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19th Century Colored Print "A Game of Polo"
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
antique bookplate measure: 10" x 14.5".  
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1870s English High Victorian Antique Bookplates

Set of Six Reprints of 18th C. French Architectural Studies
Located in Bridgeport, CT
After J.F. Blondel, 'Maisons de Plaisances' bookplates. A. Bourdier, Versailles printer. 20th
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Early 20th Century French Regency Antique Bookplates

Set of 6 Blue Cloth Bound Books. The Works of H.H Munro."Saki" C.1927
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Interesting signed bookplate in each volume Good condition The measurement below relates to the 6 books.
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1920s English Antique Bookplates

Materials

Paper

Moliere s Works in English, Six Volumes Leather Bound
Located in San Francisco, CA
former owner's bookplate.
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19th Century American Antique Bookplates

Materials

Leather, Paper

Scott s Historical Works Novels and Romances in Full Leather Bindings
Located in San Francisco, CA
Woodstock. Full green leather binding with gilt-tooling and raised spines, all edges gilt. Bookplates of
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Early 19th Century English Regency Antique Bookplates

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Leather

Illustrated Leather Bound Set of the Works of Charles Dickens in 22 Volumes
Located in San Francisco, CA
bookplates of former owner. All the major novels are included. Sun fading to the spines. Illustrations by
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Early 20th Century English Edwardian Antique Bookplates

Materials

Leather

Louis XV/ Louis XVI Transitional Style Side Table
Located in Atlanta, GA
trimmed in brass ormolu and has a bookplate veneer centered by a marquetry inlay of satinwood. The aprons
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Early 20th Century French Antique Bookplates

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Brass, Ormolu

Histories of Britain, France and China Bound in Royal Blue Leather Bindings
Located in San Francisco, CA
. Retaining the bookplates of former owner.
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Late 19th Century American Victorian Antique Bookplates

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Leather, Paper

Letters of the Earl of Chesterfield to His Son in 4 Volumes Published 1787
Located in San Francisco, CA
bookplates.
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Late 18th Century English George III Antique Bookplates

Materials

Leather, Paper

Letters of the Earl of Chesterfield to His Son in 4 Volumes Published 1787
Located in San Francisco, CA
bookplates.
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Late 18th Century English George III Antique Bookplates

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Leather, Paper

1910-1911 The Book of Decorative Furniture
Located in Bath, GB
French decorative furniture, and many others. With the morocco bookplate of W.A. Foyle of Beeleigh Abbey
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1910s British Antique Bookplates

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Paper

MILNE, A. A. The House at Pooh Corner, 1928, First Edition
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
and outer hinges Fine, head and foot of spine Fine, no bookplate, small neat gift inscription to half
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1920s British Antique Bookplates

Materials

Fabric

R. H. Elkin - Old Dutch Nursery Rhymes - 1st Ed in English - in an Onlay Binding
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
on page 24. CONDITION: Internally clean and bright, no previous ownership markings or bookplate
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1910s British Antique Bookplates

Materials

Leather

Golf Rules 1928 Royal and Ancient Golf Club, St Andrews
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
Ancient Golf Club and 'STEWARD' to the front. On the flyleaf there is a bookplate for David Stirk. 'Rules
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1920s Scottish Antique Bookplates

Materials

Paper

Peter and Wendy by J.M. Barrie, 1st American Edition, CIrca 1911
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
copyright page by Charles Scribner's Sons, New York, NY. Spine sunned, corners lightly bumped, bookplate
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1910s Antique Bookplates

The Works of Francis Rabelais in 4 Leatherbound Volumes Published In London 1784
Located in San Francisco, CA
expected browning and signs of use. Contains the small bookplate of former owner.
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Mid-18th Century English Georgian Antique Bookplates

Materials

Leather, Paper

BUCHAN, John. A History Of The Great War. AUTOGRAPH EDITION. 8 vols. 1922
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
, inscription, or bookplates, spines slightly sunned otherwise in VERY GOOD condition.
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1920s American Antique Bookplates

Materials

Leather

MILNE, A. A. Winnie The Pooh. (FIRST EDITION - FIRST PRINTING - 1926)
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
clean, no previous ownership markings, gift inscriptions, or bookplate, back corners still square
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1920s British Antique Bookplates

Materials

Fabric

1883-1884 The Complete Works of Nathaniel Hawthorne
Located in Bath, GB
portrait plate to volume XIII. Collated, complete. With the bookplate of the library at Carolands to
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1880s British Antique Bookplates

Materials

Paper

Plutarch s Lives in 8 Leatherbound Volumes Published London, J. Tonson 1727
Located in San Francisco, CA
. Retains bookplate of former owner.
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1720s English Georgian Antique Bookplates

Materials

Leather, Paper

Book of Common Prayer, C. 1870, Leather Bound, with Brass Mounts Clasps
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
bookplate, inner and outer hinges fine, head and foot of spine fine, overall VERY GOOD.
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Late 19th Century British Antique Bookplates

Materials

Leather

The Works Of The Late Edgar Allan Poe With A Memoir. 4 vols. - 1856
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
, inscriptions, or bookplates, inner and outer hinges fine, head and foot of spine fine, overall VERY GOOD
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1850s American Antique Bookplates

Materials

Leather

Curious Articles from the Gentleman s Magazine in Four Volumes, 1814
Located in valatie, NY
Medical Officer of Health for Tramore, Ireland in the late 19th century. The books have his bookplates.
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Early 19th Century English Antique Bookplates

Materials

Paper, Leather

MILNE. Winnie The Pooh. 1926 - FIRST EDITION - FIRST PRINTING - WITH DUST JACKET
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
inscription or bookplate, A FINE COPY, the DJ is GOOD+, in a protective mylar jacket. CONDITION: Rubbing to
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1920s British Antique Bookplates

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Fabric

1822 Lady Jane Grey, and Her Times
Located in Bath, GB
interesting part of English history. Bookplate of H. Bernard A. de Bruyne to the front paste down. Gift
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1820s European Antique Bookplates

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Paper

First Edition of Historical Work on ". Indians of North America" by Paul Kane
Located in Middletown, NY
Provenance: Bookplate of William H. Claflin Jr., with inscription in ink from his wife Helen dated June 8
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Mid-19th Century English Antique Bookplates

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Leather, Paper

Mother and Child
By Eric Gill
Located in Plano, TX
as a bookplate for the Rev. Desmond Chute and used as an illustration in the Mistress of Vision by
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1920s Modern Antique Bookplates

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Wood, Engraving, Woodcut

Set of Seven Leather Books, Diary and Letters of Madame D Arblay, 1846
Located in Lambertville, NJ
., by Wood, London. Bookplate of St. Paul's School and small blind stamp on title pages. A New edition
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Mid-19th Century English Antique Bookplates

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Leather, Parchment Paper

Winston CHURCHILL. My African Journey - FIRST EDITION - 1908 - IN A FINE BINDING
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
, inscriptions, or bookplate, inner and outer hinges fine, head and foot of spine fine, A FINE COPY. ADDITIONAL
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Early 1900s British Antique Bookplates

Materials

Leather

Dr. Walter Vogel - Exlibris — 1920s German Expressionism
By Karl Michel
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
Karl Michel, 'Dr. Walter Vogel - Exlibris der Exlibrissammlung' (Bookplate of the Exlibris
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1920s Expressionist Antique Bookplates

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Woodcut

Dickens, Charles, A Christmas Carol, Third Edition, in Original Cloth, 1843
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
previous ownership markings or bookplate, spine expertly relined, mild general overall handling, internally
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1840s British Antique Bookplates

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Fabric

Ex libris Kommerzienrat Georg Giesecke
By Max Klinger
Located in Roma, IT
Giorgio de Chirico. Ex-librīs (or bookplate) is usually a small print or decorative label pasted into a
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Early 1900s Modern Antique Bookplates

Materials

Etching

One Thousand and One Night - The Presentation - 1906
By Raphael Kirchner
Located in Roma, IT
"One Thousand and One Nights" stories, a bookplate titled Das Buch der Tausend Nächte und der einen
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Early 1900s Symbolist Antique Bookplates

Materials

Engraving

One Thousand and One Night - the Harem - 1906
By Raphael Kirchner
Located in Roma, IT
Thousand and One Nights" stories, a bookplate titled Das Buch der Tausend Nächte und der einen Nacht (C.W
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Early 1900s Symbolist Antique Bookplates

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Engraving

Lovely "Naughty" Book Illustrated by Clara Tice, with Famous B. Franklin Text
Located in Middletown, NY
with her etched bookplate showing a naked woman and peacock, plus that of Carl Weeks; original burnt
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Early 20th Century American Antique Bookplates

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Gold Leaf

1832-4 The Works of Lord Byron with his Letters and Journals, and his Life by Th
By Lord Byron
Located in Bath, GB
except I, IX. Howard Douglas Leonard Galton's armorial bookplate to front pastedown. Rebound in uniform
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1830s British Antique Bookplates

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Paper

Ex Libris "GR" - Original Woodcut by M. Fingesten - Early 1900
By Michel Fingesten
Located in Roma, IT
bookplate that identifies the owner of the book into which it is pasted. Michel Fingesten Michel
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Early 20th Century Modern Antique Bookplates

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Woodcut

This Side of Paradise by F. Scott Fitzgerald
Located in Middletown, NY
edges trimmed; no dust jacket. Hathaway armorial bookplate pasted down inside front cover, paper cracked
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Early 20th Century English Antique Bookplates

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Gold Leaf

Antique Miniature Chinese Porcelain Encre de Chine Grisaille Qianlong Caddy, 18C
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
readily duplicated the engraved bookplates supplied to the decorators as source materials. The technique
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18th Century Chinese Qing Antique Bookplates

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Porcelain

Mémoires de M. de La Porte, premier valet de chambre de Louis XIV
Located in Middletown, NY
pages but otherwise pages are clean and bright and binding impeccable. Armorial bookplate of Soldati
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Mid-18th Century Antique Bookplates

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Gold Leaf

1839-1874 History of The United States From The Discovery of The American Contin
By George Bancroft
Located in Bath, GB
, written by American historian and politician, George Bancroft. With the bookplate of Sidney A. Kirkman to
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Late 19th Century American Antique Bookplates

Materials

Paper

JOE S OYSTER BAR
Located in Portland, ME
block prints. He was a noted designer of bookplates. For a time around the turn of the twentieth
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Early 20th Century Antique Bookplates

Materials

Etching

Ex Libris "GB" - Original Woodcut by M. Fingesten - Early 1900
By Michel Fingesten
Located in Roma, IT
extraordinary production of Ex Libris (bookplates). After studying at the Academy of Fine Arts in Vienna, and in
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Early 20th Century Modern Antique Bookplates

Materials

Woodcut

Ex Musicis - Original Woodcut by M. Fingesten - Early 1900
By Michel Fingesten
Located in Roma, IT
extraordinary production of Ex Libris (bookplates). After studying at the Academy of Fine Arts in Vienna, and in
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Early 20th Century Modern Antique Bookplates

Materials

Etching

Spanish Galleon (nautical seascape ship painting)
By Charles E. Mills
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
local Dedham landscapes. He designed bookplates and created and redesigned patterns for the Dedham
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1920s Abstract Impressionist Antique Bookplates

Materials

Oil

Hasidic Student Palestine 30s Judaica Woodblock Woodcut Print Chicago WPA Artist
By Todros Geller
Located in Surfside, FL
commissioned for stained glass windows, bookplates, community centers and Yiddish and English books. He was
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Early 20th Century Modern Antique Bookplates

Materials

Paper, Woodcut

Jewish Market Peddler Judaica Woodblock Woodcut Print Chicago 1930s WPA Artist
By Todros Geller
Located in Surfside, FL
commissioned for stained glass windows, bookplates, community centers and Yiddish and English books. He was
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Early 20th Century Modern Antique Bookplates

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Paper, Woodcut

2 Volumes. John Ashton, Social Life in the Reign of Queen Anne
Located in New York, NY
bookplate of Henry Clay Frick. Published: London: Chatto & Windus, Piccadilly. 1882.
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Late 19th Century English Antique Bookplates

Materials

Leather

6 Volumes. Elizabeth Barrett Browning, The Poetical Works.
Located in New York, NY
dentelles. Frontispieces, illustrations, and a facsimile letter. Bookplate of Andrew Carnegie. London: Smith
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Late 19th Century English Antique Bookplates

Materials

Leather

Jonathan Swift, The Works
Located in New York, NY
boards, top edges gilt, and raised bands. Each volume with the bookplate, and full inscription of the
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1880s English Antique Bookplates

Materials

Leather

1 Volume, Mandell Creighton, Queen Elizabeth
Located in New York, NY
300 copies, plates in 2 states, this is #195. Armorial bookplate. Published: London, Paris: (Goupil
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19th Century English Antique Bookplates

Materials

Leather

23 Volumes, J.H. Jesse, Works, Literary and Historical Memorials of London
Located in New York, NY
1847. Each volume with the bookplate of Robert Hoe.
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19th Century English Antique Bookplates

Materials

Leather

Books, William Henry Ireland s "The Life of Napoleon Bonaparte" First Edition!
Located in New York, NY
. Bookplates of J. Barton Townsend and William Alan Pinkerton Watkins. Engraved titles to each volume, 24 hand
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1820s English Antique Bookplates

Materials

Leather, Paper

4 Volumes. Lanfrey, P. The History Of Napoleon The First.
Located in New York, NY
Characteristic "N" Dated June 22, 1811 With Phoenix Ingraham Bookplate. Published: London & New York: MacMillan
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Late 19th Century American Antique Bookplates

Materials

Leather

2 Volumes, Lewis Carroll, Alice in Wonderland Through the Looking Glass
Located in New York, NY
owner's bookplate paste-down in each volume (Michael James Miscoe). Each volume has original cloth covers
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1860s English Antique Bookplates

Materials

Leather

Walt Whitman, The Complete Writings, Stunning 10-Vol set
By Walt Whitman
Located in New York, NY
dust jackets. Ten volumes. Handsome bookplate of R. Mck. Duperu on front pastedown of each volume
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Late 19th Century American Antique Bookplates

Materials

Paper

2 Volumes. W.H. Davenport Adams, The Merry Monarch; or, England Under Charles II
Located in New York, NY
morocco by Stikeman & Co. Morocco booklabel and large bookplate of Henry Clay Frick. Top edges gilt
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Late 19th Century English 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.