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[Scrapbook of bookplates

Barrett, William Phillips, 1861-1938, Levis, Howard Coppuck, compiler, Barrett, William Phillips, 1861-1938, correspondent, Levis, Howard Coppuck, former owner, recipient, addressee, Lessing J. Rosenwald Collection (Library of Congress) · 1913 · [1913]? · 22 pictures

A 1913 scrapbook of bookplates compiled by Howard Coppuck Levis, with items gathered and annotated by correspondent William Phillips Barrett, and kept as a private collection rather than a published edition. The pictures are engraved heraldic ex libris plates showing coats of arms, mottoes, and named owners, with dense scrollwork, helmets, crests, and ribbon banners that a designer could draw on for emblematic or armorial ornament.

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Library of Congress, Rare Book and Special Collections Division · No known copyright restrictions · More from this library