Grolier Club Bookplates

Past and Present

Alexander Lawrence Ames, Mark Samuels Lasner, William E. Butler , Molly E. Dotson

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Grolier Club of New York
04 January 2024

Prints & printmaking; Exhibition catalogues & specific collections; Illustration

A lavishly illustrated volume showcasing some of the most important bookplates produced in America from the collection of the Grolier Club.

A miniature work of art, a bookplate may be viewed as a metaphorical portrait of a collector or library, using the designer's personal graphic style. It also tells a story about the relationship between the artist and the patron. Illustrious collectors ranging from Eleanor Roosevelt to Harry Elkins Widener, J.P. Morgan and Paul Mellon come to life through bookplates by such celebrated figures as Dorothy Sturgis Harding, Eric Gill, Walter Crane, Rudolph Koch, and Rockwell Kent. Grolier Club Bookplates, Past & Present is a veritable who's-who of both book collectors and the graphic artists who created their personalized ex-libris over the past 130 years, down to the present day. This carefully researched and amply annotated book not only provides a feast for a bibliophile's eyes but also explores the meaning behind bookplates and their legacy as cultural indicators in book history.

By: Alexander Lawrence Ames, Mark Samuels Lasner
Contributions by: William E. Butler, Molly E. Dotson
Imprint: Grolier Club of New York
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm, Spine: 20mm
Weight: 426g
ISBN: 9781605831046
ISBN 10: 1605831042
Pages: 160
Publication Date: 04 January 2024
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Alexander Lawrence Ames is director of outreach and engagement at the Rosenbach Museum & Library in Philadelphia. Mark Samuels Lasner is a senior research fellow at the University of Delaware Library, Museums, and Press. William E. Butler is a John Edward Fowler Distinguished Professor of Law at Penn State Dickinson Law. Molly E. Dotson is a graphic arts librarian at Princeton University Library and a former curator of the Yale Bookplate Collection.

Reviews for Grolier Club Bookplates: Past and Present

"""This book is a welcome addition. . . handsomely produced, and one which should be found on any shelves where bookplate research is supported."" * Book Collector *"