{"product_id":"grolier-club-bookplates-alexander-lawrence-ames-9781605831046","title":"Grolier Club Bookplates: Past and Present","description":"A lavishly illustrated volume showcasing some of the most important bookplates produced in America from the collection of the Grolier Club. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e A miniature work of art, a bookplate may be viewed as a metaphorical portrait of a collector or library, using the designer's personal graphic style. It also tells a story about the relationship between the artist and the patron. Illustrious collectors ranging from Eleanor Roosevelt to Harry Elkins Widener, J.P. Morgan and Paul Mellon come to life through bookplates by such celebrated figures as Dorothy Sturgis Harding, Eric Gill, Walter Crane, Rudolph Koch, and Rockwell Kent. Grolier Club Bookplates, Past \u0026amp; Present is a veritable who's-who of both book collectors and the graphic artists who created their personalized ex-libris over the past 130 years, down to the present day. This carefully researched and amply annotated book not only provides a feast for a bibliophile's eyes but also explores the meaning behind bookplates and their legacy as cultural indicators in book history.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Alexander Lawrence Ames, Mark Samuels Lasner\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1605831042\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781605831046\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Grolier Club\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/20\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 160\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.95lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.20h x 6.00w x 0.80d","brand":"Alexander Lawrence Ames","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44121522372863,"sku":"9781605831046","price":85.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_db2b5478-e9d9-439f-997e-f47d3dc14433.jpg?v=1687420220","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/grolier-club-bookplates-alexander-lawrence-ames-9781605831046","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}