Artist/Designer

John William Jameson

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Commissioned for

J. Edduard Diamond

Signed

Yes

Description

A pictorial bookplate on sepia tinted paper with black ink belonging to J Edduard Diamond. "Ex-Libris" is used to show who the book owner is. There is a naked woman standing over someone on the floor. The standing woman is pulling the other person's only piece of clothing and has roses in her other hand that are also falling to the ground. There is a book with a skull and a rose on top resting besides the person kneeling on the ground. Above the name stated on the bookplate is a short quote, "And then and then came spring." The border of the bookplate are thick black lines with flowers drawn in white. In the bottom right corner of the bookplate is a naked woman holding a single rose out towards the person who is curled on their side on the floor.

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

5.5 x 7.75 in.

Bookplate Collection Number

BA616

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

679 KB

Image File Location

S:\Bookplates\Jameson, John William\JPEG Images\BA616.jpg

Repository

Special Collections, Copley Library, University of San Diego

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