Artist/Designer
Edwin Davis French
Preview
Commissioned for
Charles B. Foote
Signed
yes
Description
An engraved pictorial bookplate on sepia tinted paper with black ink. There's an image of a man's face framed to look like a coin, the name "Nathaniel H..." but the last name gets covered by leaves. There are books and a candlelight beside the image. A passage is below the books and objects, it says "'Still am I bufy bookes assembling, For to have plentie it is a pleasant thing' Barelay's "Ship of Fooles" 1509" On top of the bookplate are three banners collectively saying "Ex Libris Charles B. Foote" over some calligraphic leaves.
Condition
Affixed on card stock
Bookplate Function
Ownership
Object Type
Bookplate
Bookplate Type
Pictorial
Language
Latin and English
Date or Era
c. 19th-20th Century
Object Size
8.8 x 7 cm
Bookplate Collection Number
BA455
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
2023-03-27
Image Format
image/jpeg
Image File Size
325 KB
Image File Location
S:\Bookplates\French, Edwin Davis\JPEG Images\BA455.jpg
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
"Edwin Davis French Bookplate Commissioned by Charles B. Foote" (2024). Bookplates by Edwin Davis French. Image 25.
https://digital.sandiego.edu/bookplates-artists-french/25