Barbara Abele Bookplate Collection 1915-1998 1970-1998
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American Society of Bookplate Collectors and Designers
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Abele, Barbara, d. 1998
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Biographical Information: Bookplates, labels indicating ownership pasted inside the front cover of a book, probably originated in Germany in the mid-15th century. The earliest dated bookplate still in existence was created in 1516, and is also German. In North America the earliest known bookplate, dated 1674, was found in colonial New England, while the earliest example created by an American engraver dates from 1749. Many themes ...
