The E-Sylum:  Volume 7, Number 7, February 15, 2004, Article 13

ART OF THE BOOKPLATE

  Nolan Mims published the following book review in the
  January, 2004 issue of Numismatic Views, a newsletter he
  edits for the Gulf Coast Numismatic Association. With his
  permission, we are reprinting it here. -Editor

  "THE ART OF THE BOOKPLATE" by James P. Keenan.
  Forward by George Plimpton. Barnes & Noble, 2003.
  175 pages, illustrations, black cloth, DJ. $15.

  Although this is not a numismatic  book, it is of definite
  interest to bibliophiles everywhere.  The world is full of people
  who love books and since the fifteenth century, many collectors
  have commissioned their own bookplates. They are sometimes
  an indulgence of the rich and famous. While many bookplates
  are simple, some are quite ornate works of miniature art.

  Herein are found the bookplates of many famous people such
  as George Washington, Kaiser Wilhelm II, John D. Rockefeller
  and Walt Disney as well as unknowns like Marie Gerard
  Messenger. Other bookplates found here include John F.
  Kennedy, Albert Einstein, Eleanor Roosevelt and Harry
  Houdini.

  Each of the bookplates is illustrated and described so that the
  reader learns the history behind the plate. Whether plain or
  fancy, they gave the owner a sense of proprietorship and
  increased the chances of the book being returned if borrowed.
  I certainly enjoyed seeing the various plates and found THE
  ART OF THE BOOKPLATE to be a fascinating read.

  The  author, James P. Keenan, is director of the American
  Society of Bookplate Collectors and Designers as well as
  being an avid collector himself.

  Wayne Homren, Editor

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