Other interesting examples in RBML‘s collections include this Charles Dickens ex libris, found laid in to our facsimile copy of The Picwick Papers in parts (Picadilly Press, 1931). The plate itself is held inside a glassine envelope, printed with provenance information from the sale of Dickens’ library.

RBML is also home to several bookplate collections, spanning from the late 16th through the 20th century. Click here to see the list.

And while we are on the topic, RBML also holds the Rockwell Kent Papers, which includes a file of drawings, sketches, and bookplates Kent designed for many well-known readers. Here’s Kent’s sketch of Alan Horace Kempner’s bookplate alongside the final version–Kempner’s rich and important book collection was donated to RBML.