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AN EXHIBIT OF BOOK PLATES.
IVorli of Itoljc-rt falrns DoI)«on Shown
nt Johnson*!* Bookstore.
An iDtciTstiiis collection of book plntos
is hning 0\hitiitC(l at Johnson's bookstore
by Kobprt Cairns Dobson of Xortlmmptou.
There are about 40 bookmarks in the col-
lection, and the.v will be on exhibition
there for two weeks. The plates illustrale
al! phases of (his interesting subject, and
Mr Doteon has shown himself to be ver-
satile in his treatment. Tliere are not
many artists in tl>.i« coiintrv who devote
tliemsehis c.xelnsivel.v to the making of
bookplates, anil for this reason it is nt
particular interest that a man from North-
ampton is among those who are tniuing
out the best work in tliis line. The book-
plate is an ancient in.stitution. as is proved
b.v tlio fact tliat some of the most famous
oies are those by .Mhrecbt Durer. In Ku-
rope tin- bookplates are usmilly made ep
vf an adaptation of the family coat-of-
nj-ms, but here in .Vmeriea there is a freer
use, due to the fact that c(>ats-of-aruis
are not as connnnn as they are in the old
world. 'J'he booki)late ^ivcs an imlividual-
ify to a man's books, and for that r.-asmi
they are beconiinc mure and more common
ei-ery year. They are pitsterl in tJie fnuit
of the books, and in this «ay the books
can always be identified.
The subject lends a free band to the
artist to develop the ideas and tastes of
the owners of the plates. Some of the
best .^pecimeiis are shown in Mr I)obs(Ui's
collection. As in heraldry, i-ach line lias
some special si^nifjcanr-e, ;intl for that rca-
stni the subject of studying the boukmarlis
is an intereslinj; one. as it gives one an
in?ight to the character of t lie owner. (Jne
of the most interestinj: ones is that of
Caroline Hazard, president of \Vellesley
collejie. In the ei-nter is a scallop shell,
emblematic of the Hazard family. Ke-
hind this are two Bethlehem pipes, indi-
cating Miss Hazard's love of music. Oak
leaves and acorns are scattered about, sig-
nificant of "Oakwoods." the ancestral borne
of the Hazards at Peaeedale, R. I.
An odd bookplate is that of Irvins
I'isiier, the famous professor at Vale. The
central figure is a Greek dolphin, emble-
raatie of the search for truth. This has
been made into the shape of a question
mark, and aroimd tliis has lieen iuscrilu-d
the family motto. At either side is :'si
Eayptian 'tet." This was iho pole sta-
tioned in the .\ile to indicate the rise and
fall of the ri>-er, anil is therefore Ivnical of
steadfastness. .lanuis I,. Ooodwin of Hart-
ford, CI,, has chosen as his emblem a fool
sitting at the foot of the tree of knowl-
edge, and ho picks up the fruit of the irr-i.
Ill the shape of books as it drops off.
1 his IS symbolical of the world's liler-iturc,
and is meant to porn-av the fact that we
can never learn all that there is. for we
cannot pick-up all of tlie fruit from ihe
tree of knowledge. In one c(u-ner is the
iriB. the favorite flower of Mr- lioodwin.
Alon" the top is n picture of 'be Eliza-
bi-tban hall in the llooilwin mansion in
Hartford, showing the hill.-j and lawns
outside hs viewed fnmi within.
There is also on exhibition the book
plate of the Klihu club of Yale which Mr
l».>l>sou ilosigned. This was iu competition
and aiyiuig those who sulmiitted designs
to the dub were the lale 1-:. U. !■ reucli.
who had thercputation of being one ot tliu
leading bookplate artists of the world. Ih6
i-ential ligure sliow.s two sturdy elms em-
In-acing iu their roots the arms of the
Yale family. Thus is svnibolizeil the fact
that Yale owes Sts very life to Elihu Yale.
\t the ton is a picture of Wrexham ,-ailie-
,!i-al. where Elibu Yale is buried. Another
interesting plate is that of Thomas i^hev- |
liu. tlie famous Yale athlete, >Ir Doiison
has .-leverlv introdnceiU't wo goal posts
without letting them intrude upon the ar-
tistic effect in the least. At the top there
;.s a football an.l a Yale seal. Around the
name at the bottom are hammers, illus-
trating the fact that SUcvIin was a great
linmnier thrower.
Mr Dobson says that the use of book-
plates is growing in popularity in this |
country. They add a per.sonality and dis-
tinctiveness to one's library that is not |
to be secured in any other way. The En-
glish and the Americans are the best peo-
ple for the plates. The French have al-
lowed their plates to degenerate into mere
nude figures, w hilc the stoliil Ciermans,
on the other hand, are apt to make their
bookillates too seri-jus. Mr Dobson's work
is all done in pen and ink. The collection
is interesting and will well repay those
who take the trouble to see it. '
THE SPRINGFIELD DAILY T?EPUBLlCAy: THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 23.. 1009.
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MAP OF THE PANAMA CANAL.
IN 5 COLORS. 24x33 INCHES.
This is the only authoritative map of the Panama Canal, region that has been
published and was prepared by the Isthmian Canal Commission. An interesting
article by Rear-Admiral Colby M. Chester, U. S. N., Superintendent U. S. Naval
Observatory, accompanies the map, describing the struggles of the French and the
original manner in which the United States Government has gone about the work.
Published by the NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC MAGAZINE in its October
(1905) number. By mail, 25 cents.
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