Elisha Brown Bird bookplates pamphlet, circa 1907
File — Box: 1, Folder: 6
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
This collection consists of a disassembled monograph titled Monographs on American book-plate designers, illustrating the works of F. Arthur Jacobson, Edward Edwards, Herbert Gregson, Amy M. Sacker, Elisha Brown Bird, Ralph Fletcher Seymour, D. McNeely Stauffer, Adrian J. Iorio, Frank Chouteau Brown, Hugh and Margaret Eaton, Theodore Brown Hapgood, Margarite Scribner Frost by W. Porter Truesdell, W. G. Bowdoin, F. C. Brown, and O. P. Hatton. It was published in 1907 by Charles E. Goodspeed and The Troutsdale Press in Boston, Massachusetts. This copy belonged to Frank G. Darlington of Indiana. The volume comprises front matter and introduction as well as "brochures" for each bookplate designer. It contains 204 plates, 13 portraits, and 12 leaves.
Dates
- 1903-1907
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open for research.
Extent
From the Collection: 0.3 Cubic Feet (1 manuscript box)
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Creator
- From the Collection: Troutsdale Press (Boston, Mass.) (Organization)
Repository Details
Part of the Rare Books and Manuscripts Repository
Contact:
140 North Senate Avenue
Indianapolis, Indiana 46204 U.S.A.
317-232-3671
140 North Senate Avenue
Indianapolis, Indiana 46204 U.S.A.
317-232-3671
