An extensive article by Anthony Pincott entitled Identifying English bookplates. At 33 pages it takes up a significant portion of the 80 page publication and will be the sole article I write about today. It talks about the different ways to find out information on the previous owner of a book through their bookplate. Many a time I've come across a bookplate whose owner was not easily identifiable and despite my best efforts I was required to move on. I found it interesting to

I recently received my copy of The Bookplate Journal and wanted to write a post about it as this particular issue seems to be a good starting point for people who want to know more about bookplates. The editorial does a nice job summing it up with the opening words of: "This issue of the Journal seeks to answer the questions of why and how bookplates are collected and studied." The first article: Why collect bookplates? by Bryan Welch, was of particular appeal to me as my per

When it comes to collecting books there is not one way. Some people collect books on a particular subject, others from a particular author, or books covers designed by a particular artist. There are a myriad of collections, each one unique and personal to the person collecting them. When we collect something it is because something speaks to us, whether it is interesting or beautiful or resonates with us in a way we can't define. Me though? I’m a generalist. I’m like a kid in