Auction 90 · Lot 46
Notable collection of bookplates belonging to Jewish personalities and institutional collections.
- Estimate
- $2,000–$3,000
- Hammer price
- Not recorded
Historical auction record. Hammer prices exclude buyer’s premium and taxes.
author
(BOOKPLATES).
Place
1900-60.
Description
Two hundred and seventy-four (c.) ex-libris in a wide variety of artistic styles. Bookplates housed in binder.
summary
The cultivation of a personal library is often seen as a Jewish value in its own right, and the use of a personal bookplate affirms the importance the collector places on his own particular relationship to his books. The collection and careful preservation of these ex-libris contain both personal bookplates and those of Jewish congregations and other institutions. It includes those designed by such leading artists as E.M. Lilien, whose ex-libris is here accompanied by his autograph signature.