Artist/Designer
Louis Joshua Silver
Preview
Commissioned for
Privis S.S. Levadi
Signed
Yes
Description
A pictorial bookplate on a lightly tinted yellow paper with black ink belonging to Privis S.S. Levadi. "Ex-Libris" is used to show who the book owner is. There is an open book with an unlit candle next to it and a spider web. In the back is a barred window. The border of the bookplate is blacked out with white branch-like designs filling the space.
Condition
Affixed on card stock
Bookplate Function
Ownership
Object Type
Bookplate
Bookplate Type
Pictorial
Language
English and Latin
Date or Era
c. 20th Century
Object Size
5 x 3.625 in
Bookplate Collection Number
BA950
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
2023-11-07
Image Format
image/jpeg
Image File Size
427 KB
Image File Location
S:\Bookplates\Silver, Louis Joshua\TIF Images\BA950.tif
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
"Bookplate of an open book with a spider web in the back" (2024). Bookplates by Louis Joshua Silver. Image 3.
https://digital.sandiego.edu/bookplates-artists-silver/3