Bookplate Odds and Ends

Back in January I wrote about the printer and bookplate engraver Robert Sneider.

http://bookplatejunkie.blogspot.com/2014/01/robert-sneider-engraverprintermedalist.html

In response to that blog posting  Paul Scheeler  sent me this image .Thank You Paul.

Hello Mr. Jaffe,

Here is a jpeg scans of the calling card image by bookplate engraver Robert Sneider of New York. It was found in an old scrapbook for St. Bernard Commandery No. 35, Knights Templar of Chicago. These were used by attendees of triennial conclave gatherings, in this case at their 1883 event in San Francisco. The scene is apparently a spoof on the solemn Chamber of Reflection used in the Templar degrees. Please feel free to utilize this on your blog or in any other manner you see fit.

Best regards,

Paul Scheeler, EPC

St. Bernard Commandery No. 35, K.T.
designer

Back in Februrary I wrote about the bookplate designer Pauline Stone

http://bookplatejunkie.blogspot.com/2014/02/the-bookplates-of-pauline-srone.html

As a result of that posting  Eric Angeloch  sent me this email .Thank You Eric

Dear Mr. Jaffe,
I was delighted to have happened upon your web page illustrating Pauline Stone's bookplates. Pauline was my maternal grandmother.
You may be interested in viewing

http://ericangeloch.com/paulinestone.html

Bookplate Dealers Around The World.

In the U.S. Tom Boss is a good resource.

http://www.bossbooks.com/

In Germany I would recommend Dr.Wofgang Rieger

www.antiquariat-rieger.de/neueexlibris.htm 

In France I have purchased many bookplates from Jacques Laget

http://www.ex-libris-jacques-laget.fr/

Recent Exchanges and Purchases

Cantor Abraham Cardozo's Bookplate

I exchanged duplicates with fellow collector Philip Stieglitz and got a bookplate from the library of the late Cantor Abraham Lopes Cardozo .

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abraham_Lopes_Cardozo

 I have written about the remarkable hand painted bookplates used by John Lewis Childs.
Earlier in the week I purchased  this one...

http://bookplatejunkie.blogspot.com/2010/02/bookplates-of-john-lewis-childs.html

http://bookplatejunkie.blogspot.com/2012/02/this-week-in-bookplates-252012.html

Book Shops around the World

I don't usually recommend books but in this instance I'll make an exception.

It is a safe assumption that most of you enjoy going to book shops . Jen Campbell's new book  is a delight. It's written from the heart by a very talented writer who takes you on a remarkable  journey to bookshops around the world.

My rough estimate is that she covered about 250  stores.
In another life I would like to visit every one of them..

Mystery Bookplate Artist

These three bookplates are all by the same artist.The cypher is either TC or CT.

On two of the plates the initials are boxed.If you recognize the initials please let me know

Bookplatemaven@hotmail.com

If you have mystery bookplate(s) in your collection send me an Email and I will try to assist you.

This week in bookplates 2/5/2012

The designer of this attractive physician's bookplate was identified by fellow collector Richard Schimmelpfeng .  .Thank you Richard.

"Alice Greinwald-Clarus was born in Leipzig Germany in 1887. From the name I think she was born a Greinwald and married a Mr Clarus, I don't know her death date. She was also known more frequently as Alice Clarus.  From what I could see I think the bookplate is a three block woodcut, each color being a separate block. "

I searched for other bookplates by Alice Clarus and found none but I did find a poster stamp she designed.


Rebecca Molton , a volunteer at The Cleveland Museum of Natural History was kind enough to scan some bookplates from the library of John Lewis Childs.  I wrote about John Lewis Child's unique bookplates in 2010. 
Here is a link to that posting:
http://bookplatejunkie.blogspot.com/2010/02/bookplates-of-john-lewis-childs.html


Thank you Rebecca

2/7/2012      From Justin Green

"Lew,
My strong hunch is that there must be duplicates of all of these
wonderful bird plates. At close inspection, there are little bleeding
edges and juxtapositions over the border design. The brush work is
deft, but the colors are somewhat formulaic. It's a kind of tole
painting that allows for quick pattern making in a multiple edition.
possibly with the aid of a light box. It would be interesting to see
the slight difference of color application between dupes--that would
tell the whole story."

The Washington(D.C.) Antiquarian Book fair will be opening on Friday March 2nd
http://www.wabf.com/
I will be attending and am also tentatively scheduled to visit Richmond Virginia. If you are in the Washington , Richmond Va. area and have bookplates for sale or exchange please contact me.


Bookplatemaven@hotmail.com


See you next Sunday.