The Squirrel Liberation Army

I found the Squirrel image at
http://librariandoa.blogspot.com/
It seems that many of you are putting out bird feeders then surrounding them with barbed wire, and claymore mines to prevent the Squirrels from sharing with the birds . Squirrels have had it . They are well organized and their training camps are scattered around the nation. Be advised, the next time you put lard on the feeder pole retaliation will be swift.
It was my intention to put a few Squirrel bookplates on but I kept finding other bookplates that either amused or intrigued me so here they are.

John Harwood Evans' plate amused me.

Fetch the book piggy -Another one to put a smile on your face. The bookplate was engraved by William Fowler Hopson

The two faces of John Mull . Was he a deep thinker or a dirty old man?

This one was designed to be looked at straight up or upside down. Can any of you translate the Japanese ?

John J. Kincaid owned a restaurant in Baltimore.

Mary Wallingford Dame used all sorts of symbolism in her plate.Chances are we will never learn what she had in mind.

I attended a library book sale and found this bookplate dated 1910 .It was designed by Taplin. Are any of you familiar with the artist ?

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http://bibliodyssey.blogspot.com/2009/05/watch-paper-prints.html

Several months ago I wrote about watch papers. If you follow the link above you will see some wonderful examples.

That's all for now. See you next week.

Watch Papers, Korean & Chinese Charms

Here is a link to my Ebay bookplate auction
http://cgi6.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?MfcISAPICommand=ViewListedItems&since=7&userid=bookplatemaven&include=0&rows=50&sort=3&completed=1CLICK ON THE IMAGES TO ENLARGE
My wife Mary has begun to collect Chinese , Japanese and Korean Charms. If you have any for sale please contact me at Bookplatemaven@hotmail.com

Watch Paper engraved by Paul Revere for Willard Watch And Clock Maker
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CLICK ON THE IMAGES TO ENLARGE AND SEE THE DETAILS Several years ago I spotted what I thought was a bookplate while shopping at Papermania.It turned out to be a watch paper , so let me explain what they are. Watch papers fit into pocket watches and were engraved by many of the same people who engraved bookplates.They prevent dust and lint from getting into the watch movement.They often have patriotic images and advertise the local firm that sold and serviced the watch. The only watch paper reference book I know of is American Watch Papers by Dorothea E. Spear

Phyllis Bobb of Reclaimed Home stopped by my space at the Brooklyn Flea last Sunday and took some photos. You can see them by clicking on the link below. I will be there again on Sunday April 27th. Stop by if you are in the neighborhood and say hello.

http://reclaimedhome.com/2008/04/21/flea-finds/

Stuff ( Ephemera) Found In Books,Boxes and Shows

Many years ago, I collected bookmarks.In fact, that's how I got interested in bookplates.Most of that collection was sold but I did retain a few unusual items.Here are two aluminum advertising bookmarks circa early 1900s?

Calling cards and other tidbits left in books often leave a snapshot of a simpler time .Read the copy on Dr. Stewart's card.It may bring a smile to your face.

Card Score Counter? About three weeks ago I visited Port Richmond Books here in Philadelphia.The owner, Greg Gillespie lets me go through bags of unsorted books.Here is what I unearthed: a celluloid counter made by Whitehead and Hoag when they were in Newark, N.J.Someone slipped it into a book to mark a page and it remained hidden in the book until I found it.

Click On Images To Enlarge As a kid during the second world war I remember these sorts of images in comic books,posters in class rooms and and newspaper cartoons.The matches are die cut to look like bombs.

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Calling cards are often used as bookmarks.Here are some interesting ones I got at a flea market many years ago.The card below is for Wilcott P. Brooks of Boston, "Natural Seer and Professor of Geomancy.Click on the image to see the details.

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When I go to Papermania this weekend, my focus will be on Bookplates but more often than not I wind up buying lots of other stuff just because it strikes my fancy.Trade cards, Rewards of Merit, Watch Papers,Calling Cards, and Do not Disturb signs are just a few of the many things I accumulate. Let's say this is a "show and tell " blog issue and you are all invited to send me scans of your favorite items for posting on the site.Send the scans to Bookplatemaven@hotmail.com

Here are three very interesting sites about bookmarks and stuff found in books:

http://www.bookmark-collector.com/

http://bookmarkscollector.blogspot.com/

WWW.resonantfish.com/intralibris

Here is the website for a bookplate dealer in Germany.

I have purchased from him and was very satisfied.

Http://www.antiquariat-rieger.de/neueexlibris.htm