#bookplates — Public Fediverse posts
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I'm reminded, by way of a post from my friend Mark Valentine (https://wormwoodiana.blogspot.com/2026/06/the-centenary-of-connoisseur-and-other.html), that Walter de la Mare's collection of stories, The Connoisseur and Other Stories, was published a century ago this year. It contains some truly singular ghost stories that are masterpieces of the form: the title story, Mr. Kempe and All Hallows to name but three of them.
I'm also reminded when getting it from the shelf that my copy contains on its front pastedown a lovely bookplate of one Dorothy Nash, about whom I've not been able to find out very much. The age of the plate would seem to be contemporaneous with this 1926 volume. Its motto - “adscriptus glæbe” - means something like tied, or attached, to the soil or the earth. The depiction of an oak sapling sprouting from the acorn might even be a playful nod to the æ ligature also known as an “ash”.
One other book listing online has the same plate which it describes as “Interesting Bookplate of Dorothy Nash (actress.)” IMDB tells me that Ms. Nash is “known for Johnny Ring and the Captain's Sword (1921) and The Stain in the Blood (1916)” but since both of these appear to be US-made films, I think it's unlikely to be our Dorothy…
And finally, right at the bottom of that front pastedown is also a tiny bookseller's label, with gold type on a black background, which reads:
S.W. SIMMS & CO., Booksellers
12 George Street & 8 Bridge Street
BATH.I love that books contains these secrets and avenues for investigation, even before you get to the "true" contents.
#WalterDeLaMare #TheConnoisseurAndOtherStories #ShortStories #GhostStories #StrangeStories #Bookstodon #Bookplates #ExLibris #DorothyNash @bookstodon
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Shorter Lyrics (1902) by Robert Anning Bell, from Poems by Percy Bysshe Shelley, introduction by Walter Raleigh, illustrated by Robert Anning Bell.
Source: University of Toronto Libraries / Internet Archive
https://pdimagearchive.org/images/5146dc5a-bd04-4e43-8dfb-50cd714b6b1a
#classical #bookplates #shelley #floral #typography #poetry #art #publicdomain
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Typewriter Plates for Collectors?
Lately I've been talking to a few people about book plates for book collectors who occasionally loan out their books. After the owner has died, these also become a part of the material culture and are used as provenance for future book collectors, librarians, and researchers. These discussions have overlapped in some recent typosphere events including Sarah Everett asking for photos of repair shop labels, Lucas Dul having printed some repair shop stickers for Typewriter Chicago, and […]https://boffosocko.com/2026/03/21/typewriter-plates-for-collectors/
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Signed bookplates for kappa, oni, tengu-tiered patrons. One of three jolly creatures. It's hard to see, but I was able to get some neat washi, sticky backed paper to print them on.
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Noodling around with #bookplates (as personal as key fobs) and collecting 1999-2009 State quarters (which were issued chronologically with their entry into the Union). Mississippi, Illinois (native), and North Carolina out-of-pocket.
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Satisfying visually and tactile-wise, bookplates are also catnip for those like me who relish puzzling out who might have read the book in hand (or listened to the old record on turntable).
A new digital exhibit of bookplates from Marquette University's library has just launched. Explore the growing collection here: https://specialcollections.raynordslab.org/om/s/plates/page/welcome
#bookplates #bookplate #HelenHayes #printing #ephemera #BookHistory #MarquetteU #libraries -
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by LaDonna Ruth Brooks - The Antioch Bookplate Company. 1960s#CatsOfMastodon # Caturday #Bookplates #ExLibris
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This bookplate is from an obscure report on town planning that my grandfather, who was a town planner, must have owned while he lived in France before WW2. I don't own this, or any, of his books but how odd to come across a piece of his history online.
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#Libraries #bookplates
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