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The Art of the Bookplate
The Art of the Bookplate | George Plimpton, James P. Keenan
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This jewel of a volume, beautiful to look at and the per-fect gift for booklovers, traces the origins, development, and exquisite designs of the personalized bookplate. Magnificent images display bookplates drawn by Durer, Holbein, Hogarth, Kate Greenaway, and Aubrey Beardsley. The foreword is by best-selling author George Plimpton.
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LeahBergen
The Art of the Bookplate | George Plimpton, James P. Keenan
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And another bookplate found in an old book.

I really think I should name my house something interesting and get some made up. 😆 What do you think, @Leftcoastzen ?

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Ruthiella Please name it [Something] Towers. 😅 4y
Leftcoastzen Lovely! Someone named my moms place “Windswept Acres” or something like that!How about “Folio House “!😃 4y
LeahBergen @Ruthiella Let‘s see... Fawlty has been taken, so... 😆😆 4y
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LeahBergen @Leftcoastzen Perfect! And definitely better than (book) Hoarder‘s House. 😆 4y
Ruthiella @LeahBergen 😂😂😂 4y
LeahBergen @KVanRead 😆😆 4y
Centique Now you know Anne would name it after some trees in your garden or a vine round your doorway or a nearby silvery river... put on your Anne hat and you‘ll think of a name! 4y
emilyhaldi Would love to know the story behind this one! 4y
LeahBergen @Centique I DO have a bit of a scabby pine tree out front of my house. 😂😂 4y
LeahBergen @emilyhaldi Me, too! I‘ve been doing some sleuthing ... She‘s definitely local to me and it looks like what was her family‘s big original horse ranch has now been turned into a community of multi-million dollar homes in a swanky “foothills with a view of the Rocky Mtns” neighbourhood called Calling Horse. 4y
Centique @LeahBergen 😂😂😂 Leah of Scabby Pines. Now there‘s a book title! I would be Paula of the Spider Infested Agaves. 4y
emilyhaldi Wow you really have done your research! Her name alone is reason to spark interest 🧐 4y
Reviewsbylola Millicent Pratt is quite a moniker! 4y
LeahBergen @emilyhaldi @Reviewsbylola I think I‘ll make it my stripper name. 😂 4y
LeahBergen @Centique Spider Infested Agaves has a decidedly romantic ring, too. 😂😂 4y
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LeahBergen
The Art of the Bookplate | George Plimpton, James P. Keenan
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Here are a couple of lovely old bookplates I‘ve found in recently purchased vintage books.

They are sometimes thought to detract from the value of (certain) books but I always enjoy finding them (and enjoy wondering about the life of the previous owner/bibliophile, too!).

What do you think? Like ‘em or loathe ‘em? 😄

#Bookplates

AmyG I always wonder who the person was, too. With book plates and names in books. 4y
MsMelissa I love them. They give the books character. 4y
Leftcoastzen 😍 I love them! 4y
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Chrissyreadit I love them. 4y
LeahBergen @AmyG Yes! And I even go on Google hunts sometimes. 🤫 4y
LeahBergen @Book_Fiend_Melissa Good answer! 😆 4y
LeahBergen @Leftcoastzen Have you found any more cool ones lately? You always do! 4y
LeahBergen @Chrissyreadit Yes! 👏🏻👏🏻 4y
readordierachel Definitely like em. I love it when people write notes in the front cover too, for whoever they were gifting the book too. It's like it's own little story. 4y
ValerieAndBooks I don‘t mind. And sometimes I even google the names to see what comes up! Have been some interesting definitive matches sometimes. 4y
ValerieAndBooks I just saw your comment about google hunts... great minds ☺️!! 4y
Trashcanman Searching for my breath... 4y
KVanRead They‘re lovely. I like thinking about the previous owner too and also love when the giver of a book writes a little signed note to the giftee. 4y
KVanRead @readordierachel just saw your comment - exactly! A story on top of a story 😊 4y
Cathythoughts Oh I love them , they are my mysterious & from the past ✨ 4y
Lcsmcat I love them! Also the notes. I have a copy of The Joy Of Cooking that is inscribed, definitely a wedding present. I wonder if they just don‘t cook, or if they split up. 4y
rubyslippersreads I ❤️❤️❤️ them, especially when they‘re adorable like this. 4y
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LeahBergen
The Art of the Bookplate | George Plimpton, James P. Keenan
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I love finding cool old bookplates in books.

Anyone else? Share, if you like. 😊

#Bookplates

DrexEdit 😍 5y
Leftcoastzen Super Cool ! I‘ll find a cool one !That one is darling! (edited) 5y
tpixie Love this one ! ♥️ 🐶 📚 5y
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Lcsmcat Me too! 5y
Megabooks That is so cute! 5y
DivineDiana 🙋‍♀️ 5y
MemoirsForMe 😍👍🏻 5y
Reviewsbylola Lovely find! 5y
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