Artist/Designer

John William Jameson

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Commissioned for

Edwin N. Asmann

Signed

Yes

Description

A pictorial bookplate on white paper with black ink for Edwin N. Asmann. "Ex-Libris" is used to show who the book owner is. There is a chess board with four black pieces and six white pieces on the board. Behind the chess board are four books with one name on the spine and an elephant book holder. The names on the spines are Secrist, Harris, Reti, and Kasiski. Below the chess board is a box with the name and two seals. On the left of the name is the Lake Forest University of Illinois seal. On the right of the name is the Northwestern University seal.

Condition

Affixed on card stock

Bookplate Function

Ownership

Object Type

Bookplate

Bookplate Type

Pictorial

Language

English and Latin

Date or Era

20th Century

Object Size

3 x 3.75 in

Bookplate Collection Number

BA625

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

2023-10-10

Image Format

image/jpeg

Image File Size

394 KB

Image File Location

S:\Bookplates\Jameson, John William\JPEG Images\BA625.jpg

Repository

Special Collections, Copley Library, University of San Diego

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