Bidspirit auction | (BOOKPLATES). Notable collection of bookplates

(BOOKPLATES). Notable collection of bookplates belonging to Jewish personalities and institutional collections. Two hundred and seventy-four (c.) ex-libris in a wide variety of artistic styles. Bookplates housed in binder. 1900-60.: The cultivation of a personal library is often seen as a Jewish value in its own right, and the use of a personal bookplate affirms the importance the collector places on his own particular relationship to his books. The collection and careful preservation of these ex-libris contain both personal bookplates and those of Jewish congregations and other institutions. It includes those designed by such leading artists as E.M. Lilien, whose ex-libris is here accompanied by his autograph signature. The cultivation of a personal library is often seen as a Jewish value in its own right, and the use of a personal bookplate affirms the importance the collector places on his own particular relationship to his books. The collection and careful preservation of these ex-libris contain both personal bookplates and those of Jewish congregations and other institutions. It includes those designed by such leading artists as E.M. Lilien, whose ex-libris is here accompanied by his autograph signature.