Ex Libris Rudolph Valentino bookplate – Vintage Print
(Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
Description
Step back in time with Ex Libris Rudolph Valentino bookplate, a historic image rich in period detail. Drawn from the Snapshots of the Past archive, it is an authentic piece of documented history.
The framed print arrives ready to hang; the unframed option suits custom framing. A fine choice for anyone who loves history, and a gift that gets noticed. Free shipping in the lower 48 states. Snapshots of the Past, founded in 2001, has served tens of thousands of customers worldwide.
Ex Libris Rudolph Valentino bookplate
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A bookplate bearing the name of Rudolph Valentino, the silent-film star who became one of the first great heartthrobs of the American screen, gives this piece an unusual personal link to the world of reading. Ex libris plates were small printed labels pasted inside the front cover of a book to show ownership, and many collectors and celebrities used them as a quiet mark of identity. Valentino's rise in the early 1920s, especially after The Sheik in 1921, made his name instantly recognizable, so a plate carrying it is worth noticing for what it reveals about how a film idol presented himself in private life.
| Original scan | 7,384 × 8,764 px · prints to 25 × 29 in at 300 dpi |
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| Reference | tif15519_BookplateofRudolphValentinoWil |
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