Bookplate for Sallie W. Hovey
1916 / Arthur N. Macdonald
Collection: The Helen Pearson Bookplate Collection
A pictorial-style bookplate in green ink on ivory paper featuring a cityscape view of Athens, Greece in the background, surrounded by an ornate frame with line of books below featuring classic author names, including Plato, Paul, Omar, Dante, Swedenborg, Emerson, Browning, Nietzsche and Bergson. An ornate frame above the cityscape bears the text “Bade me plant a surer foot upon the sun road.” Beneath is a floral frame with the text "Ex libris Sallie W. Hovey."
~ Arthur N. Macdonald, “Bookplate for Sallie W. Hovey,” Portsmouth Public Library's Online Archives, accessed July 11, 2025, https://portsmouthexhibits.org/items/show/1759.
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Title
Bookplate for Sallie W. Hovey
Subject
Bookplates
Description
A pictorial-style bookplate in green ink on ivory paper featuring a cityscape view of Athens, Greece in the background, surrounded by an ornate frame with line of books below featuring classic author names, including Plato, Paul, Omar, Dante, Swedenborg, Emerson, Browning, Nietzsche and Bergson. An ornate frame above the cityscape bears the text “Bade me plant a surer foot upon the sun road.” Beneath is a floral frame with the text "Ex libris Sallie W. Hovey."
Creator
Arthur N. Macdonald
Source
The Helen Pearson Bookplate Collection
Publisher
Portsmouth Public Library, Special Collections
Date
1916
Contributor
Pearson, Helen (1870-1949)
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Format
Jpg derived from Tif
Language
eng
Type
StillImage
Identifier
PPL-MS: 1925.1.113
Still Image Item Type Metadata
Original Format
Paper
Physical Dimensions
4 and ½”H x 3 and ¼”W