Barbara Abele bookplate collection, 1915-1998 bulk 1970-1998

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Barbara Abele bookplate collection, 1915-1998 bulk 1970-1998

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/183218681

The Abele Bookplate Collection documents the historical development of bookplates, bookplate designers, and collectors, as well as the communication networks they used when interacting with each other. The collection dates from 1915 to 1998 with the bulk of documents created or collected between 1970 and 1998.

6.7 linear feet (15 standard document storage boxes, 1 half-size document storage box)

San Diego State University Library, SDSU Library and Information Access

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SNAC Resource ID: 6944935

San Diego State University Library, SDSU Library and Information Access

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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 ...