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REVERE, PAUL. Bookplate engraved for Isaiah Thomas. Engraving, 3 3/4 x 3 inches. Mounted on the verso of a disbound collective title page for the periodical American Museum for 1792, which bears an inked library stamp. Np, nd
In addition to Paul Revere's silver production and book illustration, he also engraved a small number of bookplates. His friend and customer Isaiah Thomas (1749-1831) was a patriot, publisher, and antiquarian. This was apparently the second bookplate which Revere engraved for him. Brigham, Paul Revere's Engravings, page 164 and plate 53.
