Collecting Ex-Libris and Bookplates
The collection of ex-libris is becoming increasingly popular with an estimated 10,000 collectors world wide!
There are almost 40 international associations of bookplate collectors as well as a vast number of magazines and books published on the subject.
What is an Ex-Libris?
Bookplates typically bear a name, motto, device, coat-of-arms, crest, badge, or any motif that relates to the owner of the book, or is requested by him from the artist or designer. The name of the owner usually follows an inscription such as "from the books of . . . " or "from the library of . . . ", or in Latin, ex libris ....
In the United States, bookplates replaced book rhymes after the 19th century.
The Ex-Libris and Bookplate Store
If you are looking for heraldic ex-libris with personalized coats-of-arts, or ex-libris designs by artists and typographers such as Rockwell Kent, even the plates of famous celebrities then please visit Ex-Libris.us... the home of ex-libris bookplates and other rare and collectible book labels. Examples of Bookplates and Ex-Libris
Antique Ex-Libris
Art deco style by Rockwell Kent.
Bookplate by Rockwell Kent.
Ex-Libris by Rockwell Kent.
Mother Goose Ex-libris
Further Reading about Bookplates
A Treasury of Bookplates from the Renaissance to the Present
Amazon Price: $10.36 (as of 09/07/2008)
Rockwell Kent: The Art of the Bookplate
Amazon Price: $22.27 (as of 09/07/2008)
The Art of the Bookplate
Amazon Price: (as of 09/07/2008)
Art Nouveau Bookplates: 122 Ready to Use Plates With Adhesive Backs
Amazon Price: (as of 09/07/2008)
Heraldic Designs: Royalty-free Images of Coats-of-arms, Shields, Crests, Seals, Bookplates, And More
Amazon Price: $15.56 (as of 09/07/2008)
An Ex-libris Exhibition
Ex-Libris and Bookplate Links
- Bookplate and Ex-Libris Store
- Ex-Libris and Bookplate Store
- Bookplate guide
- Everything you could possibly need to know...
- Ex Libris//Bookplates
- Ex Libris//Bookplates Reflections on books, bibliomania, bookplates and the art of engraving.
- The New Australian Bookplate Society
- The New Australian Bookplate Society
- Confessions of a Bookplate Junkie
- Confessions of a Bookplate Junkie - Random thoughts from a passionate bookplate collector.
- Ex Libris (State Library of Queensland)
- Ex Libris: bookplates from our collections
Reader Feedback
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