Artists and Engravers of British and American Book Plates A Book of Reference For Book Plate and Print Collectors

London: Kegan, Paul, Trench, Trubner & Co. Ltd, 1897. First edition. Hardcover. Orig. two-toned brown and tan cloth lettered in black and red. Very good. 135 pages. 29 x 23 cm. One of 1000 copies. More than seventy illustrations in black and white. Index. List of illustrations of book plates. Quality reproductions on thick paper. KARPEL K385. "A list of bookplates, ranging from the mid-seventeenth to the late nineteenth century is included in this volume. The list is arranged by the name of the engraver, and gives information on the signature, style, date, and provenance of the plates." Two bookplates, one armorial. Backstrip rubbed at extremities, (truncated) small nick fore-edge back cover. (Inventory #: 23448)