American Book-Plates: A Guide to Their Study with Examples

part is illustrative of the interests of the owner, who was also its

designer.

The plate of _Mrs. Julia Dexter Coffin_, of Windsor Locks, Conn., was designed and is used wholly for books of music, or in her library of musical literature. The scene is within the choir of some temple. A flood of light enters the lofty apartment from the open door at the far end of the wall, and ...