Various artists :[American bookplates commissioned by persons whose names begin with the letters C through to E, collected by David Graham. 19-- - 1950s].

Arranged in boxes alphabetically according to the name of the person for whom the plate was made.

Contains plates made for:

H C (name on back of bookplate illegible, possibly Rockwell Kent or Richard Kent)

Californians (3 bookplates, 1 by R M Neily, 1913, 2 by artist unknown)

Louis Dale Carman (note on back of bookplate reads "1802")

Madge Carrick (by D M S, 1932. Picturing a woman sitting upon a large head or mask of a theatrical style. The woman is reading a book and above her is a sign printed backwards reading "Publicity". Note on back of bookplate illegible, possibly reads "S Killene" or "S Kellene")

Wm W Carruth (picturing a path leading between gardens to the double doors of a building, with the text "The Abbey")

Susan E Chatlin

Sarah Heyliger Church (possibly by J J Lankes, 1923)

Cleveland Public Library (full text reads "The John Griswold White Collection of Folklore and Orientalia A Gift to the Cleveland Public Library", pictured are 2 American Indians in traditional dress)

Colonial Dames of America (possibly by Edwin Davis French. Picturing an ornate fan)

Columbia University (full english text reads "Columbia University in the City of New York; The Library; Bought from the income of the Nathan J Miller Fund")

S Herald Connon (includes text reading "The poetry of earth is never dead")

John Gardner Cope (picturing a standing figure bound hand and foot, and bound also to a log raft by rope and an iron ring, floating in heavy seas toward a lone distant star)

Blaine Cordner (by D A. Featuring 3 penguins entering a door marked "Stagedoor")

George H Corey (initials of artist illegible, possibly read "S K, 1941")

John Herbert Corning (by Hy Sandham, 1890, possibly Henry Sandham. Pictured is a figure modelled on the mythological figure Atlas carrying upon his shoulders a globe marked "Litterae")

I E Cotton (name of artist illegible, possibly F Meade Naitan, or F Meade Norton. Note on back of bookplate reads "S Kellner")

William Ashmead Courtenay (full text reads "William Ashmead Courtenay Charleston S.C.", possibly referring to Charleston, South Carolina)

L Cowlishaw (full title given "L. Cowlishaw. M.B.. Ch.M.")

Vernon and Mary Cox (by C B C, 1930. Featuring a ship sailing through a channel and the text "The ice did split with thunder fit; The helmsman steered us through", from "The Rime of the Ancient Mariner"))

Marion Crary

L B Crooker (full text reads "L. B. Crooker's Library; Mendota, Ill-1875. No. 94". Note from collector reads "Hon. Col. of the U.S. Civil War; Lawyer; 1875")

Crothers (by Elizabeth Mills, 1903. Full text reads "Ardella Mills. Elizabeth Mills Crothers. Amoena: Patrin: Librorum")

Anne M Cummins

Eugene D (picturing a chef with the text "Cuisine Francaise". Note on back of bookplate illegible, possibly reads "Miss Warshawsky. New York USA". A further note from the collector gives this name as "Miss Washawsky, N.Y.")

Shirley and Hendrich Dahl

W E Daignault (12 bookplates. 2 bookplates by Anne M Danielsen, 1948; 1 for which the collector has noted "sc. Anne M. Daneilson[sic] [1897-1950]; Colorado U.S.A. 1948"; the other, for which he has noted "sc. A.M.Danielsen, 1948" depicts a skull, books upon a shelf and 2 serpents entwined around a winged staff. 4 bookplates possibly by Valentin Le Campion. 1 bookplate possibly by R Barende, 1950. 2 bookplates by K K. The collector has noted this artist's name as "Talman. Kubeny" and as "Kalman. Kubeny, Cleveland USA". Possibly by Kalman Kubinyi. 2 bookplates, sharing a similar style, depict "L'Orient" and "L'Occident", which the collector has noted as being "After Flaxmans Homer's Odessey"[sic]. No artist name is given for these 2 bookplates though 1 bears text which reads "Copyright 1929, C. Grentzebach, Chicago--Classic No. 1", though the collector has noted "The copyright is for the special ink[Metallic]". 1 bookplate is by artist unknown, including a "Christmas Greeting")

Edith Putman Dart (text reads "In Memory of Edith Putman Dart; 1874-1903. Pictured is a book with "PI OF KAPPA KAPPA GAMMA" written upon the spine and a candelabra)

Ann and Cliff Davenport

Flora Neil Davidson (2 bookplates)

Herman Davis (full text reads "Herman Davis; Reno, Nevada.", and the word "Metallurgy" is written upon the spine of a book depicted in the bookplate)

Winfield J Davis (full text reads "Winfield J. Davis; Sacto. Cal.; No. 378". The illustration has an Egyptian or Pharaonic theme, including a sphinx and 2 pyramids)

Cyrus Day (by J L M)

Mary Bostwick Day (by F Meier, 1923. Full text reads "U. of C. 1908; Librarian; Mary Bostwick Day PH.B". Pictured are palm trees and 3 pyramids alongside a river)

Albert Deane

H E Deats

C W C Deering

Ezakonyv Deryeke (name of artist illegible, possibly Domingo F)

Deryne (ink stamp on back of bookplate illegible, possibly reads "fec bartos szeged; linoleumschnitt")

Patzauer Dezso (by Bartos)

Betsie Diamond (by W N J. Pictured is a mythological Pan type figure playing a trumpet, which would seem to be causing books to fall from the trees around him)

J E Diamond (by K K, possibly Kalman Kubinyi)

J Edouard Diamond (by Dale Nichols)

Arthur Dole

A Dolezal (owner also possibly the artist. Ink stamp on back of bookplate reads "Ant. Dolezal, mallr a grafik; Plzen, Nadrazni tr. 30.")

Elizabeth Mechtfield Doppler

Caroline Mae Du Val

John Henderson Dudley (possibly also John Dudley Henderson. Initials of artist illegible, possibly M W V)

Cleone S Dunlap

Kenneth Durward

Captain G W Eedy (Illustration includes several swastikas)

Joseph C Egbert (by Sidney L Smith "del & sc")

Hettie Elliott (by M Greenleaf)

Elizabeth and Ethan Ellis (J W Jameson, 1933 "del et sculpt")

Lewis Ethan Ellis (possibly by John Brookflank. Emblem on bookplate reads "Syracuse University. Founded AD 1870")

George H Ellwanger (possibly by Sidney L Smith)

Edward Bryant Ellsworth (name of the artist illegible, possibly Marian Allard T)

George W Emerson (name of artist illegible, possibly M M Muller or M M Kuller. Full text of bookplate reads "Truth swerves not, neither to the right nor left, fixed and eternal as the polar star. Ex Libris; George W. Emerson. Hitch your wagon to a star" [quote from Ralph Waldo Emerson], and pictured is a wagon hitched onto a star)

Adelino Xavier Esteves (2 bookplates by C Radler)

John W Evans (by Evans, 1919. Note on back of bookplate reads "Eng. Copper by John W. Evans")

Quantity: 73 b&w art print(s) on bookplates..

Physical Description: Engravings, etchings

Provenance: Donated by David Graham in the 1950s.