Bookplate for Louis J. Bailey
1914 / C. Frank Norris
Collection: The Helen Pearson Bookplate Collection
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 December 22, 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)
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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.