#exlibris — Public Fediverse posts

New post on Norwegian Exlibris!
Henry Schjærven’s Exlibris Drafts. Read the full article on my blog https://exlibris.hypotheses.org/5541.
#Exlibris #Bookplate #Norway

Nytt innlegg om norske ex libris!
Henry Schjærven’s Exlibris Drafts. Les hele artikkelen på bloggen min https://exlibris.hypotheses.org/5541.
#Norsktut #allheimen

New post on Norwegian Exlibris!
Henry Schjærven’s Exlibris Drafts. Read the full article on my blog https://exlibris.hypotheses.org/5541.
#Exlibris #Bookplate #Norway

Nytt innlegg om norske ex libris!
Henry Schjærven’s Exlibris Drafts. Les hele artikkelen på bloggen min https://exlibris.hypotheses.org/5541.
#Norsktut #allheimen

New post on Norwegian Exlibris!
Henry Schjærven’s Exlibris Drafts. Read the full article on my blog https://exlibris.hypotheses.org/5541.
#Exlibris #Bookplate #Norway

Nytt innlegg om norske ex libris!
Henry Schjærven’s Exlibris Drafts. Les hele artikkelen på bloggen min https://exlibris.hypotheses.org/5541.
#Norsktut #allheimen

New post on Norwegian Exlibris!
Henry Schjærven’s Exlibris Drafts. Read the full article on my blog https://exlibris.hypotheses.org/5541.
#Exlibris #Bookplate #Norway

Nytt innlegg om norske ex libris!
Henry Schjærven’s Exlibris Drafts. Les hele artikkelen på bloggen min https://exlibris.hypotheses.org/5541.
#Norsktut #allheimen

New post on Norwegian Exlibris!
Henry Schjærven’s Exlibris Drafts. Read the full article on my blog https://exlibris.hypotheses.org/5541.
#Exlibris #Bookplate #Norway

Nytt innlegg om norske ex libris!
Henry Schjærven’s Exlibris Drafts. Les hele artikkelen på bloggen min https://exlibris.hypotheses.org/5541.
#Norsktut #allheimen

Hei folks! I'm back from summer leave, and a few posts about #Norwegian #Exlibris have already been shared on this account. A couple more are to come over the course of this month and next.

On 8th September, I will hold an evening talk about Norwegian exlibris from the mid-20th century for the Norwegian Library and Book History Society (NBBS). More info (in Norwegian) is on their website: https://nbbs.no/2026/05/28/nbbs-mote-om-norsk-ex-libris-historie/.

Hei folks! I'm back from summer leave, and a few posts about #Norwegian #Exlibris have already been shared on this account. A couple more are to come over the course of this month and next.

On 8th September, I will hold an evening talk about Norwegian exlibris from the mid-20th century for the Norwegian Library and Book History Society (NBBS). More info (in Norwegian) is on their website: https://nbbs.no/2026/05/28/nbbs-mote-om-norsk-ex-libris-historie/.

Hei folks! I'm back from summer leave, and a few posts about #Norwegian #Exlibris have already been shared on this account. A couple more are to come over the course of this month and next.

On 8th September, I will hold an evening talk about Norwegian exlibris from the mid-20th century for the Norwegian Library and Book History Society (NBBS). More info (in Norwegian) is on their website: https://nbbs.no/2026/05/28/nbbs-mote-om-norsk-ex-libris-historie/.

Hei folks! I'm back from summer leave, and a few posts about #Norwegian #Exlibris have already been shared on this account. A couple more are to come over the course of this month and next.

On 8th September, I will hold an evening talk about Norwegian exlibris from the mid-20th century for the Norwegian Library and Book History Society (NBBS). More info (in Norwegian) is on their website: https://nbbs.no/2026/05/28/nbbs-mote-om-norsk-ex-libris-historie/.

New post on Norwegian Exlibris!
Summer, Sun, and Laheld. Read the full article on my blog https://exlibris.hypotheses.org/5531.
#Exlibris #Bookplate #Norway

Nytt innlegg om norske ex libris!
Summer, Sun, and Laheld. Les hele artikkelen på bloggen min https://exlibris.hypotheses.org/5531.
#Norsktut #allheimen

New post on Norwegian Exlibris!
Summer, Sun, and Laheld. Read the full article on my blog https://exlibris.hypotheses.org/5531.
#Exlibris #Bookplate #Norway

Nytt innlegg om norske ex libris!
Summer, Sun, and Laheld. Les hele artikkelen på bloggen min https://exlibris.hypotheses.org/5531.
#Norsktut #allheimen

New post on Norwegian Exlibris!
Summer, Sun, and Laheld. Read the full article on my blog https://exlibris.hypotheses.org/5531.
#Exlibris #Bookplate #Norway

Nytt innlegg om norske ex libris!
Summer, Sun, and Laheld. Les hele artikkelen på bloggen min https://exlibris.hypotheses.org/5531.
#Norsktut #allheimen

New post on Norwegian Exlibris!
Summer, Sun, and Laheld. Read the full article on my blog https://exlibris.hypotheses.org/5531.
#Exlibris #Bookplate #Norway

Nytt innlegg om norske ex libris!
Summer, Sun, and Laheld. Les hele artikkelen på bloggen min https://exlibris.hypotheses.org/5531.
#Norsktut #allheimen

🧵 1/3
It's almost July, & I am closing up shop for the semester. In Norway, the semester ends in June and starts again in mid-August, and most people take their annual vacation in July.

I've spent the last 2 weeks in a state of bliss exploring the #exlibris collections at the National Library & the Deichman Library, Oslo's public library. I found so much, and there is even more to uncover in my next research leave. In the meantime, read the June blog posts: https://exlibris.hypotheses.org/date/2026/06.

🧵 1/3
It's almost July, & I am closing up shop for the semester. In Norway, the semester ends in June and starts again in mid-August, and most people take their annual vacation in July.

I've spent the last 2 weeks in a state of bliss exploring the #exlibris collections at the National Library & the Deichman Library, Oslo's public library. I found so much, and there is even more to uncover in my next research leave. In the meantime, read the June blog posts: https://exlibris.hypotheses.org/date/2026/06.

🧵 1/3
It's almost July, & I am closing up shop for the semester. In Norway, the semester ends in June and starts again in mid-August, and most people take their annual vacation in July.

I've spent the last 2 weeks in a state of bliss exploring the #exlibris collections at the National Library & the Deichman Library, Oslo's public library. I found so much, and there is even more to uncover in my next research leave. In the meantime, read the June blog posts: https://exlibris.hypotheses.org/date/2026/06.

New post on Norwegian Exlibris!
An Exlibris Competition at Deichmanske Library. Read the full article on my blog https://exlibris.hypotheses.org/5256.
#Exlibris #Bookplate #Norway

Nytt innlegg om norske ex libris!
An Exlibris Competition at Deichmanske Library. Les hele artikkelen på bloggen min https://exlibris.hypotheses.org/5256.
#Norsktut #allheimen

New post on Norwegian Exlibris!
An Exlibris Competition at Deichmanske Library. Read the full article on my blog https://exlibris.hypotheses.org/5256.
#Exlibris #Bookplate #Norway

Nytt innlegg om norske ex libris!
An Exlibris Competition at Deichmanske Library. Les hele artikkelen på bloggen min https://exlibris.hypotheses.org/5256.
#Norsktut #allheimen

New post on Norwegian Exlibris!
An Exlibris Competition at Deichmanske Library. Read the full article on my blog https://exlibris.hypotheses.org/5256.
#Exlibris #Bookplate #Norway

Nytt innlegg om norske ex libris!
An Exlibris Competition at Deichmanske Library. Les hele artikkelen på bloggen min https://exlibris.hypotheses.org/5256.
#Norsktut #allheimen

New post on Norwegian Exlibris!
Exlibris at Deichman Oslo. Read the full article on my blog https://exlibris.hypotheses.org/5246.
#Exlibris #Bookplate #Norway

Nytt innlegg om norske ex libris!
Exlibris at Deichman Oslo. Les hele artikkelen på bloggen min https://exlibris.hypotheses.org/5246.
#Norsktut #allheimen

New post on Norwegian Exlibris!
Exlibris at Deichman Oslo. Read the full article on my blog https://exlibris.hypotheses.org/5246.
#Exlibris #Bookplate #Norway

Nytt innlegg om norske ex libris!
Exlibris at Deichman Oslo. Les hele artikkelen på bloggen min https://exlibris.hypotheses.org/5246.
#Norsktut #allheimen

New post on Norwegian Exlibris!
Exlibris at Deichman Oslo. Read the full article on my blog https://exlibris.hypotheses.org/5246.
#Exlibris #Bookplate #Norway

Nytt innlegg om norske ex libris!
Exlibris at Deichman Oslo. Les hele artikkelen på bloggen min https://exlibris.hypotheses.org/5246.
#Norsktut #allheimen

New post on Norwegian Exlibris!
Exlibris at Deichman Oslo. Read the full article on my blog https://exlibris.hypotheses.org/5246.
#Exlibris #Bookplate #Norway

Nytt innlegg om norske ex libris!
Exlibris at Deichman Oslo. Les hele artikkelen på bloggen min https://exlibris.hypotheses.org/5246.
#Norsktut #allheimen

New post on Norwegian Exlibris!
Norwegian Exlibris in Nordisk Exlibris Tidsskrift – Pt. 1. Read the full article on my blog https://exlibris.hypotheses.org/4771.
#Exlibris #Bookplate #Norway

Nytt innlegg om norske ex libris!
Norwegian Exlibris in Nordisk Exlibris Tidsskrift – Pt. 1. Les hele artikkelen på bloggen min https://exlibris.hypotheses.org/4771.
#Norsktut #allheimen

New post on Norwegian Exlibris!
Norwegian Exlibris in Nordisk Exlibris Tidsskrift – Pt. 1. Read the full article on my blog https://exlibris.hypotheses.org/4771.
#Exlibris #Bookplate #Norway

Nytt innlegg om norske ex libris!
Norwegian Exlibris in Nordisk Exlibris Tidsskrift – Pt. 1. Les hele artikkelen på bloggen min https://exlibris.hypotheses.org/4771.
#Norsktut #allheimen

New post on Norwegian Exlibris!
Norwegian Exlibris in Nordisk Exlibris Tidsskrift – Pt. 1. Read the full article on my blog https://exlibris.hypotheses.org/4771.
#Exlibris #Bookplate #Norway

Nytt innlegg om norske ex libris!
Norwegian Exlibris in Nordisk Exlibris Tidsskrift – Pt. 1. Les hele artikkelen på bloggen min https://exlibris.hypotheses.org/4771.
#Norsktut #allheimen

New post on Norwegian Exlibris!
Traces of an Exhibition?. Read the full article on my blog https://exlibris.hypotheses.org/5070.
#Exlibris #Bookplate #Norway

Nytt innlegg om norske ex libris!
Traces of an Exhibition?. Les hele artikkelen på bloggen min https://exlibris.hypotheses.org/5070.
#Norsktut #allheimen

New post on Norwegian Exlibris!
Traces of an Exhibition?. Read the full article on my blog https://exlibris.hypotheses.org/5070.
#Exlibris #Bookplate #Norway

Nytt innlegg om norske ex libris!
Traces of an Exhibition?. Les hele artikkelen på bloggen min https://exlibris.hypotheses.org/5070.
#Norsktut #allheimen

New post on Norwegian Exlibris!
Traces of an Exhibition?. Read the full article on my blog https://exlibris.hypotheses.org/5070.
#Exlibris #Bookplate #Norway

Nytt innlegg om norske ex libris!
Traces of an Exhibition?. Les hele artikkelen på bloggen min https://exlibris.hypotheses.org/5070.
#Norsktut #allheimen

New post on Norwegian Exlibris!
Traces of an Exhibition?. Read the full article on my blog https://exlibris.hypotheses.org/5070.
#Exlibris #Bookplate #Norway

Nytt innlegg om norske ex libris!
Traces of an Exhibition?. Les hele artikkelen på bloggen min https://exlibris.hypotheses.org/5070.
#Norsktut #allheimen

New post on Norwegian Exlibris!
Who Printed Norwegian Exlibris?. Read the full article on my blog https://exlibris.hypotheses.org/5061.
#Exlibris #Bookplate #Norway

Nytt innlegg om norske ex libris!
Who Printed Norwegian Exlibris?. Les hele artikkelen på bloggen min https://exlibris.hypotheses.org/5061.
#Norsktut #allheimen

New post on Norwegian Exlibris!
Who Printed Norwegian Exlibris?. Read the full article on my blog https://exlibris.hypotheses.org/5061.
#Exlibris #Bookplate #Norway

Nytt innlegg om norske ex libris!
Who Printed Norwegian Exlibris?. Les hele artikkelen på bloggen min https://exlibris.hypotheses.org/5061.
#Norsktut #allheimen

New post on Norwegian Exlibris!
Who Printed Norwegian Exlibris?. Read the full article on my blog https://exlibris.hypotheses.org/5061.
#Exlibris #Bookplate #Norway

Nytt innlegg om norske ex libris!
Who Printed Norwegian Exlibris?. Les hele artikkelen på bloggen min https://exlibris.hypotheses.org/5061.
#Norsktut #allheimen

New post on Norwegian Exlibris!
Who Printed Norwegian Exlibris?. Read the full article on my blog https://exlibris.hypotheses.org/5061.
#Exlibris #Bookplate #Norway

Nytt innlegg om norske ex libris!
Who Printed Norwegian Exlibris?. Les hele artikkelen på bloggen min https://exlibris.hypotheses.org/5061.
#Norsktut #allheimen

New post on Norwegian Exlibris!
Miscellaneous Exlibris and Exlibrisiana in the Ephemera Collection. Read the full article on my blog https://exlibris.hypotheses.org/5126.
#Exlibris #Bookplate #Norway

Nytt innlegg om norske ex libris!
Miscellaneous Exlibris and Exlibrisiana in the Ephemera Collection. Les hele artikkelen på bloggen min https://exlibris.hypotheses.org/5126.
#Norsktut #allheimen

New post on Norwegian Exlibris!
Miscellaneous Exlibris and Exlibrisiana in the Ephemera Collection. Read the full article on my blog https://exlibris.hypotheses.org/5126.
#Exlibris #Bookplate #Norway

Nytt innlegg om norske ex libris!
Miscellaneous Exlibris and Exlibrisiana in the Ephemera Collection. Les hele artikkelen på bloggen min https://exlibris.hypotheses.org/5126.
#Norsktut #allheimen

New post on Norwegian Exlibris!
Miscellaneous Exlibris and Exlibrisiana in the Ephemera Collection. Read the full article on my blog https://exlibris.hypotheses.org/5126.
#Exlibris #Bookplate #Norway

Nytt innlegg om norske ex libris!
Miscellaneous Exlibris and Exlibrisiana in the Ephemera Collection. Les hele artikkelen på bloggen min https://exlibris.hypotheses.org/5126.
#Norsktut #allheimen

New post on Norwegian Exlibris!
Miscellaneous Exlibris and Exlibrisiana in the Ephemera Collection. Read the full article on my blog https://exlibris.hypotheses.org/5126.
#Exlibris #Bookplate #Norway

Nytt innlegg om norske ex libris!
Miscellaneous Exlibris and Exlibrisiana in the Ephemera Collection. Les hele artikkelen på bloggen min https://exlibris.hypotheses.org/5126.
#Norsktut #allheimen

New post on Norwegian Exlibris!
Did I Find Gerhard Gade’s Exlibris Albums?. Read the full article on my blog https://exlibris.hypotheses.org/5038.
#Exlibris #Bookplate #Norway

Nytt innlegg om norske ex libris!
Did I Find Gerhard Gade’s Exlibris Albums?. Les hele artikkelen på bloggen min https://exlibris.hypotheses.org/5038.
#Norsktut #allheimen

New post on Norwegian Exlibris!
Did I Find Gerhard Gade’s Exlibris Albums?. Read the full article on my blog https://exlibris.hypotheses.org/5038.
#Exlibris #Bookplate #Norway

Nytt innlegg om norske ex libris!
Did I Find Gerhard Gade’s Exlibris Albums?. Les hele artikkelen på bloggen min https://exlibris.hypotheses.org/5038.
#Norsktut #allheimen

New post on Norwegian Exlibris!
Did I Find Gerhard Gade’s Exlibris Albums?. Read the full article on my blog https://exlibris.hypotheses.org/5038.
#Exlibris #Bookplate #Norway

Nytt innlegg om norske ex libris!
Did I Find Gerhard Gade’s Exlibris Albums?. Les hele artikkelen på bloggen min https://exlibris.hypotheses.org/5038.
#Norsktut #allheimen

New post on Norwegian Exlibris!
An Album with Older Norwegian Exlibris. Read the full article on my blog https://exlibris.hypotheses.org/4963.
#Exlibris #Bookplate #Norway

Nytt innlegg om norske ex libris!
An Album with Older Norwegian Exlibris. Les hele artikkelen på bloggen min https://exlibris.hypotheses.org/4963.
#Norsktut #allheimen

New post on Norwegian Exlibris!
An Album with Older Norwegian Exlibris. Read the full article on my blog https://exlibris.hypotheses.org/4963.
#Exlibris #Bookplate #Norway

Nytt innlegg om norske ex libris!
An Album with Older Norwegian Exlibris. Les hele artikkelen på bloggen min https://exlibris.hypotheses.org/4963.
#Norsktut #allheimen

New post on Norwegian Exlibris!
An Album with Older Norwegian Exlibris. Read the full article on my blog https://exlibris.hypotheses.org/4963.
#Exlibris #Bookplate #Norway

Nytt innlegg om norske ex libris!
An Album with Older Norwegian Exlibris. Les hele artikkelen på bloggen min https://exlibris.hypotheses.org/4963.
#Norsktut #allheimen

New post on Norwegian Exlibris!
Exlibris in the Collection of the National Library. Read the full article on my blog https://exlibris.hypotheses.org/4791.
#Exlibris #Bookplate #Norway

Nytt innlegg om norske ex libris!
Exlibris in the Collection of the National Library. Les hele artikkelen på bloggen min https://exlibris.hypotheses.org/4791.
#Norsktut #allheimen

New post on Norwegian Exlibris!
Exlibris in the Collection of the National Library. Read the full article on my blog https://exlibris.hypotheses.org/4791.
#Exlibris #Bookplate #Norway

Nytt innlegg om norske ex libris!
Exlibris in the Collection of the National Library. Les hele artikkelen på bloggen min https://exlibris.hypotheses.org/4791.
#Norsktut #allheimen

New post on Norwegian Exlibris!
Exlibris in the Collection of the National Library. Read the full article on my blog https://exlibris.hypotheses.org/4791.
#Exlibris #Bookplate #Norway

Nytt innlegg om norske ex libris!
Exlibris in the Collection of the National Library. Les hele artikkelen på bloggen min https://exlibris.hypotheses.org/4791.
#Norsktut #allheimen

New post on Norwegian Exlibris!
Annika, Why Are Your Pictures So Sh***y?. Read the full article on my blog https://exlibris.hypotheses.org/4933.
#Exlibris #Bookplate #Norway

Nytt innlegg om norske ex libris!
Annika, Why Are Your Pictures So Sh***y?. Les hele artikkelen på bloggen min https://exlibris.hypotheses.org/4933.
#Norsktut #allheimen

New post on Norwegian Exlibris!
Annika, Why Are Your Pictures So Sh***y?. Read the full article on my blog https://exlibris.hypotheses.org/4933.
#Exlibris #Bookplate #Norway

Nytt innlegg om norske ex libris!
Annika, Why Are Your Pictures So Sh***y?. Les hele artikkelen på bloggen min https://exlibris.hypotheses.org/4933.
#Norsktut #allheimen

New post on Norwegian Exlibris!
Annika, Why Are Your Pictures So Sh***y?. Read the full article on my blog https://exlibris.hypotheses.org/4933.
#Exlibris #Bookplate #Norway

Nytt innlegg om norske ex libris!
Annika, Why Are Your Pictures So Sh***y?. Les hele artikkelen på bloggen min https://exlibris.hypotheses.org/4933.
#Norsktut #allheimen

Freshly blogged: Exlibris at the National Library of Norway.

https://exlibris.hypotheses.org/4791

#Exlibris #Bookplate #BookHistory #Library #Collection

Freshly blogged: Exlibris at the National Library of Norway.

https://exlibris.hypotheses.org/4791

#Exlibris #Bookplate #BookHistory #Library #Collection

Freshly blogged: Exlibris at the National Library of Norway.

https://exlibris.hypotheses.org/4791

#Exlibris #Bookplate #BookHistory #Library #Collection

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

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

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

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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No one asked me to do that, I just had to check some claims about the artist and went down a massive rabbit hole.

Now I know and I am not sure I can share my finds with the world because of what I found.

And I just wanted to write a short biographical article about one of the most accomplished Norwegian exlibris artists. #Exlibris #Bookplate #Art

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No one asked me to do that, I just had to check some claims about the artist and went down a massive rabbit hole.

Now I know and I am not sure I can share my finds with the world because of what I found.

And I just wanted to write a short biographical article about one of the most accomplished Norwegian exlibris artists. #Exlibris #Bookplate #Art

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No one asked me to do that, I just had to check some claims about the artist and went down a massive rabbit hole.

Now I know and I am not sure I can share my finds with the world because of what I found.

And I just wanted to write a short biographical article about one of the most accomplished Norwegian exlibris artists. #Exlibris #Bookplate #Art