Oval shaped frame decorated with floral elements. An open book is at the base of the frame. The name "Anna Gilbert Cowan" and the phrase "Her Book" are in the center of the frame. Anna Gilbert Cowan was the second wife of Andrew...
Bookplates; Labels; St. Luke's Church (Anchorage, Ky.)
Celtic cross with text above and below it. Above the cross is the phrase "In memory of" followed by the names "Mildred Adams and Frank Sayre Cowgill." Below the cross are the words "St. Luke's Church Anchorage." Black...
Intricate organ pipes framed by decorative scrolls. In a scroll at the top of the design is the phrase "Ex Libris." In a scroll surrounding the pipes is the phrase "Man makes beauty of that which he loves." The name...
Winged animal [possibly a phoenix] in profile holding an open book. Below the animal is a scroll containing the phrase "Ex Libris" and the name "Charles Turner Cravans." Black ink. Signed Ainslie Hewett with four-digit year.
Two elves putting books away. One elf stands on a stack of three books and hands a book up to an elf kneeling on a shelf with books. The phrase "Ex Libris" is at the top of the design. The name "Ann Talbot Day" is to the right...
Decorative shield with a torch on either side. At the top is an insignia featuring a ship with sails. In a circle around the insignia are the words "The Handcraft Shops Founded 1904." On the scrolls below the insignia is the phrase...
View of a two-story house with shrubbery inside a decorative frame with ornamental flourishes. Inside the frame above the house is the phrase "Ex Libris." The name "William J. Dodd" is below the house. The house has been...
Fairy with wings, spiky hair, and a smile wearing a short dress. A small butterfly flies near her. Ornamental flourishes frame the image and text. The phrase "Ex Libris" is at the top. Below the design is the quotation "Ever let the...
Woman in classical dress kneels with a shovel planting a small tree. The image is framed by a circular scroll with text inside a rectangular border. At the top of the design is the phrase "Ex Libris." Inside the circular scroll is the...
Planet [Earth] with an open book in front of it. Behind or above the planet is the sun and a planet with rings [possibly Saturn]. Musical notes are on the left page of the book, and an image is on the right. Above the design is the phrase "Ex...
Shield with two angle stripes and three birds [possibly a phoenix]. Above the shield is a knight's helmet. The shield is surrounded by ornamental flourishes inside a rectangular border. The phrase "Ex Libris" is at the top. Inside a...
Ornate manuscript page with a small shield featuring three fanged animal heads [possibly boars] and a thick angled stripe. The text on the page is "I have a shelf in my library for tried authors; one in my mind for tried principles; and one in...
Ornamental frame with decorative elements of nature. The frame contains the text "Who loves Not Woman, Wine & Song, a Fool remains his whole life long" followed by the phrase "Ex Libris." At the bottom is the name "H....
Bookplates; Labels; Order of First Families of Virginia, 1607-1624/5
Three ships identified as Godspeede, Susan Constant, and Discovery under a sky with stars. Within the image is the phrase "Ex Libris." Above the ships is the identification "Order of First Families of Virginia 1607-1620." Below...
Small boy standing in front of a seated elderly man who is holding an open book and a cane. They are framed by decorative elements. Above the image is the question "Whose Book?" The name "Juliette Frantz" is at the bottom of the...
Bird sitting on a tree branch. An axe is at the base of the tree. The background is decorated with nature elements with fleur de lis at the top and base of the design. The name "Betty French" is above the tree image. The phrase "Il...
Two silhouettes in profile. On the left is a man reading a book and on the right is a woman dipping a feather pen into an ink quill. Above the image is the phrase "Ex Libris." The names "Elbridge & Marion Fulks" is below the...
Decorative shield featuring a pegasus, a palette with paint brushes, the drama masks for comedy (Thalia) and tragedy (Melpomene), and a pan flute or panpipe. Black ink with orange highlights. A scroll near the top of the shield has the text...
Shield containing text. On top of the shield is a knight's helmet and a unicorn in profile. The shield is framed by decorative flourishes. Inside the shield are the phrase "Ex Libris" and the name "Edward Sloane Graff." Black...
Profile of a person [possibly a woman in medieval dress] reading a book. This image is in a circular frame decorated with leaves and berries. The frame is on a rectangular panel with small designs of birds, crosses, and other elements and text at...
