t * V C' An Interesting Selection of AMERICAN BOOK-PLATES Including Specimens of Engraving "by A LARGE NUMBER OP PLATES BELONGING TO NOTED EARLY AMERICANS, INCLUDING GEORGE WASHINGTON, II j. , i/rui J-.VJ LJ Uyj-JX'l | IVUJUiam XV* LIVINGSTON, BROCKHOLST LIVINGSTON, WILLIAM BYRD OP VIRGINIA, ISAIAH THOMAS, ETC. ERRATA IN PRICES Item 58, Jefferies (Dr. John) Item 68, Logan (James) Item 88, New Haven. Mechanic Library Item 89, " " " " Item 90, " ” Social Library Should be #9,50. " ’» 15.00. " " 4.00. " H 2,00. " " 4.00. fiHTOi- ot ;-ira/' ,: c .; >;»run j£OF-\t „> , ' . ui , , . , : .. . ' 5 , . 0 7 ;. -*r. f «f(a * • . t' 7 ? ;C0.£ m ' ; it ; ■:>. '» •» : A? ; y • . ' • * N i , - • ' ■f ■ • . ,' • " , ■ *«• M ,0 ' ' a »> LIST OB AMERICAN BOOK-PLATES. 1. 2. 5. 4 . • - o. - o 0 o - • quinoy Mam 8 !» e8i M0 r tto 0 »mer- Llertatem - Allen, 6. Armorial. iu t c* TT'i - o'ship. North Atlantic _ * 7 ! J - • . • A* V • -— w , . M Ampriccin Academy o_ Americar Academy. MA ®pcCLXXX. The Gift of." Motto ' Su* Ullrt ate /iore^." Perhaps hy Callender. Amherst College. " At hen^“^ ’The^firsexpiate of Am¬ in Greek). . (MDC I.,‘ $ 5.00 Alofksen, S No. herst College. Pictorial. € . 7 . 8. 9 0. 1. 2 . « Tel and* 1849-50. "Henry Anthony, K. B. Governor of Rhone Isian , -• $.50 E. Anthony." Armorial. Asplnwall, Lloyd. "Lloyd Aspinwall." Motto "Fine, ^ Respice." Armorial. Balmain, Alexander. Chapiain in the University Virginia. "Alex. Balmain, Clerk, a.m. $.75 of St. Andrews." Labe1. , t t - tv iiPVirir 1 es N. Baucke.i . Banoker, C. ». Phitaaelphi*. Pa. Allen, 53. ao1: .to "Bleu Defend 1. Droit. $1.00 Chippendale, with 4 111 , .. locft nTa x Libris Arlo Bates." Bates, Arlo. Author \>orn^ Alien, p. 101. o M It Manu Bt Cord©-. See ~~ * $.50 Pictorial. ,1 *<,*■j_ i- ^ it“n 1 y \o t Cor (i• _ "Arlo Bates His Boot. 1 1 $.50 Literary. * . B. .. Confederate ‘S^fS'. £$ called Jackson ’Stonewall J&ckso A * $ 10.00 Armorial. V l ) 13. Belcher, William, "William Belcher, Savannah," Motto "Loyal au Mort." Allen, 74. Armorial-pictorial. $2.50 14. Better, T. F. G-ermantown, Pa. "Thos. Forrest Betton." Motto "Hunquam non Paratus." . Modern armorial. $.75 15. -. "Ho._. Belonging to the Library of Thomas Forrest Betton. German Town, Pa." Label. $.50 16. Bolling, Robert. Che11owe, Va. "Robt. Bolling Esqr." Allen, 88. Chippendale armorial. Fine margins. $12.00 17. Boucher (Jonathan). Tory clergyman and historian in Vir¬ ginia, friend of Washington before the Revolution. "The Revd. Jonathan Boucher, A.M." Motto "Hon Vi, sed Voluntate." Armorial. $2.50 18. Brewster, Benjamin. Attorney general under President Arthur. "Benjamin H. Brewster." Mottoes "Verite Soyet ma Garde" and "Liberty above all Things." Armorial. $.50 T5v>^^Vfin'b r0 ugh, William. Lawyer of Richmond, Va. - ' ,Q1 ^ Label. $.50 -i.ol4-1744. President of the Council of the ^tna Colony, author of the 'Westover Manu¬ scripts. ' "William Byrd of Westover in Virginia Esqr." Motto "Nulla Pailescere Culpa." Allen, 123. Jacobean-armorial. $15.00 21. Cabell (George). "Doctr. Geo. Cabell Richmond Virga." Motto "Spes inea in Leo." Probably engraved by Brooks who engraved the plate of I. Dove. c.1790. Allen, 124. Festoon allegorical. $12.00 22. Causten, J.H., Jr. "Ho._. James H. Causten, Jr. City of Washington. Price, $._." c.1350. Label. $.50 23. Chalmers, George. Anglo-American lawyer and historian in Baltimore, 1763-74, an ardent loyalist. "Geo. Chalmers Esq. F.R.S.S.A." Motto "Spero." Allen, 144. Armorial. $5.00 24. Chamberlayne, L. W. Richmond, Va. "Ho._. Lewis W. Chamberlayne, Virginia, 181." Label. $1.00 25. Chandler, Gardiner. Massachusetts. "No._. Gardener Chandler. P. Revere sculpt." c.1770. Allen, 147. Chippendale-armorial. In book, with signature of Chandler on fly-leaf. $75.00 ( 2 ) r < \ S - — 26. Christ, Victor. "Ex Libris Victoris Christ. Mbcccxcvi." Armorial. $.75 27. Clark, John. "John Clark, M.D." Motto "Semper Idem." Allen, 165. Imitation armorial. $1.50 28. Clinton, C. A. DeWitt Clinton’s son. DeWitt Clinton’s plate, as below, with name altered to "Charles A. Clinton." Margins cut close. $5.50 29. Clinton, DeWitt. Governor of New York, 1817, 1820, and 1824-28; Erie Canal Commissioner. "DeWitt Clinton. P. R. Maverick. Sculpt." Motto "Patria Cara Carior Libertas." c.1790. Allen, 171. Pe3toon armorial. $10.00 30. -. Another impression. Margins cut close. $5.00 C 31. Columbia College. New York. "Columbia College Library New York. Anderson Sculp." Motto "In Lumine Tuo Videbimua Lumen." c.1800. Allen, 177. All Wide margins. ?. 50 32. -. Another impression. Margins cut close. $5.00 33. Cornwallis, Charles, Marquis. Lieut. General of British Army in America, 1778, surrendered to Washington at York- town, Oct. 19, 1781. "Marquis Cornwallis." Motto "Virtue V.ir.cit Invidiam." c.1795. Armorial. $5.50 34. Columbian Peitho-Logian Society. Dickinson College, Carlisle, Pa. "Columbian Peitho-Logian Society, Library. No._." c.1789. Label. Slightly damaged. $4.00 35. Crampton, William. "Ex-Libris William Crampton. E. L. M. " Modern pictorial. $.50 36. Cutler, P. Y. "Peter Young Cutler. Hays, 346 Brdwy., N.Y." Motto "Constantia et Lahore." Armorial. $.50 37. Day, Benjamin. "Benjamin Day." Label. $ 1.00 38. DeForest, G. B. New York. "Ex Libris Geo. B. DeForest. P. Avril." c.1885. Library interior. $1.00 Dove, S. E. "Samuel E. Dove, Richmond, Initio Deus Providebit." Allen, 227. Va." Motto "Ab Pictorial. $2.50 ( 3 ) . > ; v , • ■ ’ . • M V 4 n i : •' / , , • • ,, f. : : .re '*. ■ , ! '■ j • • *' . ■ ' ' 1 I . . ■ • ry *3 * *•, - t •«,-> ! V/ / % ; ■ r\ * a ft n 'i •» *• ,0 H ; . , .L *, L » ' 1 ) . a.: .r ) ■ * * . S *. V- t ; * • ' • - '• r • '' , ' ,f 5 ft . . :• r 1 ■ » V* a ) i - . • >'fj • •'•-V- ■ i , N t .1 • • ' ( r '" :■ . . 1 - ■ ; :•. i .. s - id) i 40. Dubbs, J. H. Professor of history and author, Lancaster, a. "Styria 1446. .Helvetia 1531. .America 1732. 1880. Joseph Henry Lulls ILL. D. Me If. Stauffer." Motto "Ex Recto Decus." Pictorial-armorial. $.50 41. Dudley, Joseph. Massachusetts. "Joseph Dudley 1754." Early English armorial. Allen, 233, see Hamilton p. 75. Hams and date by Hurd, plate much older. $10.00 42. Erasmus Hall. Elathush, L. I. "Erasmus Hall Library. Maverick Sculpt. lie 7 // York." c.1787. Motto "Eortiter! Ascende." Allen, 257. $10.00 43. Everett, Edward. Statesman and orator, 1794-1865. "Edward Everett." Motto "Patria Veritas Eides." Allen, 263. Armorial. $3.50 44. Gilpin, H. D. Philadelphia, attorney-general of 0. S. , 1840-41. "Henry D. Gilpin." Motto "Dictis Faotisque Simplex." By C. G. Childs, but unsigned. Allen, 311. -- — material_ $.50 45. Harison, Richard. New York. "Richard Harison Esqr." Motto "Nec te Quaesiveris Extra." Allen, 348. Chippendale-armorial. $7.50 46. Hartford, Conn. "Hartford Library Company. No._." Allen, 350. -Wreath and Ribbon label. $4.00 47. Harvard College, Cambridge, Mass. "N. Hurd Sc. Boston." c.1750. Second Harvard plate, Allen, 352. Armorial. 2 lines, signed, by A. Holmes, father of the poet. $6.50 43. -. Another impression. With rubber stamp "Harvard College Library. Duplicate sold." and 2 lines in ink across the plate. In a book. $5.50 49. Hastings, Francis Rawdon, Marquis. British general in the American War, created Marquis of Hastings, 1816. "Hastings", Motto "Justitiae Tenax." c.1816. Armorial* $5.50 50. Hawks, E. L., 1798-1866. Episcopal clergyman in N. Y., etc. "Francis L. Hawks." Motto "Never Check." c.1840. Armorial. $.50 51. Henderson, T. H. "No._. Tho’s H. Henderson, Williamsburg." Perhaps Allen, 373, with name re¬ engraved. Military label. 14 ) $.75 0 * t I :~ A-j':.»rl « C r » • -r «* A ' .. - * ' . . o o; JE 1 . , ‘ . «> . »' a o; led .Oil' 1 : . . ‘ . - d OflO Q . £ '0 • •7 JL : * 33." X . •' f{ 0 U 1 P 11 t A - ' ,'{ * { ii' •' . . . £ : • n o ^ h ■ . 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HitchonoV rr q Array.” Motto "Hon nisi Parvulis. " Allegorical. #10.00 H ° r Label! Up ' Ma3r ° r ° f Y -- 1825 • "Philip Hone." $1.50 HOr 'Hegro n piot r ‘'®l 74 i Reo ^ de ^ of York City, author of "Itelnterior ilJnl o Ean1 ,; • Horsmanden Esqr." Motto T _ r nter i° r templo Sccxus. c.1750. Allen 394 Jacobean-armorial. $ 1 5.00 Howard, William, Maryland. "Wm. Howard: M. D 2. Mitchell Sculpt." c.l790. Pictorial. | 5 .00 I6 !SS!£‘* ^'Modern''label! " J ° a * Uin ft}- '1.50 ^Lchoi"; F -’,i 786 l 3 ^' Connecticut clergyman and &cno_ai . Samuel Earrna.r Jarvis D T) ” Mn+tr, Horae Sempre Sola Salus Servire Dee.” ajj 405 Fi cior lal-armor i a 1. — $ 1.00 58. 59. 60. Jef fied'7‘ J ° h ;/ -*rgeon in Boston, said to have identi¬ fy d ^ en * L /arren s oody after the Battle of Bunker Hill "Dr. John Jeffries.- Allen, 426. Armorial $16^6 Another impression. Crest cut into. .00 Johnson W. 3. Member Continental Congress president of' Columbia College L787-180n n W >. % V-'" 1 f Mnttn I*"D_ & i ; J.ouo. 'fm. S. Johnson L.L.D." armnr 7 , . - r '* alien, 4,55. Chippendale armorial.. Jery wide margins. 5 q 61 62 ftla^ln ^ r A rja V la 7 er - " Gatriel Jones, Attor- Alien 44 Q- ln J; 715 M ° tt0 ” Pax Hos P ita RuAs." *.’ -• :0 * Early Chippendale-armorial. $ 8.00 Revolutionary Army surgeon, died 1829 hy thereof Knight. Jonathan Knight* s’ Book! * closeT' "• llen * 4oS - Jacobean. Margins cut :.50 63 64 Lear * B - L< "Benjamin Lincoln Lear." Label. #i. 00 UV Hn4terstates^urw V n® 0 ” ° f Go7 - Kingston, justice of Llr " St tl e ® Supreme Court. "Brockholst Livingston, n?9- r ‘ O.3oo0. Motto "Spero meliora." All^n 492 Chippendale-armorial. AJ ~ Len > 4 |^ 0Q ( 5 ) w > 65. 66 . 67. 63. 69. 70. 71. 72. 73. 74. 75. 76. Livingston, R. R. Chancellor of Hew York City, 1777-1801. "Robt. R. Livingston Esqr. of Clermont.'' Signed hy Mav¬ erick. Motto "Spero Meliora." Chippendale-armorial. $15.00 "Robt. R. Livingston Esqr. "Spero meliora." Allen, 500. of Clermont." Motto Pictorial-armorial. $15.00 Lodge, Abraham. "Abraham Lodge." Allen, 510. Jacobean. With signature of 'John Chetwood' at bottom of plate. $5.00 Logan, James. Philadelphia scholar, secretary to W. Penn, 1699. "James Logan.” Allen, 512. Chippendale-armo¬ rial. Eine margins. $22.00 Loganian Library, Philadelphia. Donated by James Logan, 1743. "Loganian Library." Allen, 514. Chippendale- armorial. With a modern impression from the original plate and an impression from a modern plate engraved after the orig¬ inal. As a lot, 3 pieces, $7.50 Lowell, John, Jr. Pounder of Lowell Institute, Boston. "John Lowell Jr. Annin & Smith sc." Mottoes "Deo Diri- gente Crescendum est." and "Occasionera Cognosce." c.1820. Allen, 521. Chippendale-armorial. $3.00 Lynn, Mass. "Lynn Mechanics Institute, instituted April 28th. 1845. Whole Work. Vol._. Ho._. days allow’d. Eldridge, Lynn." Allegorical. $1.50 Marshall, John. Chief-justice of United States, 1801-35. "John Marshall A.M*" Motto "Ex Candore Decus." Allen, 555. Chippendale-armorial. . $10.00 Martin, Thomas. Perhaps of Horth Carolina. "Thomas Mar¬ tin." Motto "Initiaum Sapientiae est Timor Domini." Chippendale-armorial. $10.00 Meade, R. K. "Richard K. Meade, Virginia." Label. .75 Merry, Robert. English playwright, died in Baltimore, 1798. "Robert Merry. Hand fecit. Ho. 409 Oxford Stret." . Pictorial-armorial. $10.00 Messchert, M. H. Philadelphia merchant. "M. Huizinga Messchert". Motto "Qnica Virtus Hecessaria." Messchert engraved the plate and finding the heraldry false, sup¬ pressed it. Armorial. $.50 ( 6 ) 77. Mills, S. G. "Samuel Gillam Mills." c.1770. Wreath and Ribbon armorial. $7.50 78. Milner, James. Virginia,. "James Milner." Allen, 578. Chippendale-armorial. $6.00 79. Moore, John, 1686-1749. New York merchant, member of Pro¬ vincial Council. "John Moore." Motto "Nihil Utile Q,uod non Honesturn. " Chippendale-armorial. $15.00 80. Moore, H. F. President of Columbia College, 1842-49. "Hathl. F. Moore. P. Maverick sc." Allen, 586. Wreath and Ribbon armorial. $3.00 81. Morris, Gouverneur, 1752-1816. H. Y. , United States Minister to Prance. "Gouverneur Morris Esq_r." Motto "Tandem Vincitur." Chippendale-armorial. $7.50 82. -. Probably the same man as the proceeding. "Gouver¬ neur Morris." Label. $2.00 83. Morris, James. Of Hew York. "James Morris." Allen, 593, Chippendale-armorial. Wide margins. $7.50 84. Morris, John. Attorney General during the Revolution, of Philadelphia. "J. M." Allen, 592. Crest. $7.50 85. MorrisLewis. Father of Lewis, the Signer, and Gouverneur, "Lewis Morris Esqr." Motto "Tandem Vincitur." c.1740. Allen, 594. In book with signature of Gov. Lewis Morris on title. Chippendale-armorial. Wide margins. $50.00 86. Murray, John, Earl of Dunmore. Royal Governor of Hew York in 1770 and Virginia in 1771. "Murray Earl of Du: re." Motto "Furth Fortune." Allen, 602. Armorial, with supporters. With margins cut close, injuring name and motto ribbons. $8.50 « 87. Hewburyport, Mass. "Hewburyport Atheneum." Allen, 606. Ailegorial. $1.25 88. Hew Haven, Conn. "Mechanic Library Hew Haven. Doolittle del et Sculp." c.1793. Motto "Improve the moment." See Picham, p. 25. Chippendale bookpile. $10.00 89. -. "Mechanic Library Hew Haven Ho._" Motto "Improve the moment." Pictorial. Margins repaired.$5.00 90. - . "Social Lilya Comp* . A. Doolittle del et sculp. ' of poetry) Ho._. Weeks." Scroll bearing list of books. u, '. See Pincham, p. 25. Pic¬ torial. $10.00 ( 7 ) 91. New London, Conn. ’’The Public Library of New London. Class No._ George Wharton Edwards.” Pictorial. $.50 92. New York. "New York Society Library. 1789. No._ Maverick Set. Crown Street.” Allen, 615. Allegorical. $10.00 93. Overton, T. J. ’’Thomas J. Overton. No. Label. 94. Parker, Samuel. Roxbury, Mass. ’’Samuel Parker’s No._" Allen, 642. Allegorical. $5.50 I • 95. Penn, Thomas. Proprietor of Pennsylvania. William Penn’s son. William Penn’s plate, as below, with name altered to ’’Thomas Penn of Stoke Pogeis in the County of Bucks, Eirst Proprietor of Pennsylvania.” c.1720. Allen, 655. $25.00 96. Penn, William. Pounder of Pennsylvania. "William Penn Esqr. Proprietor of Pennsylvania: 1703.” Motto __ "Bum C lawum Ten e arn . ” Allen , 656. Barly Armorial. Margins cut close. $65.00 0 97. Pennypacker, S. W. Governor of Pennsylvania, 1903-. "Pannebakker Samuel W. Pennypacker.” Motto "Mein Siegel ist ein Tiegel." Armorial. $.50 98. Pepperell, Sir William. Loyalist, grandson of the first baronet. "Peperi" Motto "Virtute Parta Tuemini.” c.1780. Allen, 654. Chippendale-armorial. $10.00 99. Petersen, C. E. ”Ex Libris Rev. Carl E. Petersen. B.C.T. L. E. Levy So. Phila. 1896.” Allegorical. $.50 100. Powel, Samuel, 1739-93. Twice mavor of Philadelphia. ’’Samuel Powel.” Motto ’’Proprium Deems et Patrum. ” Allen, 690. Chippendale-armorial. Lower right-hand corner damaged. $1.00 i 101. Power, James. Virginia. ’’James Power of King William County. £.S,D. Price _.” Motto "Impavide.” Allen, 694. Chippendale-armorial. $8.00 102. Pownall, Thomas. Governor of Mass., 1757 and of New Jersey 1755, ’’Thomas Pownall. Psalm 37.21.” Mbttoes "Videte et cavete ab avaritia. Luke 12.xv. ’’and "The Wicked borroweth & payeth not again." Allen, 695. Bookpile armorial. $30.00 ( 8 ) 103. Second state of the preceding plate. nail impaling Hardie. Arms, Pow- $ 25.00 104. Priestman, William. "Wm. Priestman, Philadelphia. No._." Label. No. 266, Arch Street, $.75 105. Provoost, Samuel. Pirst Episcopal Bishop of Nev York. "Sami: Provost Esqr: Coll: Pet: Cant." Motto "Pro Libertate." c.1765. Allen, 708. Chippendale- armorial. $15.00 106. Randolph, John, 1773-1833. Virginian statesman and orator. "John Randolph, of Roanoke." Mottoes "Nil Admirari." and "Pari Quae Sentiat." Allen, 714. Chippendale- armorial. $4.00 107. -. Another state of the preceeding plate, lacking the first motto and the rihhon above the crest. $4.00 108. Ravenel, Daniel. "Daniel Ravenel Charleston, S. C. 1890." Armorial. $1.00 109. Reformed Church. "The Historic Society of the Reformed Church in the United States. Lancaster, Penna. 1881." Legend below the arms "Arms of Pred.eriok III Elector of the Palatinate 1563." Armorial. $.75 110. Revely, Henry. "Henry Revely. Is. Kirk Sc." c.1760. Allen, 725. Chippendale-armorial. $5.00 111. Rutherfoord, John, Probably the Governor of Virginia in 1841. "John Rutherfoord." Label. $.75 112. Sargent, Epes. Massachusetts. "No._ Eoes Sargent. P. Revere Sculp." c.1765. Allen, 760. Chippendale- armorial. In book, with dated signature of Sargent on fly-leaf. ' $65.00 113. Smith, Robert. Perhaps Major general Smith of Virginia. "Robert Smith." Armorial. $8.00 114. Smith, William. New York. "William Smith, A.M." Motto "Nil Utile Quod non Honesturn." Allen, 805. Jacobean- armorial. Margins cut close. $5.50 115. Smith, W. P. Probably of New York. "William P. Smith A.M. Thomas Johnston Sculp:" Motto "Deus Nobis Otia Pecit." c,1740. Allen, 808. Jacobean-armorial. In a book, with Smith’s signature on fly-leaf. $35.00 ( 9 ) < ■ r v* G •' 0*1 , . "• v • : C[ r * ' : . ’ • ■ ■ . - . . , -a r\- i . , • : .. ' : , ■ - i ■• i . -o ' . : : «. ;.r.J . . . v o*i C I : . : . . . /s- \e ■"ii / " •■ ' . •' * . j ‘ . J / M t .. • ■ • /• t d • . . : r. ; t - *• - | : ' -•a* . , b/jj c/ScU- x t.&X'< r t cr r - : 0 , . • . ’ f ■ ■ ■■ v A . : I'S . > • . • * - ■ • *. ; . . n i . •. . . }: . i r iT I. A / no . > . i j . . • ■: .< • • • - 3 . > / ‘ . . . ■ t - t - • • ’ .. . t : ,:>1 - ' U / S ^ Z / J p • * .fl * ■ ■ . ■' . . « .S •'*>•’.. - G'i * .• . ' . . .t 13 . , ! - 1. " . *> r 1 : . * f ♦ . . ' L ■ :t 116. Stewart, Anthony, Annapolis merchant, concerned in the Tea riots of 1774. "Anthony Stewart Annapolis Maryland." Motto "Hobilis Ira." Allen, 824. Chippendale-armorial. Wide margins. $25.00 117. Strong, William. Probably Justice of Supreme Court of Uni¬ ted States. "William Strong." c.1870. Label. $.50 118. Tayloe, John. Allen, 846. "John Tayloe, of Mount Airy Virginia." Library interior. Pine plate. $12.00 119. Taylor, Samuel. "Samuel Taylor, Manchester." Label. $1.00 120. Tazewell, John. quid Hirais." "John Tazewell Virginia,." Motto "He Allen, 850. Chippendale-armorial. $6.00 121. Thomas, Isaiah. Celebrated Massachusetts printer, 1749- 1831. "Ho._. Isaiah Thomas." Motto "Hec Elatus, nec Dejectus." Allen, 853. Jacobean-armorial. $5.00 122. Tiernan, Luke, 1757-1839. Merchant of Baltimore. "Luke Tiernaiu" Label. - $.50 123. Union Club, Hew York, founded 1836. "Union Club." Label. $1.75 124. United States. "Bureau of navigation, Havy Department." Motto "Vigilemus ut Vigilatis." Allen, 877. Pictorial. $1.75 125. -. Another impression. Stained. $1.25 126. Verster, J. P. "Jean P. Verster. 1895. Ex Libris. Fritz W. Schottelndreier. Pect. Amst." Motto "Be just but dont trust every one." Boolcpile-armorial. $.50 27. Virgina. "Virginia State Library." Motto "Sic Semper ■ Tyrannis." Seal. $.50 128. Vo mar d, Antony. "E. Libris Ha rva r d i. rum, C an t ab r i g i a e, Label. Antonii Voinard, Collegium Mass. A.D.18_." $1.50 129. Warren 0. ,W. Boston, Mass. "0, Washington Warren. No._Allen, 907. Armorial. 130. Warren, J. M. Celebrated surgeon of Boston, Mass. Mason Warren." Allen, 909. Armorial. $.50 J. $.50 ( 10 ) . \ ^ V ■ ( . ’ ‘ , ' . : , !■ , • . ? . ' y.fO s •< »». P * • • '• ' J . : ■ f ■ v . ‘A ’: , ‘ V . . . ' , . ' ' ' . ■ ,rt- • . » I » . < > » • • » ,. • * ?>;*• Oil . . ( 131 . Washington, Bushrod, 1762-1829, lie phew "Bushrod Washington. " Motto "Rxitus Allan, 912. Chippendale-armorial. of the Genera,!. Aota Probat." Very wide margins. $5.00 132. Washington, George. First president of the United States. "George Washington." Motto "Exitus Acta Probat." c.1770. Allen, 913. Chippendale-armorial. In book, with his autograph signature on title-page. 133. Washington. ington. University Club. "University Club Wa.3h- Hy S&ndham Bel. 1391." Pictorial. $.50 134. Webb, J. W. Probably the editor of "The World", minister to Brazil, "I. Watson Webb." Motto "Principia non Homines." c.1840. Armorial. $4.00 135. White, T. P. "Rev. T. P. White, A.M." Armorial. Motto "Candidas." .50 136. Williamson, R. C. "Robert C. Williamson V-rg: i■, ho._." Label. Richmond, |.75 137. Willis. "Willis. 1751.'" Allen, 943. armorial. Chippendale- $5.50 a • Woodbury, J. P. Boston collector. In motto ribbon "Wodeberie T.R.E. Woodbury 1624." Armorial. "John P. Woodbury." 1086 — Woodburgh — $.50 it) *9 . Wormeley, Ralph. Virginian loyalist. "Ralph Wormeley, Rosegili." Motto "Rune mihl nunc alii." c.1770. Alien, 957. Chipendale-armorial, $4.50 140. Yale College. "No._. Linoniari Library Yale College. Doolittle sc 1802." Motto "Amicitia Concordia Soli Noscimus." On scroll "Linonie, Sept. 12th 1753. Q,dieseio in perfecto." Allen, 968. Allegorical. $7.50 14j . -. "Presented to the Linoniari Library by . G. Fairman." (The blank filled out in ink ’The Class of 1324, 1324’;. Alien, 969. Allegorical. $4.50 142. -. Another impression of the preceeding plate. Name erased from the blank, slightly damaged. $1.00 ( 11 ) V Wf , ' •. • . i ' r 1 . :i ;V.. ' i 0 . ' V S or T ,{ ' \f ry. ■ it ■ Gjf ~f (I g •: . i - • itti i ■» c> » ' sw * ? - ■. s ■ r - r . -» C ’V ... si J J l * > 1 i. • • *■ \ • V/ > J j. . ? fl • Q- •, J . r* A ^ . r t • & I’iJ J/l i i W v rr ■ J" - i. < .*• - » -X. iiX- ‘i : C■ J . L 1 • t * : i . • > 1 * • • il ■ ^ • X. -• o . t .. »J . 1 v( > X 1 C v < - * \ Jl / ■ ■ v' *■■■>' - ■ . • . 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A VERY DESIRABLE COLLECTION OF 130 SI GNED PROOFS , SOME ON INDIA PAPER, OF BOOK-PLATES ENGRAVED BY SPENCELEY BETWEEN 1896 AND 1906. IN PERFECT CONDITION, WITH WIDE MARGINS. As a lot, $650.00 144. CAThlE, n±CHAj^iJ. r t -r O i CD PROOF, "Ex Libris J. M. Thompson. MDCCCXCVI. R. C." On Japan paper. $1.50 FRENCH, EDWIN DAVIS. An eminent American book-plate artist who came to New York in 1876 as an engraver on silver. It was not until 1893 that he turngd his attention' to book-plates but since that time he has devoted himself almost ex¬ clusively to them. 145. 146 47. -. SIGNED PROOF, French fee., 1894. -. SIGNED PROOF, French fc. 1394. -. SIGNED PROOF, E. D. F. 1903.” "Ex Libris W. E. Eaillie. E. D. On India paper. $5.00 "Ex Libris Janies Hale Bates. E. D. On Japan paper. $5.00 "Ex Libris William Augustus Brewer. On Japan paper. $5.00 ( 12 ) . iU ’ . ' , 0 . :1 s ■ • n t S i ix • i . rf , V881 ctl . , . . " n • tj'.s $: ‘ |'I to .• f & fsaca tff tot bv*t ; > Il".G STanL^rr; 0 .f 1c :•!(> . a*\» ' i.. ■- . o-. , - ; ; " ■ , • .T ;*.V* J . "/1006 C • V i r v £ . * . j a - r l ! v.> . , o •! • A . moo , ;v . <, - i t j * i: : u;[ ; - l v. . ■ , . . . ; :>l. ' • *J . 0 r-ceT n . r «.• ' :u •: -j ■ \ , .)< i W n:>. •* -■ • 56 .. ,*K ' i,f|j . ... ,, * *1 . .a . V- ’v • . . J S. . : zq Ji.lJj. ■ - C . u . . , ' . . . » slC ?i ' . v r$ t >5 .; . y Ifi 1 . • : . t ■ ' ► ' - \ . . 4.'. /: ,K « . {SJ.) 148. -. REMARQUE PROOF, SIGHED, "Katherine Thomas Cary. 1905. E. D. F." On Japan paper. $5.00 149. -. SIGHED PROOF, "Ex Lihris Charles E. Clark, M.D. E. D. F. Sc. 1894.” On Japan paper. $5.00 150. -. SIGHED PROOF. Another variety of plate belonging to Dr. Clark, same date. On Japan paper. $5.00 151. -. SIGHED PROOF, "Ex Lihris Micajah Pratt Clough. E. D. F. sc. 1896.” On Japan paper. $5.00 152. -. PROOF, ”Ex Lihris Micajah P. Clough. 1895. E. D. F. sc.” On Japan paper. $3.00 153. -. SIGNED PROOF, ”Ex Lihris Hiram Edmund Deals, Fleming ton, H. J. E. D. French sc. 1894,” On Japan paper. $5.00 154. -. SIGHED PROOF, "Ex Lihris Dorothy Furman. E. D. F. 1902.” On Japan paper. $5.00 155. -. SIGHED PROOF, ”Ex Lihris Edwin R. Holden. E. D. French sc. 1894” On Japan paper. $5.00 156 . -. SIGHED PROOF, ”Ex Lihris Charles Conover Kalb- fleisch. E. D. French sc. 1894.” On Japan paper. $5.00 157. -. SIGHED PROOF, ”Emily Hoe Lay/rence. E. D. F. 1894.” On Japan paper. $5.00 158. -. SIGHED PROOF, ”Ex Lihris Georgia. Medora Lee. MDCCCCIV. E. D. F.” On Japan paper. $5.00 ( 13 ) ' V ' oo. , . • * i - xs M t ■? :oh:' iskoi: . & =;• . i*r f r t ,d. t 3., ) . !>• . ... • lei ' . .CM I 21 . . . ' 2. . • . c ■ ■: i > .. , ' . ... . « o o • ■v. . • . . . 1 ' i X-... • -r- : ; ;U. j f r •. * r 1 • i r . . . • , q. q i . ■ ; f 1 ■ ■ j - . . * . .c f •3 : : 1 f» r >;. ■; r • w « » * • 4 « i* ci. ; wJ&f- c "5 : • •* , • ■ 3 r ; • • * . • . ■ : . ' :0 .20 ; , c A . .. .. . - . r \ • . • - *. « . ■ ** . T .K l! - . . g 1+ V : 1 .1 ) 159. -. REMARQUE PROOF, SIGNED. Another variety of plate belonging to Mrs. Lee, same date. On Japan paper. Margins cut close. $ 5.00 160. -. SIGNED PRO03?, "The Oxford Club, Lynn. E. D. E. sc. 1894." On Japan paper. $5.00 161. -. SIGNED PROOF, "Ex Libris Henry Sherburne Rowe. E. D, French. 1894." On Japan paper. $5.00 162. — -. SIGNED PROOF, "Ex Libris John Page Woodbury. 1894. E. D. French sc." On Japsm paper. $5.00 HOPSON, WILLIAM F. An artist and illustrator in New Haven, Connecticut. He has been an engraver all his life but only began to work on book-plates in 1892. 163 164. 165. 166. 167. -. SIGNED PROOF, "Ex Libris Frederick Graham Aylward, W. E. Home, inv. 1893. W. F. Hopson, del. sc., 1896." On India paper. $5.00 -. SIGNED PROOF, "Ada M. Hopson, Her Book. Brook- side, 1898. W. F. Hopson, 1902." On Japan paper. $5.00 --. SIGNED PROOF, "Ex Libris W. F. Hopson New Haven. W. F. H. 1.893. No._." On Japan paper. Margins slightly soiled. $2.50 --—. SIGNED PROOF, "Books of the Graphic Arts, W. F. Hopson. W. F. Hopson, 1396." On Japan paper. $5.00 -- SIGNED PROOF, by artist and owner. "Ex Libris Frederic J. Libbie, Boston, 1895. paper. ( 14 ) W. F. H." On Japan $5.00 atftflq *io *r ^ . t . 00.0$ .eaolo tfi.o aru^'t^M , .C . t ” f . 00.5 j. .19"! f.: V' -0 to ”.f i ,'awoS ©cnucfTaxCB cinel ♦ . . \.'i;jd.booW e&eS ii-Oc L, ai'idrJ >;0," t . /■: MATJJJV* , lOa^OH . . - I .. b >. it • :i*T;” t - ' . i . f - • jjq v. j , hi i /iC - -cr-" r . ‘ ■ "' • ' < > . • t -r.j : , • • : • • n; . , 00. cO, . 0 . ; I , • .nsvaH w&kl noaqcH .0 .. , .., ,0 * , . ... OS . 8-$ . o 9 X i. o ; . \,.xj - i i a , , s "id id. .'.O' .i j o i ■ >: , 0 0: . . . . # . leqjsq (M ) 168. 169. 170. 171. 172. 173. 174. —. SIGNED.PROOF, "Stewart Means. Ex Libris 1896. W. E. Hopson." On Japan paper. $5.00 -. SIGNED PROOF, "Rachel Norton Her Book. B. G. G. 1898." On India paper. Hopson did not design this plate, he only engraved it. $3.50 SIGNED PROOF, "Ex Lihris Margaret Van Zandt. 1895. W. F. I-I. " .00 —. SIGNED PROOF, "Ex Libris Frederick Wells Williams. W. F. Hopson, 1898." On India paper. $3.50 SIGNED PROOF, "Ex Libris Louis N. Wilson 1902. Eng. in aquatint by W.F. Hopson." On Japan paper. $5.00 —. SIGNED PROOF, "Ex Libris John S. Wood. William F. Hopson." On India paper. —. SIGNED PROOF, "Yale University Library. Hopson 1901. On India paper. 1897. $3.50 W. F. $5.00 175. PEASE, B. C. Proof, "Ex Libris Rev. Carl E. Petersen. B. C. Pease, 1898." Only three printed. $4.00 176. 177. SMITH, SIDNEY L. A Boston engraver. -. SIGNED PROOF, "Adaline B. Beal, Ex Libris. S.L.S. 1897." On Japan paper. 2 PROOFS ON ONE SHEET, SIGNED. "Bangor Public .00 Library Established A.D. 1883. From the Hersey Fund. S.L.S., July ’97." and "Bangor Public Library Estab¬ lished A.D. 1883. From the Mechanic Association Fund. S.L.S. Aug., '97." Together, $5.00 (15) W ' >&&rk. y j *1 hxjco r# ..... . edi . f * * **. xsosl s.fcs. ix.cso/. , 'IjIS.l •.;<,£ till. ,7 age f o : ft 1 dti I . 06 *£$ . . .*. . .. , . , . | *.*:. .2 xu-tf ia y013*1 »i$cf. i *7T t ^CO£i amdlS .- f « w* » 1 CC ., c :. J '■ , * • . - l . , v‘^/J.:v Xiiv’.i. ".0 • vr/ - C: i * V r nfi dO I c * r , '£•! .L. O c; :?,. S. . . Jf. >* ' ,. .1 v /: *; c sa >:X t Z '* ? f I« ■ .$ . 0 $ fC^qjaX : ; ,1,? • ialsi cti . o "* r • w I : • « * V :\l. * r ) c'r i^b ftj. •'. 1'. /. ZL' t Aj.u . "YK3XI 06 «• u $■ :c.f $ « cs/'r m • i ?■ • w , j*. i” i or «*. ^.»Q ^ - • .e *-* c — -..--W-— « . jr--k U Ij *J-.- ; r r 1. i . * * isv j-j ^ is*i /.w?cy* f igoe^ iT?:;-.ora ♦ 'i-c. .d,, I f,v .. : 10 C. : . ' 3 1- v/ \ k .Jsa 'v-.5 *. *J xi3J . v*3i/; axi'C 1 jcC. p Y i*.sl >i • :i ■ "V ' > V. 1 V* '4 i* . . , •«. , . - id i.I *\i'£9k 1 iid j. H. iJOWCLTiS I. JU " ,1: ' \L.uL 9 a f . j . .. i-f*..vz\T M ff : * ♦ - -i 173. . SIGNED PROOF, "Bangor Public Library Established A.D. 1883, From the John F. Patten Fund. S.L.S. Jan., 1903.” $5.00 179. -. SIGNED PROOF, "John S. Bartlett. S.L.S. Nov. 1898." $5.00 180. -. SIGNED PROOF, "Ex-Libris George Glover Crocker. S.L.S. Feb., 1904." $5.00 181. -. SIGNED PROOF, "Gratwick. S.L.S. ’97." $5.00 SPENCELEY, J. WINFRED. See above. 182. -. PROOF, "Alice Root Atkinson. J.W.S. 1 95. " #3.50 183. . PROOF, "George Foster Barnes, #3.50 184. -. PROOF, "Mary H. Fee. J.W.S. ’95. " $3.50 185. -- PROOF, "Noble Foster Hoggson. J.W.S.. ’96." #3.50 186. -. SIGNED PROOF, "Ex Libris Henry Kidder Gilbert. J. W. Spenceley. Del. Sc 1900." On Japan paper. $5.00 187. -. SIGNED PROOF, "Ohio State University. A gift from the library of Emerson Elbridge White. J. W. Spenceley 1903." On Japan paper. $5.00 188. -. REMARQUE PROOF, "Walter Conway Prescott. J. W. Spenceley Del.-Sculp. 1897." On Japan paper. $3.50 189. -. REMARQUE PROOF, "Ex Libris Walter Conway Prescott Massachusetts. 1898. J. W. Spenceley, Del-Sc." On Japan paper. $5.00 190. -. PROOF, "M. M. Sands. J. W. S., ’95." $3.50 » (16) hoc fa - ; x it ■CV-'i ‘ U• '("■ * •; hrn.ii me* . . ‘ 00 irt :og , .XI-re nr i c- v? \5 •OSS ClP.'i PV 1 00. ' 3 981 •%* .> <' .-•* «v ^ • J. ■ ■ ^ *16 f O i f. r si c - 'O w> di. . i* ' r r .■■ ■ - ■• ■ - r ■ - •• t - • u: . vt :i _ • j ; . 00 »' t \no r «- ( 01 V/ •.• • *../ V< V0 ? :> t . /•. »•> •; - ■ ♦> 1 ‘ , !..!•' 0/ j •_> i O f > i « rwr. f H i'i.rcn . . . t r , ! ‘ w . i a ' . - r ■ • ; . , ’ ■-• v : • * « ft : : 0 0. ■ ' 4 fc% , _ , *' i (. » . 0 - - . • r . . ‘ 0 . " . .y • • * * r,. ■ - ' 0' If /A s , ♦ w .. s. ^vr • , ■ , • 1 ' * | t* f ' ■ .•* : r • • • f f O . ' . . • ■ : ft ’ '1 . X, * J > t r> r Vj» * -i. W A V‘-i ' < ' : rr 1 i ■ •■: H ^ ‘ O i - '• ■ jr--u ’ ■ . ts ; ■ j :'.'. c •’ r aft r - ^ • 1 ' . OJ S . ■ • . f 1 191. 192. 193. 194. 195. 196. SIGHED PROOP, "Ex Libris Andrew Smith of Whit- chester a.nd Cranshaws Esqr. 1897. J. W. Spenceley Sc." §5.00 -. PROOP, "Ralph Oliver Smith. J. W. S. '95." $3.50 SIGHED PROOP, "J. Winfred Spenceley. ’97." $5.00 —. PROOP. Another impression from the same plate, unsigned. $3.50 ~. PROOP, "H. C. Thomson. J. W. S. '95." $3.50 ~. PROOF, "William Carver Williams. J. W. S." '97, $3.50 UECATALOGUED PLATES. The following lots are offered at a low price to serve as the nucleus of a collection on the part of any one desiring to start a collection of book-plates or to fill in gaps in one already started. These lots include specimens of American, English and Continental Ex Libris of various styles. 197. 25 plates. $1.50 198. 25 plates. $1.50 199. 25 plates. $1.50 200 . 25 plates. $1.50 201 . 25 plates. $1.50 (17) V IQ l V s#*- * r • ■ .-v - - - - ‘ - -i • t -* . •: "• ■■ •" ; ' i.orfr. •- - . G-. f H r. S> fr « ' /S — -v . i ■ .V . u p - i * • » 4 t v ■ (. : ■: ■ . • . 4 1 . • - . ■ ii. 1 V- t . -*tC • . ... 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