Pandemic boredom led me to amassing about three boxes of books (most of them still not read) and I noticed in reorganizing them and cataloging them that many had some intriguing bookplates. And here they are for your viewing pleasure...
This woman was married to an optometrist in Ohio. There are various Scudder family trees found on various genealogy sites. But when I stumbled across a medical association book I found online I found out the entire family history of this particular Scudder family. She was born in Iowa in 1870, lived in Chicago and settled in Ohio. Her first husband died in 1900 and apparently she married the guy's younger brother, also a doctor, in 1909 when she was 39.
One of the many popular bookplates from the famed Antioch Bookplate Company in Yellow Springs, Ohio. I've seen multiple copies of this bookplate in dozens of books (from obviously various owners) I've either owned or perused over the past twenty years.
I wish I knew who this artist was. I see the initials LCD at the edge of the book.
Another coat of arms, but rather simple compared to the Holmes one.
Fun post.
ReplyDeleteHave missed these posts on your blog, John. Glad you have posted one again.
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DeleteVery nice idea for a post. The art work in the first ex libris is especially elegant.
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