New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-07-03
BOOhPLiTES.
AN EXHIBITION IN LONDON.

The growing number IF Americans who an
interested in the question of bookplates will u
interested in The London Tmes's' account Of
the recent exhibition Of the English Ex-L.Drb
Society. The collection contained a very large
number Of bookpatcs by modern artists b),t
European and American:
The president Of the society. Sir Arthur Vars
Ulster King + Arms. sends some exhibits ID. an.
tiquaran interest and there are a few Very 'lr..
Gus and valuable rollectiJns q. old eccesia,ticI
and other bookplates but the maj GRITTY D: hose On
view are modern. aAd they prove that thu artists
IF the present day are able 70 hold thr.r own
with those If the past and in some respects 10
surpass them. The work Of Mr. {. w Sha,borr
vice-presidcni Of the society for .nstancr i res
markedly good. and the examples II il here *.
hiD!ted vii! be admired by all those Who sea
them VI. r ID French. " New-Yo-k = also
an arts, whose delicate ana ingenious ftnces
are cXrcuted with A very skl,ful hand tn Oge
Of beautiful bOokplates has acquired 4 hold IN
the bibliOphes Of he United States not less firm
than that which X has secured on those " the
Old World. and some of the most delightful de-
signs come from across the Atlantic tieiman
bOokpllt"s are also Conspicuous IN The present
exhibition. Herr Hans Hildebranit. jr.. u Der.
In shows specimens u these drawn All ie-
siencd 10y himself. \ collection II signed mu-
steal bookplates IS exhibited by Mr. J. + N.rster,
ri Amsterdam Il Is divided into four sen ne
first consisting ot armorial 0oOkpla;es = On mu.
steal instruments IN tEc arms the second lt sim.
liar plates with musical instruments IN th- Jsna-
steal instruments in the armoral bearings as
well as in the characterization. ana the fpgtth X
ALE gOric bOokplateS with musical Instruments.
Mr.. George w. Eve sends a SET ~ the Queens
bOokplatrs executed by himself. and Nj ". IA.
Is. Wright sends a frame containing "A D .oAp,dte
used by Mr. Gladstone. together with th" auto
graph letter which accompanied n. sent - the
exhibitor in November. 1871 This 81 idStOne
boohplate was designed by Mir 7 Frat harrison.
and was gift by Lord Northbourne IN $50 N
the occasion of the celebration ri their golden
wedding by Mr.. ana Mrs. Gladstone repro
duction IF IL forms The 'front.' piece - the cata-
logue IF the exhibition. Among amateurs Major
r.. BenEough Ricketts, IS an exhibitor whose
work Is worthy of notice. being both original
and carefully thought out and executed Mr..
J. Carlton Stitt. of Liverpool sends five frames
containing bnokplates 10y modern IS s.sners
From this collection alone very fair impression
may be obtained If the characteristic work *
contemporary artists An object Of special n
terest Is pictorial bookplate IF James A.len.
exhibited by Mr.. j !. Armstrong. which is ne
lieved 10 be the only specimen Of its kind IN "
lstence. Mr.. and Art. Singer. Of Knoll House
PRONE. show eight folio volumes containing
each from three hundred To four hundred Plates
many or them, more particularly those ID! ec-
clcsnstlcal origin being of great rarity ana
beauty. The present exhibition shows NAT
women are taking up the work of making book
plates with considerable energy. y large pro-
portion of their work is deficient in character:
and reminds one of the Christmas card order OF
popular art. on the other hand. there are
women who are producing bookplates of con-
spicuous merit among them being Mrs O'oN'
or liighheld, Vantage, whose designs are de-
serving Of high commentator. The catalogue
contains the names OF seventy eight rNhlDloIs'
and Is In itself sufficient proof. II proof were
needed. OF the popularity Of bookplate collecting
and or the enthusiasm OF those who become
attached to the pursuit