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
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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/
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.
Ich bin sicher, Pfeifenraucher Herr Seelig besaß nicht nur viele Bücher, sondern auch Humor. https://wp.me/p3DAMs-1kJ
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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
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Ex Libris
by LaDonna Ruth Brooks - The Antioch Bookplate Company. 1960s
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Mit wenigen Strichen eine Stimmung und Persönlichkeit eingefangen.
Das Exlibris entdeckte ich bei einer privaten Wohnungsauflösung in einem Buch, das ich natürlich sofort adoptierte.📚
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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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