Nov 18, 2008 - Sale 2163

Sale 2163 - Lot 39

Price Realized: $ 510
?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 300 - $ 400
(BOOKPLATES.) Bookplates of the Rowe family, many signed by Sidney L. Smith and E.D. French. 1 box of bookplates and related papers, various sizes; condition of bookplates is excellent, and related papers are generally strong. Vp, 1894-1904 and nd

Additional Details

Bookplates engraved by Sidney L. Smith for Anna Simmons Rowe and Henry Livingston Rowe, many of them signed by Smith, including some proofs Ex-libris plates of Henry Sherburne Rowe, engraved by Edwin Davis French, 1894, many signed by French H.S. Rowe monogram bookplate, engraver unknown Bookplate of George A.P.H. Duncan, engraver unknown Approximately 60 letters to H.S. Rowe relating to bookplate collecting, mostly 1894-1904, including letters from Smith and French.