Library Bookplates
Collecting bookplates is a collecting interest for a significant number of people and can be a serious undertaking. Collecting institutional library bookplates as opposed to private library bookplates is a less costly undertaking. Both library bookplates and library bookplate collecting have been around for many years. I was fortunate enough to obtain a collection of library bookplates that was assembled by Essae Martha Culver who was executive secretary of the Louisiana Library Commission and later Louisiana State Librarian. She retired in 1962 after 37 years of service and died in 1972. Most of the bookplates are from the late 19th century and early 20th century. Some examples from the Culver collection:
Bookplate Links:
The Libraries and Culture Bookplate Archive
Bookplate Blog: Confessions of a Bookplate Junkie
Lewis Stark Bookplate Collection at the University of New Hampshire.
American Society for Bookplate Collectors & Designers
Bookplate Registry at the University of Notre Dame
Ex Libris Museum (Italy)