Bookplate
Presumed First Edition, First printing thus. Bookplate. This is approximately 2.5 inches by 4.125 inches with the image approximately 2 inches by 3.675 inches. Bookplate with the oval image of clams under water, a sea animal, stratified earth, two birds, a plant and a created crest of arms (two birds heads and a cross), and states "Julia Gardner" (at the top of the oval) and "Ex Libris" (at bottom of oval). This is believed to have belonged to Julia Anna Gardner (January 26, 1882 – November 15, 1960), was an American geologist who worked for the United States Geological Survey for 32 years, was known worldwide for her work in stratigraphy and mollusc paleontology. During World War I, she served as an auxiliary nurse in France and worked with the American Friends Service Committee in devastated areas of France after the war, returning to the United States in 1920. She then joined the United States Geological Survey, spending most of her career studying the Tertiary beds in the coastal plain, including areas from Maryland south into Mexico. Ecphora gardnerae, an extinct snail shell was named after Julia Anna Gardner. In 1994 the state of Maryland designated it the official state fossil shell of Maryland. A bookplate (or book-plate, as it was commonly styled until the early 20th century), also known as ex-libris (Latin for "from the books (or library) of"), is usually a small printed or decorative label pasted into a book, often on the front endpaper, to indicate ownership. Simple typographical bookplates are termed "book labels".
Bookplates typically bear a name, motto, device (coat-of-arms), crest, badge, or another motif that relates to the owner of the book, or is requested by the owner from an artist or designer. The name of the owner usually follows an inscription such as "from the books of..." or "from the library of...", or in Latin, "ex libris". Bookplates are important evidence for the provenance of books. In the United States, bookplates replaced book rhymes after the 19th century. The earliest known marks of ownership of books or documents date from the reign of Amenophis III in Egypt (1391 1353 BCE). However, in their modern form, they evolved from simple inscriptions in books which were common in Europe in the Middle Ages, when various other forms of "librarianship" became widespread (such as the use of class-marks, call-numbers, or shelfmarks). Condition: Good.
Keywords: Art, Decorative Arts, Bookplate, Book-plate, Ex-Libris, Book Label, Ownership, Provenance, Librarianship
[Book #77436]
Price: $75.00