Still Image

Bookplate for Louis J. Bailey

1914 / C. Frank Norris

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A pictorial-style bookplate in black ink on ivory paper with a double line border. There is a drawing of a sailing frigate at sea, with two birds in the foreground. On one mast is a symbol bearing the initials LB, and on a larger mast are three round castle turrets. A banner above the ship reads "Ex libris Louis J Bailey," and a banner below the ship reads "There is no frigate like a book, to take us lands away."

~ C. Frank Norris, “Bookplate for Louis J. Bailey,” Portsmouth Public Library's Online Archives, accessed March 29, 2024, https://portsmouthexhibits.org/items/show/1861.

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Title

Bookplate for Louis J. Bailey

Subject

Bookplates
Sailing ships in art

Description

A pictorial-style bookplate in black ink on ivory paper with a double line border. There is a drawing of a sailing frigate at sea, with two birds in the foreground. On one mast is a symbol bearing the initials LB, and on a larger mast are three round castle turrets. A banner above the ship reads "Ex libris Louis J Bailey," and a banner below the ship reads "There is no frigate like a book, to take us lands away."

Creator

C. Frank Norris

Source

The Helen Pearson Bookplate Collection

Publisher

Portsmouth Public Library, Special Collections

Date

1914

Contributor

Pearson, Helen (1870-1949)

Format

Jpg derived from Tif

Language

eng

Type

StillImage

Identifier

PPL-MS: 1925.1.012

Still Image Item Type Metadata

Original Format

Paper

Physical Dimensions

3 and ½”H x 2 and ¾”W.