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This example of mottled paper, a very classic design, displays much more modern colours, with its tones of burgundy, black and cream.

This bookplate of Fréderic Lachèvre (1855-1943), French bibliophile, literary critic, editor, and specialist in 17th century literature of the Libertines, is remarkable for the finesse of its engraving. The image of the skull resting on a pile of…

William Morris (1834-1896), product of an upper-middle class upbringing of the 19th century, was actually a socialist with a great reverence for the skilled craftsman whose output was a product of labour done by hand, rather than that of…

Leathers and parchments could be dyed so as to add colour to their external covers; they could also be painted. This third edition of the works of Olympia Morata, humanist, poet and linguist, of Italian origin, is an example of a parchment that has…

The photograph shows women holding banners, including one that reads “Femmes unisons-nous! La nuit nous appartient,” and “Le viol est un acte de haine et de mépris.”

This document, from the John A. Ivančo Fonds (20-020), consists of the Milán R. Štefánik Literary Circle's with statutes, secretary's reports and meetings' minutes, Oshawa (Ontario), 1935-1942.

This image offers an illustration of the “ex-dono” inscription. In this case, author Georges Michel, in an inscription dated December 31, 1878, has dedicated this item “A monsieur le Général Marquis d’Alezac, Premier aide-de-camp de M. le…

Published in Paris, this work does not have an ex-libris per se, but it does have a note written on the inner cover which might offer some insight into the person that owned it. The inscription reads “Il y a deux éditions postérieures l’une de…

Printed in Oxford in 1707, at the Sheldonian Theatre, which is seen in the printing device on the title page (not seen here). A travelogue of a journey through the Holy Land, the text is open to an architectural plan, which like engravings, would…

This poster, from Hamilton, Ontario's Matica Slovenska Abroad and located in the Canadian Slovak League (CSL) Fonds (20-017), contains a portrait of General Milán R. Štefánik in a military uniform by painter A. Schwarz.