Bookplate for L. Warrington Cottman and Mary Clare Cottman
Date Unknown / Creator Unknown
Collection: The Helen Pearson Bookplate Collection
A typographic-style bookplate in black ink on ivory paper with a double box border. At the top is the name L. Warrington Cottman, and at the bottom Mary Clare Cottman. Ex libris is written on the left and Grey House on the right. In the center in quotations marks is "The books I buy I like to read, the books I read I like to buy." The letters 1, 9, 2, 2 are in the corners, clockwise from top left, possibly dating the bookplate to 1922.
~ “Bookplate for L. Warrington Cottman and Mary Clare Cottman,” Portsmouth Public Library's Online Archives, accessed April 19, 2024, https://portsmouthexhibits.org/items/show/1829.
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Title
Bookplate for L. Warrington Cottman and Mary Clare Cottman
Subject
Bookplates
Description
A typographic-style bookplate in black ink on ivory paper with a double box border. At the top is the name L. Warrington Cottman, and at the bottom Mary Clare Cottman. Ex libris is written on the left and Grey House on the right. In the center in quotations marks is "The books I buy I like to read, the books I read I like to buy." The letters 1, 9, 2, 2 are in the corners, clockwise from top left, possibly dating the bookplate to 1922.
Source
The Helen Pearson Bookplate Collection
Publisher
Portsmouth Public Library, Special Collections
Contributor
Pearson, Helen (1870-1949)
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Format
Jpg derived from Tif
Language
eng
Type
StillImage
Identifier
PPL-MS: 1925.1.043
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Original Format
Paper
Physical Dimensions
4”H x 3”W