16.95Not yet publishedReserve a copy (we will email you when the book is published) 4.75 × 6.5 IN (12.1 × 16.5 CM)216 PAGESPU… Read More
2019-03-11 17:41
Perfect TenRating BookplatesBYKatherine PeachIn the late Middle Ages, books were costly and rare—even after the invention of the printing press. Owning a small personal library of volu… Read More
2019-03-02 18:43
The Manhattan Vintage Book & Ephemera Fair and Fine Press Fair St. Vincent Ferrer Church869 Lexi… Read More
2019-02-28 19:28
John Cabell (Bunny ) BreckinridgeDoes anyone out there recognize the artist's signature ?It looks like it might be H T Pri ?? [email protected]"Breckinridge was born in Paris, Fran… Read More
2019-01-25 19:01
Even the most accomplished artists make mistakes when sending out proofs to clients .Here are a few examples:Mr. Hopson knew how to spell Connecticut but he misspelled in o… Read More
2019-01-21 16:38
Part one has generated inquiries from Israel, Luxembourg, and The United States.Here is part two. If you have duplicates for exchange send scans toBookplatemaven@hotm… Read More
2019-01-19 18:30
I have accumulated many duplicates which I would like to trade with other collectors.If you wish to trade please send your scans to [email protected] images will be scanned on M… Read More
2019-01-12 16:45
This article appeared in the January 11th edition of The Adirondack Enterprise Mr. Will H. Low, the well-known American artist, was an intimate of Robert Louis Stevenson in art st… Read More
2019-01-08 18:30
My last posting was in July of 2018 and I have finally returned.Let's start with some good news. If all goes according to plan I will have a bookplate book published this fall. D… Read More
2018-07-26 18:40
Audrey Arellanes wrote many letters to notable people asking for bookplates . Aldous Huxley took the time to respond.I have alwats wanted the Huxley bookplate designed by Bruno Br… Read More
2018-07-01 18:39
Audrey ArellanesAudrey Arellanes was a remarkable woman who singlehandedly ran the bookplate society for over thirty years.When she died her daughter Denetia wrote about her in t… Read More
2018-06-25 13:50
Many years ago almost everyone I knew collected something ,Stamps, Trading Cards, Matchbook Covers etc. Times have changed and most collecting organizations are struggling to attract n… Read More
2018-05-16 19:01
I have been out of circulation for a while but now I am back.It is nice to be here again.I enjoy doing research about the owner's of bookplates.This one is unique. Dr. Austin O'Malley's… Read More
2018-02-25 19:29
Bookplate ExhibitFellow Collect Tommy Wixon has a bookplate exhibit at the Pascagoula Public Library Perhaps some of you might want to consider such an event at your own local lib… Read More
2018-01-16 12:42
Congratulations to Justin Green. His Winning Submission for the bookplate contest was:Don't Shoot- I thought it was You.=================================================================… Read More
2017-12-21 14:02
Mystery BookplatesHi,I was hoping that I could trouble you for some advice. I recently discovered a large bookplate collection in our library, which was gifted around 1950. It was the pers… Read More
2017-12-06 22:52
New Contest I find it hard to believe that 2018 will be the start of my eleventh year as a blogger. To celebrate the occasion a new contest has begun.The rules are simple.Submit a… Read More
2017-11-25 19:06
My preference is to trade and add to my collection. Selling prices are included for those of you who have no duplicates and wish to build a collection. Priority postage in the U.S. is… Read More
2017-11-12 17:52
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 y… Read More
2017-11-05 23:29
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… Read More
2017-10-10 00:40
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 mos… Read More
2017-09-22 18:49
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 y… Read More
2017-09-04 18:42
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 Anti… Read More
2017-09-03 20:43
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 protected]… Read More
2017-08-15 16:16
Two Mystery BookplatesFellow Collector Tom Boss Has sent two bookplates engraved by F.S. Does anyone out there recognize this artist ? Send your response to TGBoss… Read More
2017-08-01 19:39
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 Bo… Read More
2017-07-19 00:46
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 infec… Read More
2017-07-10 15:58
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 referenci… Read More
2017-06-29 22:08
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. https://www.instagram… Read More
2017-06-09 12:56
"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… Read More
2017-05-29 16:46
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 po… Read More
2017-05-25 00:12
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 b… Read More
2017-05-17 10:38
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… Read More
2017-04-21 15:00
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 show… Read More
2017-04-16 16:25
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, a… Read More
2017-04-10 00:39
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:H… Read More
2017-03-28 07:09
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… Read More
2017-03-26 19:17
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 thin… Read More
2017-03-22 00:44
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… Read More
2017-03-01 14:21
This newsletter was written by John Renjilian.THE PAGES OF YESTERYEARJohn Renjilian9 Old Hawleyville Road, Newtown, CT 06470Phone: (203) 426-0864 Email: jrenjilian@hotma… Read More
2017-02-26 20:41
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 cont… Read More
2017-02-19 22:37
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 fro… Read More
2017-02-02 21:54
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… Read More
2017-01-22 22:50
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… Read More
2017-01-09 09:15
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 Des… Read More
2017-01-01 19:50
The Grolier Club cordially invites you to"The World of Bookplates”-- A Mini-Symposium Occasioned by the Exhibition “Grolier Club Bookplates Past & Present”Wednesday, Ja… Read More
2016-12-24 23:31
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 bo… Read More
2016-12-11 15:05
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 wher… Read More
2016-12-04 23:45
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 a… Read More
2016-11-30 03:18
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… Read More
2016-11-18 17:40
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 GAL… Read More
2016-11-09 19:42
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… Read More
2016-11-02 14:51
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… Read More
2016-10-16 18:04
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 i… Read More
2016-10-12 15:47
Bob Peck collects bookplates relating to natural history and explorationHere is what he wrote about his own bookplate.Robert McCracken Peck's Bookplate by Richard E. Bishop… Read More
2016-09-20 13:19
Fellow collector/dealer Gabe Konrad has just issued an impressive bookplate catalog. Click on the link below.http://www.bayleafbooks.com/home/elist%2021.pdfhttp://www.bayleafbooks… Read More
2016-09-12 13:41
In the bookplate collecting world we do not see too many young people joining our ranks so I am pleased to introduce a new collector, Michael Anthony Middleton who is 26 years old.I asked Mi… Read More
2016-09-11 19:56
Let's begin with my simple wish on this fifteenth anniversary of the attack.I hope one of the two ass holes running for president (whichever one is elected) gets some good advisors and follo… Read More
2016-09-04 11:08
I plan to visit Brooklyn on September 10th for the third annual Brooklyn Antiquarian Book Fair. Here is an article about the fair which was written by Thomas G. McKinney . It appeared… Read More
2016-08-26 12:08
From the Antioch Bookplate Archives — Rudy Vallee’s BookplateBy Rebecca Eschliman Among the samples of custom bookplates in the Antioch Bookplate archives is one with the si… Read More
2016-08-19 13:01
More Bookplates In The Rabbit HoleBy Jeffrey PriceFellow Collectors James Goode, Lew Jaffe and collector/dealer Tom Boss opened a gate to the wonderland of bookplates. How could I have not b… Read More
2016-08-11 11:55
The Quest Begins By Jeffrey PriceJeff and EstaFor the past forty years or so I have enjoyed collecting the woodcut bookplates by M. C. Escher and exhibiting them in my art gallery in… Read More
2016-08-06 18:46
If I’m fit and well in four years time I shall be off to university at Cambridge. No, not Harvard, but to one of England’s historic cities, where The Bookplate Society is proposi… Read More
2016-07-24 20:55
In general, bookplates used for book signings are not of interest to me.In my collection I have made ta few exceptions..Walter B. GibsonThe following expression will be familiar to many of y… Read More
2016-07-09 21:48
Below, a Badger is hiding among a herd of zebra. Can you spot it?This was sent by the B.B.C.and it took me about a week to solve . Have fun with it.I have two bookplates with Zeb… Read More
2016-07-03 20:46
On Monday we celebrate our independence .I was trying to find some July 4th bookplates with little success .These late 19th and early 20th century postcards seemed appropriate for starters … Read More
2016-07-03 15:26
On Monday we celebrate our independence .I was trying to find some July 4th bookplates with little success .These late 19th and early 20th century postcards seemed appropriate for starters … Read More
2016-06-17 15:06
From time to time I post duplicates for possible exchange.It is a good way to add items to my collection and meet new collectors. I also have duplicates in the following categories :18t… Read More
2016-06-12 16:18
Perfect Storm-"a detrimental or calamitous situation or event arising from the powerful combined effect of a unique… Read More
2016-06-05 23:14
Congratulations to fellow collector Jerry Petterson for having unearthed a very rare Anglo-American bookplate.Here is what he wrote to me."I found a bookplate that is very interesting and un… Read More
2016-05-16 19:44
I spotted this in the bookplate listings by the Ebay seller Owl10 and thought it was very clever.*The Bookplate Rehousing SocietyAn imaginary society dedicated to finding new hom… Read More
2016-04-29 12:02
SOMETHING PERSONALEx Libris Collaborations and Other Personal PrintsBy Jeffrey PriceFor over 100 years almost everyone who loved books had their own personal prints created to identify their… Read More
2016-04-26 10:24
I attended several book shows in New York City recently and was pleased to meet with Richard and Cathy Wagener .For those of you unfamiliar with Richard Wagener here is some biographic… Read More
2016-04-25 03:16
I rarely write about Canada so I am pleased to talk about some Canadian related topics today. The University Of Toronto Thomas Fisher Rare Book Library has placed a portion… Read More
2016-03-20 13:29
George Brent ( 1904 – 1979) was an Irish-born American stage, film, and television actor .He was also a book collector .His unique exlibris is the larg… Read More
2016-03-19 18:53
Here is a link to a blog posting by Karl Marxhausen.http://www.underfowler.blogspot.com/It is loaded with interesting information about these bookplates and their owner'sThis image sho… Read More
2016-03-19 18:53
Earlier in the week I spotted a collection of 160 bookplates on Ebay and asked the seller this question:Q: What do the corners of the two presidential bookplates look like when re… Read More
2016-03-19 18:53
Many years ago someone asked me why I collected . The question caught me off guard becausethe person asking did not understand why anyone would collect anything. There are no simple an… Read More
2016-03-19 18:53
Holly Hurd-Forsyth ,The Collections Manager and Registrar at The Maine Historical Society sent the following information, extracted from The Maine Historical Society Bloghttp://mainehi… Read More
2016-03-13 15:48
I'm really going to miss Larry Conklin. We had innumerable interesting conversations over the thirty-five years I knew him. He was always a provocative thinker with a great vocabular… Read More
2016-02-29 00:43
A good many bookplate collections are currently up for sale or have recently been sold so the current supply of choice items is overwhelming.Anthony Tufts purchased the Robe… Read More
2016-02-15 01:44
Rebecca Eschliman has written several articles about the Antioch Bookplate Company and has been very generous in sharing informationMore information can be seen by follow… Read More
2016-01-30 14:41
Bookplates as Art Parts Two and ThreeBy Mark WitteveenWalter Helfenbein (German) for Erich Dorschfeldt (1922).A prolific bookplate artist, Helfenbein did a series of mementos mor… Read More
2016-01-17 21:56
Bookplates as Art Part One of Threeby Mark WitteveenI collect bookplates as art. European pieces primarily, from the early 20th century prior to the rise of the National Socialist… Read More
2016-01-14 10:15
I never fully realized how addictive my computer had become until it went through a mid life crisis earlier this week at the same time that the neighborhood computer … Read More
2015-11-30 20:57
Note from LewWhen I retired my employer held a farewell luncheon for me in Chicago.I continued westward and visited friends along the wayIn Arizona I made an appointment to see B… Read More
2015-11-26 14:43
It is Thanksgiving day here in the states and I will forgo the usual images of bookplates with Turkeys.Here are some American Turkeys.Most of the world news is dreadful so here is a feel -go… Read More
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