Hi Roxane, They were the earliest known marks of ownership of books, often bearing the name, motto, device, coat-of-arms, crest, badge, or any motif that related to the owner of the book. Bookplate for author Robin Hobb (RobinHobb.com) Artwork by Carol Craig. Our friend is a musician and comes from a family of musicians. The Library of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences, The Cathedral Church of Saint John the Divine, http://www.unesco.org/culture/intangible-heritage/22afr_uk.htm. As the Antioch Company has now closed, this bookplate has been out of print for many years. As a last resort, you could take the book to a reputable antiquarian bookseller (or pay an appraiser) for another opinion. One of the joys of having an online business is having the chance to work with people from all over the world. If your bookplates arrive damaged in any way, we will replace them at no additional cost. Create a free website or blog at WordPress.com. If you’d like to send me a photo, please send an email (see “about –> get in touch” at top of page) and I will give you the email address to send it to.
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Larger orders are usually shipped in a white corrugated cardboard box. J&P Voelkel write a really interesting adventure series called Jaguar Stones, based on historical facts about Mayan culture, appropriate for young readers. They are also sometimes known as “ex libris,” meaning “from the library of.”) They’re most commonly used to identify the book’s owner. We have printed bookplates for Giffin that are for her books in general, and ones that are specific to each book. Antioch bookplates (ex libris) for home, schools and libraries. As we launch this new gallery of Mary Engelbreit artwork, we will also begin to offer all of our non-personalized bookplates in smaller quantities of 20 bookplates for a truly affordable gift. Author photos with reproduced signatures underneath often appear in 19th-century books. They seemed quite used to being around people and, at least while we were there, seemed to enjoy showing off. For a more personalized look, many authors order one of our many border designs and have the bookplates custom printed with their name, website address and/or book title. While Jon was battling the daily perils of the jungle, Pamela was growing up in a sedate seaside town in northwest England and dreaming of adventure. Yes, if you send us a clean, clear print of a bookplate, we can most likely re-print it for you. He requested “With compliments of the author” and his name be printed on the plate.
(You can unsubscribe anytime). If you are looking for a particular design, perhaps one you had years ago, contact us and we will see if we can locate it and re-print it for you. Singapore | English (UK) | $ (SGD), remembering account, browser, and regional preferences, remembering privacy and security settings, personalised search, content, and recommendations, helping sellers understand their audience, showing relevant, targeted ads on and off Etsy. Dismiss. We ask for your name, mailing address, phone number, e-mail address, and credit card information on our order form. It offers a literal illustration of a Chewa proverb, appropriate to thank those who have helped to fund the book.