"Learning has gained most by those books by which the printers have lost"
One of the things I love about old books is that they sometimes come with old book plates attached. Last week I got a new addition to the collection courtesy of nodbear who tracked down a copy of Vivian Stuart and George T. Eggleston's His Majesty's Sloop of War Diamond Rock for me, which originally came from the Seafarer's Education Society and is inset with this fabulous book plate. How's that for a fierce old sea dog?!
Another of my favourites is my second edition of Edward Osler's Life of Admiral Lord Exmouth which came from the library of author John Fowles and still has his own bookplate.
I also rather like the legend on this bookplate in Edward Fraser's Napoleon the Gaoler. I'm tempted to try and remove the library card holder but I think it would just tear the plate underneath.
"Learning has gained most by those books by which the printers have lost."
Another of my favourites is my second edition of Edward Osler's Life of Admiral Lord Exmouth which came from the library of author John Fowles and still has his own bookplate.
I also rather like the legend on this bookplate in Edward Fraser's Napoleon the Gaoler. I'm tempted to try and remove the library card holder but I think it would just tear the plate underneath.
"Learning has gained most by those books by which the printers have lost."