Artist/Designer
William Fowler Hopson
Preview
Commissioned for
Frederick Willis Davis
Signed
Yes
Description
A pictorial/armorial bookplate light sepia tinted paper for Frederick Willis Davis. This bookplate is an open book with an image on the left page and words on the right page. On the left is a statue of a man and is captioned "Here once the embattled farmers stood, and fired the shot heards round the world" There is a wreath floating above the statue's head with lights of beam drawn. On both the right and left side are tall candles with banners wrapped around them listing the names "Emerson Longfellow Whittier Alcott Holmes Hawthorne Lowell Thoreau". On the bottom it says "Old books Old prints Old friends". The right page says "'A good book is the precious life blood of a master spirit'" and a crest and more information, Brooklyn, N.Y. 1907.
Condition
Affixed on card stock
Bookplate Function
Ownership
Object Type
Bookplate
Bookplate Type
Pictorial/Armorial
Language
English
Date or Era
c. 20th Century
Object Size
11.5 x 10.5 cm
Bookplate Collection Number
BA585
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
2023-05-22
Image Format
image/jpeg
Image File Size
479 KB
Image File Location
S:\Bookplates\Hopson, William Fowler\JPEG Images\BA585.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
"William Fowler Hopson Bookplate Commissioned for Frederick Willis Davis" (2024). Bookplates by William Fowler Hopson. Image 7.
https://digital.sandiego.edu/bookplates-artists-hopson/7