States: " Ex Libris Blanche M. Harnan"; depicts sailing ship at sea with gulls and full moon. Personal bookplate for Blanche M. Harnan (also known as Mrs. William L. Harnan). Blanche M. Harnan was the founder of the Seattle Ceramic Society in 1940, a…
States: "Anna L. Potteiger Her Book/ On Books for to rede I me delyte -Chaucer"; depicts woman in classical dress with books, busts, flowers and work of art. Chaucer's line was "On bokes for to rede I me delyte" (from The Legend of Good Women - The F…
States: "Autant Icy Qu'Ailleurs [here as much as elsewhere]"; depicts a street sign with a lyre and a signpost with the initials "AD", and buildings in the background. Bookplate for Austin Dobson, an English poet, essayist, and biographer. His 1885…
States: "Blanche M. Harnan"; depicts a Viking ship bearing the Danish coat of arms. Personal bookplate for Blanche M. Harnan. Personal bookplate for Blanche M. Harnan. Blanche M. Harnan was the founder of the Seattle Ceramic Society in 1940, a…
States: "Books, like sheep, are wont to stray from their masters. If this little book has wandered into your green pastures, please treat it kindly, read it leisurely, and, when it has stayed its welcome, help it find its way back home! [Mrs.] Norton…
States: "Brooklyn Public Library / Bought from the income of the Ramsay Fund"; depicts a dotted border. Book for the Brooklyn Public Library; Part of the Dick S. Ramsay Fund. Dick S. Ramsay, a former president of the East River Savings Bank (New York…
States: "By The Name Of Osgood"; depicts coat of arms with three sheaves of wheat. Personal Bookplate for F. H. (Frank) Osgood, 1852-1939. Osgood, was President and General Manager of the Seattle Electric Railway and Power Company . He is credited…
States: "Charles Edward Forbes/ Forbes Library/ Northampton/ Massachusetts"; annotated: "discarded by Forbes Library/ M & M Bickuell"; depicts portrait of Charles Edward Forbes The Forbes Library opened in 1894, as a result of a bequest by Judge…
States: "Constant And True James Anderson Rose"; depicts a coat of arms, divided in two, with a lion between three water bougets, and a shield between eight birds, and the Rose crest of a winged-maiden harp. Personal bookplate for James Anderson…