Several months ago I was contacted by Thomas C.S-Wixon .He explained that most of his bookplate collection had been destroyed during hurricane Katrina. He was particularly interested in obtaining a copy of the 18th century American bookplate for John Pintard (Allen#686) , one of his ancestors.
If you can assist him he can be reached at twixon@gmail.com
After several discussions I realized he was a not only a bookplate collector but also a collector of seals.
These "chops" were used in China on scrolls,manuscripts and official documents hundreds (perhaps thousands) of years before bookplates appeared in Germany . He also is an active collector of miniature books and art pottery.Here is a newspaper article about these varied interests.
http://blog.gulflive.com/mississippi-press-living/2012/07/the_wixon_collection_miniature.html
http://blog.gulflive.com/mississippi-press-living/2012/07/the_wixon_collection_miniature.html
" I have over 200 hundred seals (will let it go at that!). The seal I am holding is an 18th century Imperial household bronze seal. One of my best, historically. I was given the Chinese name "Sage Falcon" because my surname: Sokolosky has the root word of Falcon. So my main "bookplate" seal is "From the library of the Sage Falcon". For special books I have one that reads "A Treasure from the library of the Sage Falcon".
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Links Worth Visiting
The American Society of Bookplate Collectors and Designers has an updated website with useful information
http://bookplate.org/
Exlibris land has updated it's bookplate exchange website.
http://www.exlibrisland.com/
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| From My Crest Collection |
From time to time I have been purchased small crest collections
.I really know very little about this hobby and was pleased to find this website.
That's about all I have for this week..See you next Sunday.
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