Artist/Designer
Edwin Davis French
Preview
Commissioned for
The Grolier Club
Signed
Yes
Description
An engraved pictorial bookplate on sepia tinted paper with black ink for the Grolier Club. The location written is New York and Founded in 1884. There is a window like frame with five different images in each section. The top is a man standing next to a lady who is sitting with a book in hand. They look to be in a classroom. The next picture is a person working on a barrel and a child running by in their home. The third image is people working on books and paper. The fourth image is a man sitting at a desk writing. The last image is of people woodworking. The rest of the bookplate is calligraphic leaves with crests, leaves, banners, and books. The top crest has three stars and three circles vertical. There's a coin with Nathaniel A Hawthorne's portrait.
Condition
Affixed on card stock
Bookplate Function
Ownership
Object Type
Bookplate
Bookplate Type
Pictorial
Language
English
Date or Era
c. 19th-20th Century
Object Size
16 x 10 cm
Bookplate Collection Number
BA492
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
2023-03-22
Image Format
image/jpeg
Image File Size
715 KB
Image File Location
S:\Bookplates\French, Edwin Davis\JPEG Images\BA492.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 The Grolier Club" (2024). Bookplates by Edwin Davis French. Image 62.
https://digital.sandiego.edu/bookplates-artists-french/62