Bookplates from Wykeham Books

Antique Collectors' Club, Woodbridge, first edition, 2011. Cloth, 8vo, 24 cm,. 303 pp, colour ills. From the blurb: "The Bookplates and Badges of C.F.A. Voysey presents the designs for bookplates and badges by the English Arts and Crafts designer and architect C.F.A. Voysey. Perhaps the most recognised and influential designer of his age, Voysey created over one hundred… Read more about this item

The Bookplate Society, [London], first edition, 2012. Laminated illustrated wrappers, 8vo, 28 cm,. 135, [3] pp, ills. A pioneering study of the bookplates of Mary Ellen Blanche Crookes, who used the pseudonym C. Helard, and was married to the Edwardian lawyer, author and expert on heraldry Arthur Charles Fox Davies. Near Fine.

Bookplate Society, London, first edition, 1998. Limited edition of 300 copies, of which 250 were for members of the Bookplate Society. Laminated wrappers, 4to, 28 cm,. 104, [1] pp, 20 plates. Elegant bookplate on front inside wrapper, Near Fine.

Bookplate Society and the Apsley House Press, Edgbaston, first edition, 1991. Limited edition of 300 ordinary copies from a total edition of 400. Illustrated printed wrappers, 8vo,. ix, 43 pp, facs. 170 items. Elegant bookplate on front inside wrapper, Near Fine. Bookplate Society's printed 'Member's copy' slip tipped-in at end.

Bookplate Society and Apsley House Press, Edgbaston, 1993. Limited edition of 350 copies of which 50 were for sale. Printed wrappers, 4to, 24 cm,. 58 pp, 30 plates. 227 entries. From the introduction - "As an etcher and engraver [Lord Badeley] was of professional standard. His work was regularly exhibited at the Royal Academy between 1911 and 1951 -… Read more about this item

Bookplate Society, London, first edition, 2002. Limited edition of 250 copies, of which 50 were for sale. Illustrated wrappers, large 8vo,. 96 pp, ills. Elegant bookplate on front inside wrapper, Near Fine.

The Bookplate Society and The Apsley House Press, London & Birmingham, first edition, 1997. Limited edition of 400 copies, this being one of 300 for members of the Bookplate Society. Printed wrappers, small 4to,. vi, 129 pp, ills. From the introduction: "If Edward Gordon Craig were remembered only as an artist, it would be his mastery of engraving… Read more about this item

The Bookplate Society, London, / Exlibristen, Frederikshavn, first edition, 1987. Limited edition of 650 copies. Plain wrappers, folio,. 27 , [1] pp,, ills in red and black. From the introduction:"Having .. had opportunity to examine all [Hagreen's] bookplates, it seemed worthwhile to make available as complete as possible a record of his ex-libris both to the bookplate… Read more about this item

Bookplate Sociefolioty and Forlaget Exhibition, London, first edition, 1986. Limited edition of 900 numbered copies. Plain wrappers, large 8vo,. 165, [2] pp, plates. From the introduction: "This book is the first substantial reference aid on modern American bookplate design and a companion to the seventh exhibition organised by The Bookplate Society and held at the Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge… Read more about this item

National Library of Wales, Aberystwyth, first edition, 1938. Edition of 500 copies. Cloth-backed boards, 8vo, 23 cm,. xii, [15]-142 pp, ills. 854 entries. by Herbert Millingchamp Vaughan. front., illus. Elegant bookplate on front pastedown endpaper, foot of spine a trifle bumped, otherwise Very Good.

James Wilson, London, first edition, 1986. Illustrated wrappers, large 8vo,. 62 pp, plates. 312 entries. Elegant bookplate on front inside wrapper, Very Good.

Bookplate Society in association with Keridwen Press, first edition, 1988. Limited edition of 500 copies, this being one of 300 numbered copies for the Bookplate Society. Laminated wrappers with flaps, 8vo, 21 cm,. 35 pp, ills. From the introduction: "This brief work attempts to illuminate a shadowy and enigmatic character. The scant references that can be found Io… Read more about this item

Scolar Press, Aldershot, first edition, 1992. Cloth, 4to, 29 cm,. 259 pp, ills. To make the text as comprehensive and useful as possible the catalogue has been divided into five parts. The first and principal of these comprises British Royal ex-libris..., together with a handful of interesting 'association' items... Next follow a handful of bookplates of grandchildren of… Read more about this item

Bonhams, London, auction catalogue for the sale held on 17th May 2005. Laminated illustrated wrappers, 4to, 25 cm,. 40 pp, ills. 288 lots. From the introduction: "The catalogue is arranged in broadly chronological order, following the peculiar nomenclature and terminology that Lord de Tabley and Sir Augustus Wollaston Franks gave to bookplates. These were devised on the basis of… Read more about this item

Editrice Bibliografica, Milano, first edition, 1993. 3 vols, cloth, large 8vo, 30 cm,. 559, [1] pp; 14 pp + 1251 entries (3 per page); 1251-2523 entries (3 per page) + 126 entries (6 per page). A splendid catalogue of some 2500 Italian bookplates from the earliest to the end of the 19th century. Virtually all the entries are… Read more about this item

The Bookplate Society and the Apsley House Press, Edgbaston, first de luxe edition, 1994. De luxe version - one of 20 special numbered copies with a tipped-in original proof plate, from a limited edition of 370 copies. Cloth (printed wrappers bound in), gilt spine-title, 8vo,. 80 pp, 22 plates and tipped-in plate. . 508 entries. The… Read more about this item

The Bookplate Society and the Apsley House Press, Edgbaston, first edition, 1994. Limited edition of 350 copies of which 50 were for sale. Illustrated wrappers, 8vo,. 80 pp, 22 plates. 508 entries. The catalogue " includes all ex-libris, signed and unsigned, in the Mussett archive ascribable to the firm, together with signed examples from other sources, including those cited… Read more about this item

Bookplate Society, London, first edition, 2006. Laminated illustrated wrappers, 4to, 26 cm,. 184 pp, ills, coats of arms. 276 entries. Elegant bookplate on verso of half-title, Near Fine. Erratum slip tipped-in.

David & Charles, Newton Abbot, first edition, 1979. Cloth, folio, 34 cm,. 160 pp, over 250 ills. From the blurb: "In Britain bookplates have been used since the sixteenth century and they provide a continuous record of book collectors and their libraries; they often afford useful clues to the genealogist; and, since for many users they were their… Read more about this item

The Bookplate Society, London, / Exlibristen, Frederikshavn, first edition, 1987. Limited edition of 650 copies. Plain wrappers, folio,. 27 , [1] pp,, ills in red and black. From the introduction:"Having .. had opportunity to examine all [Hagreen's] bookplates, it seemed worthwhile to make available as complete as possible a record of his ex-libris both to the bookplate… Read more about this item