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Bookplate for Sallie W. Hovey

1916 / Arthur N. Macdonald

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A pictorial-style bookplate in black 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 December 24, 2024, https://portsmouthexhibits.org/items/show/1760.

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Title

Bookplate for Sallie W. Hovey

Subject

Bookplates

Description

A pictorial-style bookplate in black 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)

Format

Jpg derived from Tif

Language

eng

Type

StillImage

Identifier

PPL-MS: 1925.1.112

Still Image Item Type Metadata

Original Format

Paper

Physical Dimensions

4 and ½”H x 3 and ¼”W