Category Archives: Bookplates, book labels, and bookstamps
Armorial bookplate dated 1739: Francis Massy, Esq. of Rixton, Lancashire
| “Francis Massy, lord of the manors of Rixton and Glazebrook, born 1703, and who died unmarried 28 September 1748, when the family became extinct. By his will, dated 27 February, he left his estate and effects to his kinsman George Meynell of Yorkshire.” — Remains Historical & Literary Connected with the Palatine Counties of Lancaster and Chester. Published By The Chetham Society. Vol. CX. (1882), p. 224. ❧ Bookplate signed “I. Skinner, Bath, sculpt.” Jacob Skinner was active between 1732 and 1753. ❧ The Massy bookplate is on the front pastedown of Gabriel Harvey’s copy of Livy (Basle, 1555). Call number (Ex) PA6452 .A2 1555q. A complete digital scan of this remarkable annotated book is available here, however, the scanning project did not include full coverage of this piece of ownership evidence. |
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Armorial bookplate: Valentin Ferdinand von Gudenus (1679–1758)
Ex Libris Adr. Jos. Havé
Formerly owned by Sir Hans Sloane
| Earlier today researchers with the Sloane Printed Books Project confirmed that the Princeton copy of G. Lockhart, Memoirs concerning the Affairs of Scotland (London, 1714; call number RCPXR 14825.592.11) is from his library. The project’s website explains a number of ways to recognizing his books, cf. “Identifying Sloane’s books.” The bookstamps “Mvsevm Britiannivm” and “British Museum Sale Duplicate 1787″ are one instance of evidence (verso of title page showing through.) However, key evidence is that Sloane’s manuscript catalogue lists this work (vol. 5 f 232 r) as “a 2015.” At the foot of the title page the “a” and the “2” are visible. ❧ Other embossements and markings signal Princeton’s accession of this book in the 19th century. ❧ |
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Booklabels of James Toovey († 1893)
![]() ❧ Oval book label printed in gilt: Burnham Abbey Bucks; monogram within ‘IT’ with a cross, on front paste-down of Virgil. Opera. Rome : In domo Petri de Maximo [Conradus Sweynheym and Arnoldus Pannartz], 28 Feb. 1469. Junius Morgan Collection (VRG) 2945.1469q |
❧ Circular book label printed in gilt with monogram ‘IT’ with a cross, surrounded by wreath and scroll with motto “Inter Folia Fructus.” On front paste down of Constitutions des treize États-Unis de l’Amérique.A Philadelphia et se trouve a Paris, : P. D. Pierres, imprimeur. ; Pissot, pere & fils, Libraires, 1783. Call number (EX) 7583.01.267.11 copy 1. This copy presented by Junius Morgan, accessioned 10 May 1897. ❧ ❧ For more on Toovey see W. Roberts, The Book-Hunter in London (1895), page 253 ff |
John Boyle, 5th Earl of Orrery (1707–1762)
Bound in vellum stained green![]() A Collection of the State Letters of the Rt. Hon. Roger Boyle, the first earl of Orrery (Dublin, Printed by and for G. Faulkner, 1743). Call number (Ex) 1473.16.691. ❧ With his badge: “O” surmounted by an earl’s coronet stamped on spine: ![]() For further details, see British Armorial Bindings, http://armorial.library.utoronto.ca/stamp-owners/BOY003 ❧ Inscribed on front free endpaper: “Orrery. Leicester Fields. Feb: 8th 1750–51″ ❧ ❧ ❧ ❧ ❧ ❧ ❧ Horace |
Bookplates ❧ In A Collection of the State Letters ![]() His bookplate dating to 1751 or later; John succeeded his father as fifth earl of Orrery in 1731 and his kinsman as fifth earl of Cork in 1751. ❧ ❧ In The Workes of Benjamin Jonson. (London, 1616) Call number (EX) 3806.1616q ![]() His bookplate with arms of Boyle impaling Hamilton to commemorate his marriage in 1738 to Margaret, the only daughter of John Hamilton, Esq., of Caledon, co. Tyrone. and his initials “I.O.” to left of coronet. ❧ For further details about his bookplates see: Journal of the Ex Libris Society vol. 7 p.57 for “Notes on some Boyle bookplates” at http://goo.gl/YjiKj |
Supralibros of Jean de la Rochefoucauld, abbé de Marmoutiers (d. 1583).
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De rebvs gestis francorvm libri X. Anoldi Ferroni… De rebvs gestis Gallorum libri IX ad historiam Pauli Aemylii additi, Chronicon I. Tilii de regibvs francoribii, a Pharamundo usque ad Henricum II. Paris: apud Vascosanum, 1555. Call number: (Ex) 1508.324.
Edward Irenaeus Stevenson. His Book.
Claude Crespigny of the South Sea House
| Claude Crespigny of the South Sea House ❧ Armorial bookplate, signature, crest, cipher, inscription. ❧ Sir Claude Champion de Crespigny (1734–1818). Created first Baronet of Crespigny in 1805. Died at age 83 on 28 January 1818. For his portrait see http://goo.gl/TcyNM On spine his cipher (interlaced C’s) and crest (On a chapeau, gules, turned up, ermine, a enhit arm erect, holding a broad sword, proper). ❧ Inscribed on pastedown: “This book was given me by the Hon.ble John Spencer Esq.r A.o 1745.” ❧ Johann Heinrich Cohausen (1665–1750). Hermippus redivivus : or, The sage’s triumph over old age and the grave. Wherein, a method is laid down for prolonging the life and vigour of man. Including a commentary upon an antient inscription, in which this great secret is revealed; supported by numerous authorities. The whole interspersed with a great variety of remarkable, and well attested relations. London : Printed for J. Nourse, 1744. Call number: (Ex)3437.93.345.6 |
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