Last Blog in 2011

It's hard to believe that 2011 is winding down. 

This is my fifth year as a blogger.

My very best wishes to all of you for a happy, healthy and prosperous new year

 

If you would a hardbound copy of the 2011 postings  go to www.sharedbook.com

They do an excellent job and are reasonably priced.

The bookplate shown above is probably my last 2011 bookplate purchase.It was   used by

Wanda Gag the American children's book author and illustrator.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wanda_G%C3%A1g

See you in 2012

Judaica Bookplates For Exchange

Exchanging duplicates with other collectors is one of the things I enjoy most about this hobby.

CLICK ON IMAGES TO ENLARGE.

The Mortimer Cohen And The Joseph Gompers Plates
Are no longer Available

Last year when  I listed duplicate Judaica bookplates multiple responses came from The U.S, Poland, Germany and Israel..This year I have accumulated many more duplicates and have scanned all of them.

I look forward to your responses  .

Lew Jaffe

  Bookplatemaven@hotmail.com

Guthrie Y. Barber's Bookplate by D.P. Crane

I started using Google's Stat feature about one year ago . One of it's interesting features is a record of the most viewed postings.

Loose Boards , Loose Screws and Watch Papers Jul 4, 2009, 1 comment 1,026 Pageviews Old Labels Sep 21, 2008, 2 comments 950 Pageviews Bookplates and Dirty Rotten Scoundrels by Douglas ... Oct 24, 2010 207 Pageviews Antioch Bookplates ,Part Three Aug 14, 2010 198 Pageviews Puppy Bowl, Bookplates with Dogs (and Cats) Feb 6, 2011 183 Pageviews Antioch Bookplate Company Artists Jun 20, 2010 162 Pageviews Silent Film Star Bookplates -Part One Jul 24, 2011, 1 comment 157 Pageviews Bookplate Exchanges, Judaica Bookplates Jun 27, 2010 148 Pageviews British Bookplates, More Research Required Oct 12, 2008, 1 comment 147 Pageviews ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------   The bookplate shown below was done by D. P. Crane in 1913 and scanned by me with new software which I have not fully mastered. The owner Guthrie Y. Barber(1875-1941) was a Canadian born New York banker who collected Western Americana books and prints.  His prints were sold by Parke-Bernet in 1942.    All I know about D.P Crane is that they were active post-card publishers in the early 1900's. If you have any information about the company or other bookplates they did please let me know and your information will be added to this posting. Bookplatemaven@hotmail.com I have not yet found any other bookplates they designed but  have a nagging feeling that I have a different bookplate with their logo somewhere in my collection.     There is a story about how I obtained the plate. An EBay seller  offered a book which contained the Barber bookplate at a starting price of $199.00.  . The book did not sell and I contacted the seller with two options: Option one: Send me the book . I will remove the bookplate without any damage and return the book to you with a check for your postage plus a fair price for the bookplate. Option Two: I will send you instructions on how to remove the bookplate. You remove it and I will pay you a fair price for it. In all candor I did not expect the dealer to be amenable to either option but it does not hurt to try. To my surprise the dealer chose option two. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Here Are some additional Google stats relating to page views by country. China is not shown but I know there are are an increasing number of Chinese viewers. United States 54,384 United Kingdom 6,413 Canada 6,386 Germany 4,000 France 2,859 Russia 2,240 Netherlands 1,899 Australia 1,662 Spain 951 Brazil 908