Artist/Designer
Oscar Taylor Blackburn
Preview
Commissioned for
Herschel V. Jones
Signed
No
Description
A pictorial bookplate on light sepia tinted paper with black ink for Herschel V. Jones. "Ex-Libris" is used to show who the book owner is. In the center is a quote said by William Drummond, "Libraries are as forests, in which not only tall cedars and oaks are to be found, but bushes too and dwarfish shrubs" and is in a circle shape with a simple border. Surrounding the quote are trees on the top half and books on the bottom half.
Condition
Affixed on card stock
Bookplate Function
Ownership
Object Type
Bookplate
Bookplate Type
Pictorial
Language
English and Latin
Date or Era
20th Century
Object Size
2.125 x 2.875 in
Bookplate Collection Number
BA089
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
A pictorial bookplate on light sepia tinted paper with black ink for Herschel V. Jones. "Ex-Libris" is used to show who the book owner is. In the center is a quote said by William Drummond, "Libraries are as forests, in which not only tall cedars and oaks are to be found, but bushes too and dwarfish shrubs" and is in a circle shape with a simple border. Surrounding the quote are trees on the top half and books on the bottom half.
Image Format
image/jpeg
Image File Size
329 KB
Image File Location
S:\Bookplates\Blackburn, Oscar Taylor\TIF Images\BA089.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 quote surrounded by trees and books" (2024). Bookplates by Oscar Taylor Blackburn. Image 9.
https://digital.sandiego.edu/bookplates-artists-blackburn/9