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States: "Semper Progrediens [always progressing]"; initials AK; depicts a coat of arms divided in two, with a Frisian eagle, and an anchor and a six-pointed star. Personal bookplate for Rudolf von Gutmann, an Austrian banker and art collector. A Jew,…

States: "Seattle Art Museum/ Seattle Washington/ Ex Libris"; depicts a hand, holding a stylus, rising over a mountain range. Bookplate from competition announced by museum director, Richard E. Fuller, March 23, 1933. Local artist, Ren Wicks won the…

States: "Royal Artillery Library, Woolwich"; annotated: "11916"; single-lined border. Bookplate for the Royal Artillery Library, Woolwich, a museum dedicated to providing history related to gunners and artillery in the UK. Link:…

States: "Ronald Walter Graham Kerr"; depicts multiple crests, underwater scene with fish and sea life, above water scene with a boat and mountains in the distance, includes shields and other creatures and symbols. Personal bookplate for the artist of…

States: "Rittenhouse Club Philadelphia"; annotated: "Class 730.91 Book T12"; double-lined border. Bookplate from the Rittenhouse Club, a social club founded in Philadelphia, Penn., in 1875, created for businessmen, intellectuals and artists.

States: "Resurgam Sigillum Civitatis Portlandiae Ex Libris Philip Greely Brown"; annotated: "Philip G. Brown"; depicts historic seal of Portland, Maine. Personal bookplate for Philip Greely Brown, a prominent Mainer, public library benefactor, and…

States: "Property Of The Earlville Public Library 1915 No…"; double-lined border. Bookplate for the Earlville Public Library (possibly of East Saint Louis, Illinois).

States: "Presented To / The Art-In-Trades-Club /In Memory of / Harry Wearne", "Dum Spiro Spero [While I breathe, I hope]"; depicts crest of small elephant head on crown. The Art-In-Trades Club of New York "was comprised of craftsmen, designers,…

States: "Presented by West Seattle Art Club Founded 1910 in Memory of"; annotated: "JoAnn Fulton"; depicts two daffodils. Bookplate for the West Seattle Art Club, with their main mission being art education, support of the arts, and community…

States: "Pratt Institute Library Brooklyn New York In Memory of Betty Heindel"; double-lined border. Presentation bookplate for the Pratt Institute Library in memory of Betty Heindel.