Fredrick Willis Davis Bookplate
Title
Fredrick Willis Davis Bookplate
Description
Image - open book; left side shows statue of minuteman with quotation; below an inn pot and quill pen bordered by "OLD BOOKS OLD PRINTS OLD FRIENDS"; flanking the statue are two torches wrapped with ribbons; on left torch "ALCOTT WHITTIER LONGFELLOW EMERSON" and on right torch "THROEAU LOWELL HAWTHORNE HOLMES"; right side of book "A Good Book is the Precious Life Blood of a Master Spirit" at top with coat of arms below, at center of page; beneath coat of arms "EX-LIBRIS" AND "FREDRICK WILLIS DAVIS BROOKLYN, N.Y. 1907."; on back in pencil W.F. Howson .35
see envelope entry
Creator
Hopson, W.F.
Source
Helen Patricia (Patsy) Wilson Bookplate Collection, Washington Public Library, Washington, IA.
Publisher
State Library of Iowa
Date
Unknown
Contributor
Davis, Fredrick Willis
Washington Public Library, Washington, Iowa. For questions about copyright, contact the State Library of Iowa at http://www.statelibraryofiowa.org
Rights
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Format
1
4.5" x 4"
black ink on cream
Coverage
from Bezanson envelope
Original Format
Bookplate
File Name
Davis_Frederick_01_WilsonBookplates
Repository
Washington Public Library
Repository Collection
Helen Patricia (Patsy) Wilson Bookplate Collection