Bookplate for the library of S.A. Wagoner. The quotation from Milton reads, " A good book is the precious life-blood of a master spirit, embalmed and treasured up on purpose of a life beyond life." This bookplate was removed from a book published in…
Triangular shaped bookplate for the library of James Robinson Smith. This unusual bookplate seems to have been designed to serve as an unobtrusive mark of ownership. Unlike some of the designs exhibited here which require only that a name be printed…