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Simmons & Waters Collection of Bookplates

 Collection
Call Number: BKP 75

Scope and Contents

This is a collection of eighteenth- and nineteenth-century bookplates, mostly European and armorial in style. The bookplates are all mounted on cards measuring 6 x 4.5 inches. Many of the mounts are inscribed with a number in the upper left on recto. A few of the bookplates have additional inscriptions or annotations.

Dates

  • circa 1704-1898

Language of Materials

In English and German.

Conditions Governing Access

The materials are open for research.

Conditions Governing Use

Copyright has not been transferred to Yale University.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

The collection was purchased from Simmons & Waters, secondhand book and print dealers in England, in 1959.

Arrangement

Organized into three series: I. Bookplates – Individuals. II. Bookplates – Institutions. III. Ephemera.

Bookplates are arranged alphabetically within each series.

Extent

1.25 Linear Feet (3 boxes)

Catalog Record

A record for this collection is available in Orbis, the Yale University Library catalog

Persistent URL

https://hdl.handle.net/10079/fa/arts.bkp.0075

Abstract

This is a collection of eighteenth- and nineteenth-century bookplates, mostly European and armorial in style.

Title
Preliminary Guide to the Simmons & Waters Collection of Bookplates
Author
Compiled by Molly E. Dotson
Date
2011
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description note
Finding aid written in English.

Part of the Robert B. Haas Family Arts Library Special Collections Repository

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