Image - woman is classical dress seated, reading a large book in from of a bell; below "THOMAS BELL"; engraved in lower right border "HARRY BARNHART"; in pencil on front at lower right .15; on bakc in pencil Nancy Barnhart
Image - central panel has buildings framed by books and acanthus leaves, with a possible coat of arms centered above (windmill blade, two beaver and two barrels); small banner "Stadt Huys 1640"; open book titled Laws and Acts New York; below image…
Image - printing press with books, inkwell, candle, manuscripts; border of grape vines; above "EX LIBRIS" and below "John L. Bittinger"; engraved at center E.W. Carter
Image - central panel shows man working with some equipment; astrolabe and three types of clocks, books lamp of learning in the room; top of border, to left and right, "ARS LONGA" and "VITA BREVIS"; below man "EX LIBRIS OSCAR TAYLOR BLACKBURN";…
Image - central image portrait surrounded by oval "1819 ROBERT CHARLES BILLINGS 1899"; drapery across top of portrait has a lighted torch; on shelf below portrait - unlit lamp and papers inkwell & quill; below shelf "From the incomes of the Robert…
Image the same and the same size on both plates - flower draped arch "Ex Libris"; below arch, ribbon banner "Luther A. Brewer"; within the floral border on cross hatched ground "Inter Folia Fructus"; near bottom, small banners flanking the cross…
