Artist/Designer
Edwin Davis French
Preview
Commissioned for
W. E. Bailie
Signed
Yes
Description
An engraved pictorial bookplate on sepia paper with black ink. There's an image of a castle on a hill with more buildings at the bottom of the hill. Surrounding the image are calligraphic leaves combined with more realistic leaves in the same style. There's an open book with a portrait of a woman on the left page. There's a closed book with the words "Ex Libris" on the cover and a name below, W.E. Baillie. There's a crest with a sun and 9 stars and a crescent moon above the crest.
Condition
Affixed on card stock
Bookplate Function
Ownership
Object Type
Bookplate
Bookplate Type
Pictorial
Language
Latin
Date or Era
c. 19th-20th Century
Object Size
9 x 7 cm
Bookplate Collection Number
BA437
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
263 KB
Image File Location
S:\Bookplates\French, Edwin Davis\JPEG Images\BA437.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 W. E. Bailie" (2024). Bookplates by Edwin Davis French. Image 7.
https://digital.sandiego.edu/bookplates-artists-french/7