Still Image

Bookplate for St. Thomas Public Library

Date Unknown / Creator Unknown

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A pictorial-style institutional bookplate in black ink on white paper with a simple patterned border. The central image is of an open book standing up, with candles in candle holders on either side. The candles have been smoking but not lit. Above the image is the text "Public Library, St. Thomas, V.I." and beneath is the text "A million candles have burned themselves out. Still I read on. - Montrestor."

~ “Bookplate for St. Thomas Public Library,” Portsmouth Public Library's Online Archives, accessed March 29, 2024, https://portsmouthexhibits.org/items/show/1628.

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Title

Bookplate for St. Thomas Public Library

Subject

Bookplates

Description

A pictorial-style institutional bookplate in black ink on white paper with a simple patterned border. The central image is of an open book standing up, with candles in candle holders on either side. The candles have been smoking but not lit. Above the image is the text "Public Library, St. Thomas, V.I." and beneath is the text "A million candles have burned themselves out. Still I read on. - Montrestor."

Source

The Helen Pearson Bookplate Collections

Publisher

Portsmouth Public Library, Special Collections Dept.

Contributor

Pearson, Helen (1870-1949)

Format

Jpg derived from Tif

Language

eng

Type

StillImage

Identifier

PPL-MS: 1925.1.242

Still Image Item Type Metadata

Original Format

Paper

Physical Dimensions

4”H x 3 and ¼”W