A CLASSIFIED LIST OF EARLY AMERICAN BOOK-PLATES WITH A BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE PRINCIPAL STYLES AND A NOTE AS TO THE PROMINENT ENGRAVERS
Softcover
1894 · New York
by Allen, Charles Dexter
New York: DeVinne Press for the Grolier Club, 1894. Softcover. Good only, rear wrap is missing, very light dampstain to upper page corners, front cover detaching at spine and with tears and chipping to edges; otherwise clean and solid internally.. Brownish outer wraps. 22 bookplates reproduced within 88 pp. Written to accompany an exhibition held at the Grolier Club in October 1894, this catalogue lists the owners and engravers of notable American bookplatse from the early days of settlement during the reign of James I through the 1890s. Examples of 22 bookplates, including that of the Grolier Club, are reproduced. A very fine and early reference on this topic.One of only 350 copies printed on Italian handmade paper. (Inventory #: 158075)