Bookplate design for Mrs G. Linnaeus Banks – Vintage Print
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This historic image of Bookplate design for Mrs G. Linnaeus Banks brings a moment of history to your wall. It is part of the Snapshots of the Past archive, gathered over 25 years of research.
The framed print arrives ready to hang; the unframed option suits custom framing. It brings character to any room and makes a memorable gift. Free shipping in the lower 48 states. Snapshots of the Past, founded in 2001, has served tens of thousands of customers worldwide.
Bookplate design for Mrs G. Linnaeus Banks
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Here the subject is a bookplate, the small printed label pasted inside a book's front cover to show who owned it. This one was made for Mrs. G. Linnaeus Banks, the novelist Isabella Banks, who wrote under her married name. Bookplates like this were popular with 19th-century British book owners, who used them to mark personal libraries and often chose emblems, mottoes, or pictorial designs that hinted at their interests. Looking closely at the design shows how a private collector presented a library as part of their identity.
| Original scan | 4,292 × 7,253 px · prints to 14 × 24 in at 300 dpi |
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| Reference | tif15517_OneoffourbookplatedesignsforEn |
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