Bookplates - Humble guardians of ownership though they be, bookplates are often miniature graphics of the highest standard, avidly collected throughout the world and an integral part of the graphic arts of all mediums. Our books on bookplates will appeal to the biliophile and to those who simple love fine engraving - whether traditional or avant garde.

Bookplates

See details Modern Soviet Literary Bookplates Catalogue of about 100 bookplates devoted to a literary theme. Numerous illustrations, paperbound. 129 x 203mm, 130 pp Price: $ 9.95 Quantity 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 Buy Now      See details Leonid Kozlov: Bookplate Designs of a Russian Sherlockian Numerous illustrations, paper wrappers, limited edition 210 numbered copies. 145 x 200 mm, 96 pp Price: $ 9.95 Quantity 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 Buy Now      See details Bookplates of Robert Hancock, James Ross and William Bache Numerous illustrations, stiff paper wrappers. Limited edition 350 numbered copies. Essay about three 18th century engravers, including detailed information on specific bookplates. 165 x 228 mm Price: $ 14.95 Quantity 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 Buy Now      See details J A C Harrison: Artist and Engraver Definitive account and checklist of bookplates by this important English engraver. Numerous illustrations including 50 plates and tipped in bookplate soft bound with paper wrappers. 210 x 297 mm. Price: $ 19.95 Quantity 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 Buy Now      See details London Bookplates: A Catalogue of the Bookplate Society's 1984 Exhibition at The Guildhall Library London Bookplates associated with London are thoroughly annotated and illustrated in this most comprehensive study produced on the subject. 165 pp numerous illustrations. Red paper covers 210 x 297 mm, limited edition 600 copies. Price: $ 24.95 Quantity 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 Buy Now      See details Anatoly Kalashnikov: 500 Bookplates Kalashnikov RE(Hon)), SWE(Hon)) has designed more than 1000 bookplates, of which 500 of his choice - 47 in colour - are illustrated herein this magnificent volume. Kalashnikov's bookplate designs occupy a central place in the international bookplate movement of the 1960-90's, each an admirable r... Price: $ 14.95 Quantity 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 Buy Now      See details Sherlockian Bookplates Sherlock Holmes has inspired his own iconography in bookplate design, and left his own mysteries: Is the Arthur Conan Doyle bookplate - a splendid armorial - genuine? Did Sherlock Holmes have his own personal bookplate? This attractive book addresses these questions and illustrates more than 5... Price: $ 9.95 Quantity 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 Buy Now      See details Modern British Bookplates Wood engraved bookplates are central to the renaissance of British bookplate design since 1945, and the finest British wood engravers have produced remarkable examples of which 60 are illustrated here. This book is a guide to the principal practitioners and explains how to form a bookplate colle... Price: $ 8.95 Quantity 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 Buy Now      See details American Bookplates The definitive work on the development of the bookplate in North America. The bookplate or ex libris is an accoutrement of every fine private and public library, indeed of all who treasure their books. Americans have so enhanced their libraries since the earliest days of colonial printing. Th... Price: $ 29.95 Quantity 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 Buy Now      See details Modern Erotic Bookplates A thoughtful essay by one of the pre-eminent European collectors, on the modern treatment of the human form in bookplate design by artists of all artistic inclinations from throughout the world. More than fifty bookplates are illustrated, many in colour and some very explicit. The text and eng... Price: $ 19.95 Quantity 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 Buy Now