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1834-1850 The Works of Thomas Arnold
By Thomas Arnold
Located in Bath, GB
edition thus. With the armorial bookplate of Rev. Charles Edmund Ruck Keene to each front pastedown
Category

19th Century British Antique Bookplates

Materials

Paper

Antique Chinese Cloisonné Enameled Guanyin Sculpture Figurine, Strong Museum
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
, books, bookplates, paintings, artwork, shells, and various antiques, including Asian and Japanese
Category

Late 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Bookplates

Materials

Brass, Bronze

Pair of Antique Villeroy Boch Mettlach Vases Platinum Trim, Strong Museum
By Villeroy Boch
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
dolls, dollhouses, miniatures, books, bookplates, paintings, artwork, shells, and various antiques
Category

19th Century German Neoclassical Antique Bookplates

Materials

Platinum

1803 An Essay on the Principle of Population or, a View of its Past and Present
By Thomas Robert Malthus
Located in Bath, GB
. With the armorial bookplate of James Frampton to the front pastedown, along side the former owner's ink
Category

Early 1800s British Antique Bookplates

Materials

Paper

NALSON, John. For The Tryal of K. Charles I - FIRST EDITION - 1684
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
, internally clean and bright, two early engraved bookplates to front pastedown, original front blank endpaper
Category

1680s American Antique Bookplates

Materials

Leather

Percy Bysshe SHELLEY. The Masque of Anarchy. 1832 - FIRST EDITION
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Engraved bookplate of "Edward Huth Wykehurst Park" (descendant of the great
Category

1830s British Antique Bookplates

Materials

Leather

The Works of Thomas Babington Macaulay - 11 vols. - IN A FULL CALF BINDING
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
bookplate to front pastedowns, a VERY GOOD set.
Category

1860s British Antique Bookplates

Materials

Leather

1847 The Plays of William Shakespeare
By William Shakespeare
Located in Bath, GB
world's pre-eminent dramatist. With the bookplate of Edward Pelham-Clinton, a British Liberal Party
Category

1840s British Antique Bookplates

Materials

Paper

Complete Works Of Daniel Defoe - EDITION DE LUXE - 8 vols. - IN A FINE BINDING !
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
previous ownership markings, inscriptions, or bookplate, A FINE SET.
Category

Early 1900s English Antique Bookplates

Materials

Leather

The Writings Of Benjamin Franklin. 10 VOLUMES - IN A FULL LEATHER BINDING!
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
markings, gift inscription, or bookplate, overall A FINE SET.
Category

Early 1900s American Antique Bookplates

Materials

Leather

William VAN DER WEYDE. The Life Works Of Thomas Paine. PATRIOT S EDITION 1925
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
, or bookplate, A FINE SET.
Category

1920s American Antique Bookplates

Materials

Leather

This Side of Paradise by F. Scott Fitzgerald
Located in Middletown, NY
. Hathaway armorial bookplate pasted down inside front cover and. Paper cracked after f.f.l. and at back, but
Category

Early 20th Century English Antique Bookplates

Materials

Gold Leaf

Antiquities of Norfolk by John S. Cotman – 1818, with THREE additional etchings
Located in Middletown, NY
Washington DC and The British Museum. Armorial bookplate of Robert Harry Inglis Palgrave pasted inside front
Category

Early 19th Century English Antique Bookplates

Materials

Leather, Paint, Paper

The Works Of Edgar Allen Poe. - 10 vols. in 5 - IN A FULL LEATHER BINDING!
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
, inscriptions, or bookplate, A VERY GOOD SET.
Category

Early 1900s American Antique Bookplates

Materials

Leather

American Encaustic Co Ceramic Box attr. to Frederick Rhead, Strong Museum
By Charlotte Rhead
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
variety of collecting areas, such as dolls, dollhouses, miniatures, books, bookplates, paintings, artwork
Category

Early 20th Century American Chinoiserie Antique Bookplates

Materials

Ceramic, Earthenware, Pottery

Bibliothecæ Alexandrinæ icones symbolicæ / elogiis illustratæ, by C. Giarda
Located in Middletown, NY
auction of 1911-1912), who gifted it to the colorful and famous actor John Barrymore. Their bookplates
Category

17th Century French Antique Bookplates

Materials

Gold Leaf

1808 The Works of John Dryden
By John Dryden
Located in Bath, GB
Volume I and a large folding plate to Volume VI. Collated, complete. With the bookplate of R. J
Category

Early 1800s British Antique Bookplates

Materials

Paper

Quality Street by J. M. Barri - FIRST EDITION, DELUXE, illustr. by Hugh Thompson
Located in Middletown, NY
332 of 1000 deluxe copies signed by the artist on the limitation page; Armorial bookplate of Hugh F
Category

Early 20th Century American Antique Bookplates

Materials

Gold Leaf

A. A. MILNE. House At Pooh Corner. FIRST EDITION SIGNED BY E. H. SHEPARD - 1928
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
clean and bright, no previous ownership marking, inscriptions, or bookplate, inner and outer hinges fine
Category

1920s British Antique Bookplates

Materials

Fabric

Albert J. BEVERIDGE. Abraham Lincoln 1809-1858. 4 vols. STANDARD LIBRARY EDITION
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
bright, no previous ownership markings, inscriptions, or bookplate, A FINE SET.
Category

1920s American Antique Bookplates

Materials

Leather

SHELLEY, Mary. Lodore - FIRST AMERICAN EDITION - 1835
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
hinges fine, head and foot of spine rubbed with some minor loss, lacking rear blank endleaf, bookplate to
Category

1830s American Antique Bookplates

Materials

Fabric

1868-1901 The Works of Francis Bacon, Baron Veralum
By Francis Bacon
Located in Bath, GB
volume bears the date 1889 in gilt to the back strip tail. With the illustrated bookplate of American
Category

19th Century British Antique Bookplates

Materials

Paper

1864-96 The Works of R. D. Blackmore
By Richard Doddridge Blackmore
Located in Bath, GB
edition. Illustrated with an engraved title. Half-title is present. Bookplate of Sir Weetman Dickinson
Category

Late 19th Century British Antique Bookplates

Materials

Paper

WAGNER (Arthur Rackham) The Rhinegold The Valkyrie. FIRST TRADE EDITION - 1910
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
markings, inscriptions, or bookplate, A VERY GOOD COPY.
Category

1910s British Antique Bookplates

Materials

Leather

Johann GOETHE - Faust - LIMITED EDITION - SIGNED BY WILLY POGANY !
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
doublures and endpapers, gilt dentelles, bookplate to front endpaper, all edges gilt, housed in an red cloth
Category

Early 1900s English Antique Bookplates

Materials

Leather

Raphael Drawings – Disegni Originali di Raffaello per la prima volta pubblicati
Located in Middletown, NY
bookplate of Thomas Gainford pasted inside front cover. This elegant book presents reproductions from a
Category

Early 19th Century Italian Antique Bookplates

Materials

Leather, Paper

The Complete Works Of Charles Dickens - 36 vols. - IN A FINE LEATHER BINDING !
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
markings, inscriptions, or bookplate, spine slightly darkened otherwise A FINE SET.
Category

Early 1900s American Antique Bookplates

Materials

Leather

SOUTHEY. Selected Works Of The British Poets. 1st ED - INSCRIBED TO HIS DAUGHTER
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
, otherwise internally clean and bright, spine expertly relined, Bookplates of H. R. Merewether and C. F
Category

1830s British Antique Bookplates

Materials

Fabric

1871 The Works of George Berkeley
By George Berkeley
Located in Bath, GB
and annotations, by Alexander Campbell Fraser. Bookplate of Benjamin Martin Chandler to the front
Category

1870s British Antique Bookplates

Materials

Paper

1853-88 The Sporting Novels of Robert Smith Surtees
By Robert Smith Surtees
Located in Bath, GB
. Bookplate of C. Beaufort Hunt to the front paste downs. In a half calf binding with cloth to the boards
Category

Mid-19th Century British Antique Bookplates

Materials

Paper

The World of Comets; by Amedee Guillemin, Edited by James Glaisher, 1st Ed
Located in valatie, NY
London, Sampson Low, Marston, Searle, & Rivington, 1877. 1st Ed leather hardcover. With bookplate "Royal
Category

1870s Antique Bookplates

Materials

Paper

Human Life by Samuel Rogers in a stunning "à la cathedrale" binding
Located in Middletown, NY
the first and last few pages as is usual for this work. W.A. Foyle library bookplate in red morocco
Category

Early 19th Century English Antique Bookplates

Materials

Gold Leaf

WAGNER (Arthur Rackham) Siegfried The Twilight Of The Gods. 1ST TRADE EDITION
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
, inscriptions, or bookplate, A VERY GOOD COPY.
Category

1910s British Antique Bookplates

Materials

Leather

1788 The Dramatick Writings of Will. Shakspere
By William Shakespeare
Located in Bath, GB
vols II-XVI, XIX and XX. With the bookplate of Benjafield, Bury St. Edmunds, to each front pastedown
Category

1780s British Antique Bookplates

Materials

Paper

Pair Of Antique Hand Colored Botanical Prints
Located in Bridgeport, CT
purposes. The bookplates are presented surmounted on mats within carved and gilt finished frames and
Category

19th Century Country Antique Bookplates

Materials

Glass, Wood, Paper

The South West Prospect of St. Mary s Church in the Strand /// William Maitland
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
portraits and decorative subjects, such as bookplates, after works by contemporary artists.
Category

1750s Old Masters Antique Bookplates

Materials

Engraving, Laid Paper, Intaglio, Etching

Life in Paris – ILLUSTRATED by George Cruikshank, text by David Carey - 1822
Located in Middletown, NY
professionally repaired. Vivid color on plates, scattered foxing and offset. Illustrated etched bookplate of
Category

Early 19th Century English Antique Bookplates

Materials

Leather, Paint, Paper

The Complete Works Of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. 12 vols. WITH A SIGNED CHECK
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
ownership markings, bookplates, or inscriptions, inner and outer hinges fine, head and foot of spines fine
Category

Early 1900s American Antique Bookplates

Materials

Leather

A. A. MILNE. Now We Are Six. FIRST EDITION - SIGNED BY E. H. SHEPARD - 1927
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
, no previous ownership marking, inscriptions, or bookplate, inner and outer hinges fine, head and foot
Category

1920s British Antique Bookplates

Materials

Fabric

"Wer Liefert" Oskar Kokoschka, Satirical Expressionist Caricature, Red on White
By Oskar Kokoschka
Located in New York, NY
postcards, bookbindings, and bookplates he designed for Vienna Crafts Studio commissions. Still, his real
Category

1910s Expressionist Antique Bookplates

Materials

Paper, Chalk

1847 The Naval History of Great Britain, from the Declaration of War by France
By William James (Author)
Located in Bath, GB
nine folding plates and five portraits to volume VI. Collated, complete. With an armorial bookplate
Category

1840s British Antique Bookplates

Materials

Paper

1840 Visits to Remarkable Places: Old Halls, Battle Fields, and Scenes
By William Howitt
Located in Bath, GB
. D. Oliver to a front blank of volume I. With the morocco bookplate of W.A. Foyle of Beeleigh Abbey
Category

1840s British Antique Bookplates

Materials

Paper

1884 The Tales and Poems of Edgar Allan Poe
Located in Bath, GB
Japanese paper. With the bookplate of Robert Hyde Greg to the front pastedown of all volumes. Greg was an
Category

1880s British Antique Bookplates

Materials

Paper

"The Green Kimono -La Garconne Series, " a Color Pochoir
By Kees van Dongen
Located in Milwaukee, WI
. T he print is a bookplate pulled from a book that was issued in a numbered edition of 750. The book
Category

1920s Art Deco Antique Bookplates

Materials

Other Medium

1896 The Principles of Light and Color
By Edwin D. Babbitt
Located in Bath, GB
. With the morocco bookplate of W.A. Foyle of Beeleigh Abbey to the front pastedown. William Foyle
Category

1890s American Antique Bookplates

Materials

Paper

1906 The Poems of Algernon Charles Swinburne
By Algernon Charles Swinburne
Located in Bath, GB
. With the bookplate of cleric J.W.R. Brocklebank to each front pastedown, and with the ink inscription
Category

Early 1900s European Antique Bookplates

Materials

Paper

1848 History of Europe from the Commencement of the French Revolution
By Archibald Alison
Located in Bath, GB
frontispiece to volume I. With the armorial bookplate of MP William John Lysley to each front pastedown
Category

1840s British Antique Bookplates

Materials

Paper

1883-1884 Leaves from the Diary of Henry Greville
By Henry Greville
Located in Bath, GB
bookplate of W.A. Foyle of Beeleigh Abbey to each front pastedown. He founded Foyles bookshop in 1903
Category

1880s British Antique Bookplates

Materials

Paper

Recollections of the Table Talk of Samuel Rogers to which is added, Porsoniana;
Located in Middletown, NY
and offsetting. Provenance: F.E. Dinshaw (armorial bookplates and pressmark labels); William Robinson
Category

19th Century English Antique Bookplates

Materials

Leather, Paper

China Trade Framed Pith Paper Set of Pictures of Butterflies and Plants
Located in Downingtown, PA
late 4th Battalion East Surrey Regiment, and originally featured his bookplate (with forty-two
Category

Mid-19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Bookplates

Materials

Paper

Complete Works Of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. 11 vols. LARGE PAPER EDITION 1886
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
. CONDITION: No previous ownership markings, bookplates, or inscriptions, inner and outer hinges fine, head
Category

1880s American Antique Bookplates

Materials

Leather

GRIBBLE. Rousseau The Women He Loved. 1ST ED EXTRA ILLUSTRATED COSWAY BINDING!
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
fine, head and foot of spine fine, no previous ownership markings, inscriptions, or bookplate, AN
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Early 1900s British Antique Bookplates

Materials

Leather

Miniature illuminated manuscript on vellum with 12 full-page miniatures
By Francois-Jacques Boeri
Located in ZWIJNDRECHT, NL
, all edges gilt, marbled endpapers, bookplate to front endpaper, and additional gathering of four
Category

15th Century and Earlier European French Provincial Antique Bookplates

Materials

Leather

Rudyard KIPLING. Plain Tales From The Hills. THIRD EDITION - PRESENTATION COPY !
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
bookplate of A. P. Watt to front pastedown. CONDITION: Inner and outer hinges fine, head and foot of spine
Category

1890s British Antique Bookplates

Materials

Fabric

Rudyard KIPLING. Many Inventions. 1893 - FIRST EDITION - SIGNED !
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
publisher's original gilt stamped blue cloth, engraved bookplate of A. P. Watt to front pastedown
Category

1890s British Antique Bookplates

Materials

Fabric

1868 The Moonstone
By Wilkie Collins
Located in Bath, GB
first serialised in Charles Dickens' magazine 'All the Year Round'. Bookplate of W. A. Foyle of
Category

1860s British Antique Bookplates

Materials

Paper

The Dramatic Works of William Shakespeare. 10 vols. 4TH ED REVISED FINELY BOUND
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
blind, blind tooled dentelles, marbled pastedowns, endpapers, and edges, engraved bookplate to front
Category

1880s British Antique Bookplates

Materials

Leather

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Antique Bookplates For Sale on 1stDibs

At 1stDibs, there are several options of antique bookplates available for sale. The range of distinct antique bookplates — often made from paper, wood and glass — can elevate any home. Antique bookplates have been made for many years, and versions that date back to the 19th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 20th Century. There are many kinds of antique bookplates to choose from, but at 1stDibs, Modern and Neoclassical antique bookplates are of considerable interest. There have been many well-made antique bookplates over the years, but those made by Anders Zorn and Pierre Bonnard are often thought to be among the most beautiful.

How Much are Antique Bookplates?

Prices for antique bookplates start at $60 and top out at $4,000 with the average selling for $1,190.