Artist/Designer
Edwin Davis French
Preview
Commissioned for
Dorothy Furman
Signed
No
Description
An engraved pictorial bookplate on sepia tinted paper with black ink. In the center is an open book saying "Far a jollie good Booke whereon to looke...is better to me than Golde..." surrounding the book are five leaf leaves with berries. The bookplate says "Ex Libris Dorothy Furman", ex libris is used to identify the owner of the bookplate.
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
10 x 7.5 cm
Bookplate Collection Number
BA457
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
282 KB
Image File Location
S:\Bookplates\French, Edwin Davis\JPEG Images\BA457.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 Dorothy Furman" (2024). Bookplates by Edwin Davis French. Image 27.
https://digital.sandiego.edu/bookplates-artists-french/27