Bookplate for Rye Public Library
Date Unknown / Creator Unknown
Collection: The Helen Pearson Bookplate Collection
A pictorial-style institutional bookplate in brown ink on ivory paper with a double line border. In the center is an oval photograph of a man in a suit. Text at the top of the image reads "Rye Public Library, Rye, N.H." with space to record "No.". Surrounding the photograph are banners reading "For replacing books of" and "Fund to be used." Beneath is the text "The Ralph T. Marden Memorial" and space to record "Class" and "Book."
~ “Bookplate for Rye Public Library,” Portsmouth Public Library's Online Archives, accessed August 2, 2025, https://portsmouthexhibits.org/items/show/1632.
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Title
Bookplate for Rye Public Library
Subject
Bookplates
Description
A pictorial-style institutional bookplate in brown ink on ivory paper with a double line border. In the center is an oval photograph of a man in a suit. Text at the top of the image reads "Rye Public Library, Rye, N.H." with space to record "No.". Surrounding the photograph are banners reading "For replacing books of" and "Fund to be used." Beneath is the text "The Ralph T. Marden Memorial" and space to record "Class" and "Book."
Source
The Helen Pearson Bookplate Collection
Publisher
Portsmouth Public Library, special Collections Dept.
Contributor
Pearson, Helen (1870-1949)
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Format
Jpg derived from Tif
Language
eng
Type
StillImage
Identifier
PPL-MS: 1925.1.238
Still Image Item Type Metadata
Original Format
Paper
Physical Dimensions
3 and 3/4"H x 3"W