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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.

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.

Dates
circa 1704-1898
Extent
1.25 Linear Feet (3 boxes)
Language of Materials
English
Language of Materials
English
Script
Latin
Language of Materials
German
Script
Latin