Kent, Rockwell, 1882-1971

Date: 1900 - 1960

From: The Graham Bookplate Collection; bookplates collected by David H Graham. [1500-1950s]

By: Hopson, William Fowler, 1849-1935; Junge, Carl Stephen, 1880-1934; Kent, Rockwell, 1882-1971

Reference: BOOKPLATES-Graham-US-A/B

Description: Arranged in boxes alphabetically according to the name of the person for whom the plate was made. Contains plates made for: Anonymous (text reads "E. Bibliotheca: Domine. Tu: Sacerdotis. I O. Grav: Omnia. Nosti") E A (possibly by Rockwell Kent) Henry Alafler Juliet Elizabeth Alexander (initial of artist "R" or possibly "A") Lloyd and Catherine Alexander (initials of artist "B R" or possibly "B A", 1932) Crombie Allen (included in the bookplate is a Rotary International emblem with the motto "Service before Self", references to Los Angeles, California and Pennsylvania, world maps and a bell with a name upon it, possibly M Caming) Gertrude Allen I M Allen (initials of the artist illegible, possibly F L. Bookplate pictures a view through a window of a man guiding a horse and plough, and includes the text "The Hawthorns") Americam Merchant Marine (by H G White. Bookplate text reads "To Seamen of the American Merchant Marine ... From Friends in Cleveland O. and the American Merchant Marine Library Association") Mary Stuart Heathcoat Amory (name typed on back of bookplate reads "Lady Mabel Annesley", though it is not clear whether this is the artist or donor. Possibly Lady Mabel Marguerite Annesley) E Wyllys Andrews (name of the artist illegible, possibly C Mitchell. Name on back of bookplate also illegible, possibly reads "R F Deymour") Irene and Edmund Andrews Florence Audubon (by Jay Chambers, MCM, possibly 1900. Pictured are birds in flight, possibly swallows, and a squirrel with an acorn) C E Austin (by W F Hopson del. & sc. , 1896. Possibly designed earlier by W E Home inv. 1893) C S B (features horses and riders following a pack of hounds, presumably hunting. Note on back of bookplate reads "after Berwick. Electrotype of orig. block") Carlyle S Baer (5 bookplates. 1 by G D P, possibly George D Perrottet, 1934. 1 by T F, featuring 2 polo players on horseback. 1 by F C Blank, 1926, featuring a heraldic emblem. 1 by artist unknown, featuring a gentleman on horseback jumping a gate on a country road. Pictured in 1 is a horse and trap with rider. Text of bookplate reads "Major Delmar, from the painting of Alexander Pope, 1903. Major Delmar 1:59 3/4 (1903) by Delmar out of Expectation by Autograph. One of the greatest trotting geldings of all time". Carlyle Solomon Baer (by A H N, possibly Arthur H Noll, 1915) Lyle S Baer (2 bookplates. Note on back of 1 bookplate illegible, possibly reads "Etching by Bertha Gorst, A.R.E." or "Etching by Bertha Goist, A.R.E." Note on back of the other reads "by Wm R A Hayes, after von Bayros") Lula Barber Bailey (by E S Sewell, 1938) Merton G L Bailey (by Edward C Caswell, 1926. Includes a round emblem of a sun which reads "Bowdoin Collegii Sigillum 1794") Hettie Gray Baker (6 bookplates, 2 by S Harrod, possibly Stanley Harrod, 1923 and 1924, 2 by Alexander Hess, 1 by artist unknown, featuring sketch of Lawrence of Arabia and the text "Lawrenciana", 1 by V M F. The bookplate by V M F plays on the surname of the owner, reading "Hettie Gray, Baker, owns this book" and features a woman in a baker's hat and carrying a Christmas style pudding. Note on back of bookplate illegible but possibly reads "Verna Forbes" or "Verna Faber" as the artist) Edgar Barclay (by A C) James Barrie Playground (by Carl S Junge. Full text of bookplate reads "Ex Libris, James Barrie Playground, Oak Park. Those who bring sunshine into the lives of others cannot keep it from themselves; J M Barrie") Mary F Bartlett (by E F, possibly 1923) H Wheeler Bassett (2 bookplates, 1 by M C, 1 possibly by Victor Stuyvaert, 1930. Note on back of bookplate reads "An Appreciation from Victor Stuyvaert") Curt Bates Curtis E Bates (2 bookplates) Daniel Magee Beach Jr (by W E F. Note on back of bookplate illegible, possibly reads "by Wm Edgar Firhee, USA") Holmes Beckwith (by S C, 1908. Text on bookplate reads "Follow the Gleam") William H Behle Marcus Benjamin (by "K". Picturing a boy riding a hobbyhorse in the form of a book, with a quill pen for a lance) Berkeley Philatelic Society (picturing an open air theatre, with the text "Ex Libris, Berkeley Philatelic Society. Organized April 29 1900. Gift of ...") Muriel Berry Charles H Bertie J E Bicheno (also possibly I E Bicheno. Includes the text "Inter Folia Fructus") Eric N Birks (by John P Davies, 1920) Bohemian Club (2 bookplates, both bearing the motto "Weaving spiders come not here". 1 bears the further text "Presented to the Bohemian Club in memory of Bohemian Harry Durbrow, 1886-1920". The other bookplate reads "Class ... US History; ACC ... Case 38") Phys Boke Y Bonsoms Ebert J Botts (by H N P. Note on back of bookplate illegible, possibly reads "etching by Horaito N Poole, USA" or "etching by Horatio N Poole, USA") W G Bowdoin Walter Bradley Erastus Brainerd (by Andrew Filmer. Full text reads "33.21; Bd. July, 1879; Sigill: Coll: Harvard: Cantab: Nov: Angl: 1650. The Gift of Erastus Brainerd, of Cambridge. {H.U. 1874.}; 16 Oct. 1876.") Warren Breed Arthur K Brewer (by M J Mcl. 1904) Luther Brewer (including the text "Inter Folia Fructus" and "Cedar Rapids 1A") Wheaton Hale Brewer (note on back of bookplate reads "W E F") William Brewster (bookplate features stylised musical notation and includes insets of a church style building and an organist) John Alexander Britton (includes text "Fiat Lux" and "Shreve & Co S.F.") Van E Britton (picturing 2 rooms, 1 a study or library, the other a drawing room or music room with a piano) Earl Brooks (bookplate includes several insets. 1 depicts a beaver upon a shield with 3 downturned shell motifs and the text "Perseverando, Brooks", another depicts 2 snakes coiled around a winged staff, another depicts a 6 pointed star or Star of David upon which is a crown, another depicts a 2 headed eagle perched upon a sword with the number 32 in a triangle on it's breast. The bookplate centrepiece depicts a singing bird) Robert Buchanan (by R B) Harvey Melvin Bufton Henry Tighlman Bull (text reads "Henry Tighlman Bull, United States Cavalry") William Henry and Katharine French Burnham (1900) Alice Burritt Nicholas Murray Butler (by B E Gould) Quantity: 74 b&w art print(s) on bookplates.. Physical Description: Engravings, etchings Provenance: Donated by David Graham in the 1950s.

Date: 1900 - 1960

From: The Graham Bookplate Collection; bookplates collected by David H Graham. [1500-1950s]

By: Evans, John William, 1855-; Junge, Carl Stephen, 1880-1934; Kent, Rockwell, 1882-1971; O'Harris, Pixie, 1903-1991; Plank, George Wolfe, 1883-1965

Reference: BOOKPLATES-Graham-US-M/P

Description: Arranged in boxes alphabetically according to the name of the person for whom the plate was made. Contains plates made for: George Alexander Macbeth (includes the subtext "Pittsburgh PA". Note from the collector attached reads "...A simple but effective reminder of the approach of old age. In this, an open book of coarse print lies upon the table, accompanied by a large pair of spectables[sic]. The motto appears in the left hand corner") Elmanson Avery McCarthy Ann McElrath (pencilled note on back of bookplate reads "R W") Elizabeth McGraw Ethel H McIlwraith (by Pixie O'Harris. Features an elegantly dressed and coiffured lady taking down a plate from a set of cupboards) Robert McLaren (Includes the text "Far more seemely were it for thee to have thy study full of Bookes than thy purses full of mony; Lilly") Jennie K Macmaster James B McNair (by James Cady Ewell. Pictured is chemistry equipment, a microscope, a quill pen, and branches of a fruit tree) Peter Manigault (full text reads "Prospicere Quam Ulcisci; Yates Ferit, Royal Exchange; Peter Manigault of the Inner Temple, Barister at Law; South Carolina". The collector has dated this bookplate at 1760) William Mansell (the text features a wordplay in which the phrase which reads "In word and will I am a friend to you; To help a friend Man sell-dom fails to do") Harold Lee Martin (by Vibella Martin) Lenala Martin (by Elsmore Lake. Features a distinctive looking mountain peak, reminiscent of the Matahorn) E W Maslin James Eddy Mauran (with the motto "Trent a la Verite") Walter Merrill (features a man dressed for hiking or camping in an outdoors setting, possibly taking a photograph) Dudley Cameron Meyers (3 bookplates, 2 with identical image printed on 2 different papers, depicting the interior of a cathedral. Possibly by R J Da Boll. Attached is a letter to David Graham from Dudley Cameron Meyers in which he writes to Graham "...I note your name in the exchange list of the American Society of Bookplate Collectors and Designers under general exchanges..." and "...I would be happy to exchange with you if you are interested...". The other possibly by Carl S Junge, featuring a man paddling an American Indian style canoe) Charles Midlo (by W B S. Featuring an elaborate maritime scene, with a Viking style longboat above the water and a shipwreck and mermaid underneath the surface) Mills College (2 bookplates, 1 which reads "Mills College, California"; the other which reads "Presented to Mills College in memory of Elizabeth Mills Crothers") Margaret A Millward (by Hogeboon. Pictures a house constructed from books, named the "Temple of Knowledge") Edward & Dorothy Morgan (name of the artist illegible, possibly Rex Wood) Sylvanus Griswold Morley (note on back of bookplate reads "archaeologist") James McKenzie Morrison (initials pencilled on back of bookplate read "M H M") John Morrison (by Rider, possibly Charle J Rider) Robert Blake Morton R Allyn Moser (by M M. Features winged staff with 2 serpents entwined around it and an open book with a picture of a bird with the name "Harris's sparrow") Ray Slater Murphy (possibly by Rockwell Kent. Pictured is a ship sailing alongside a mountainous landmass, above which are 4 bright stars which may form a diamond or cross) George Welwood Murray (depicts a thistle plant, 3 stars, and the figure of a woman, blindfolded and carrying a sword and a set of scales, possibly representing justice.) May Ditto Murray (picturing a night-time scene, prominent in which is a tree, possibly fir or pine, a body of water and 3 bright stars) Alice Mussett (by K B, 1928) National Audubon Society (picturing geese and goslings swimming. Text on back of bookplate reads "Canada Geese; From an original drawing by Francis Lee Jaques; The bookplate of the National Audubon Society; 1000 Fifth Avenue, New York city 28; Engraved in U.S.A") Don and Anne Nedderton The Nennos (picturing a tophat, whip and single glove) Norman H Nesbitt (includes the text "The world is my footstool too") Walter and Anita Newman (initials of the artist illegible, possibly A A) Mr Newton (text of bookplate reads "Mr. Newton does not collect bookplates and feels obliged to discontinue the practice of giving his away") Emily Lucelia Noyes (by A B) Emily W Noyes William S Noyes (by A B H) Oak Park (by Carl S Junge. Full text of bookplate reads "Ex Libris; James Barrie Playground; Oak Park; Those who bring sunshine into the lives of others cannot keep it from themselves; J.M.Barrie; Carl S Junge". [Another copy of this bookplate is filed under "Graham-US-A/B" in keeping with the filing used by the collector]) Richard Oliver (pictures a young man pruning a branch from a tree. Fruit and foliage, possibly from an olive tree, is featured in the borders of the bookplate) Nellie E Orme (full text reads "The Nellie E Orme Bird Sanctuary; Ex Libris") Fred and Ida Ornes Earle L Ovington (features an old style monoplane in flight, with the number 13 upon the tail. The plane is seen through a window, in front of which is a desk or table with a microscope, chemistry equipment and an open book with the word "electricity' written within) G W P (owner is also possibly the artist, possibly G W Plank) Dr Geo L Parmele (full text reads "Verloren! Verloren! ein Buch; Ex Libris; Dr. Geo L. Parmele, Hartford. 1893". Pictured is a herald blowing upon a trumpet from which hangs a banner featuring the German text. The herald's costume includes a yin-yang symbol emblazened upon his chest. The bookplate is formed from 2 sheets of paper glued together, 1 of which features text but this is hidden) ) Annette Patterson Winifred Perry (includes the text "The Attic Bindery") Phillips (full text reads "Phillips; Hodie Mihi Gras Tibi". Featured is a heraldic shield with insets picturing; a rising or setting sun; an anchor and the word "Hope"; a viking style longboat; a wheatsheaf and tool, possibly a plough; a dragon or wyvern with a collar and chain around the neck) Fred J Pierce (2 bookplates. Name of 1 artist illegible, possibly F Bruce Horbell or F Bruce Horball; 1 bookplate by artist unknown. Both bookplates feature birds, 1 turkeys and the other an owl) Elizabeth and Edmund Pope (by Evans, possibly John W Evans) The Portland Club Ethel Potter (initials of the artist illegible, possibly F P or E P, 1902) Dan W Pratt (by Hummel) Hazel Mills Prescott (further text reads "Her husband's book". Pictured is a ship on the distant horizon viewed from the land) Winward Prescott (4 bookplates; 1 by R Wheelwright, featuring a castle upon a hill, with a fortified gateway at the bottom; 1 by W P, 1912, picturing a skull on a shield, with a white greek style cross [arms of equal length, N-S E-W] in the background, and the text "Force che si, force che no."; 1 picturing a nude man and woman reading under a giant microscope, with the text "Short Story Competition"; 1 picturing a cartoon of 5 dancing women who wear books in place of skirts) Winward and Hazel Prescott (picturing a castle upon a craggy peak, the base of which is pounded by the ocean, as lightning flashes and birds wheel around the sky. This scene is "...drawn by C W Sherborn, 1911" while a lower inset picturing a skull is initialled S L S, 1912. Bookplate also includes the text "Force che si; Force che no") Bernhard Wolf Weinberger (by B S. Includes the text "Scrire.Uri.Aliquid Invenire.Possis;La Denum.Maxima Pars.Eruditionis.Est". Note on back of bookplate reads "Well known American Dental Surgeon") Quantity: 63 b&w art print(s) on bookplates.. Physical Description: Engravings, etchings

Date: 1900 - 1960

From: The Graham Bookplate Collection; bookplates collected by David H Graham. [1500-1950s]

By: Evans, John William, 1855-; Kent, Rockwell, 1882-1971

Reference: BOOKPLATES-Graham-US-C/E

Description: 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.