Artist/Designer
Bird, Elisha Brown
Preview
Commissioned for
Alonzo Courtland Fales
Signed
Yes
Description
An engraved pictorial bookplate on sepia paper with black ink for Alonzo Courtland Fales. There's a man sitting on a windowsill, reading a book. Behind him is a window with a garden view.
Condition
Affixed on card stock
Bookplate Function
Ownership
Object Type
Bookplate
Bookplate Type
Pictorial
Language
English and Latin
Date or Era
c. 20th Century
Object Size
4 x 3.5 in.
Bookplate Collection Number
BA046
Subject
Bookplate designers
Subject
Bookplates--Specimens
Subject
Books—Owners’ marks
Part of
Bookplate Collection of Christine Price
Donor
Christine Price
Digital Publisher
Copley Library, University of San Diego
Date Digitized
2023-05-17
Image Format
image/jpeg
Image File Size
513 KB
Image File Location
S:\Bookplates\Bird, Elisha Brown\TIF Images\BA046.tif
Repository
Special Collections, Copley Library, University of San Diego
Copyright
Images provided for research and reference use only. For more information please contact the University Archives/ Special Collections Department, Copley Library, University of San Diego.
Digital USD Citation
"Bookplate of a man holding a book open sitting on a ledge" (2023). Bookplates by Elisha Brown Bird. Image 8.
https://digital.sandiego.edu/bookplates-artists-bird/8