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I love a book's unique heft in my hands, the creased corners that once held my place or marked a passage another reader found particularly notable, perhaps an inscription from a beloved author or an ancestor's fading "ex libris", the weight of the paper and the scent of ink and dust.
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Bookplates or ex libris (from the library of) date back to the fifteenth century.
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A stereotype ex libris book-plate that I got to-day: This image is by Andre
Archive 2010-01-01 joe bloke 2010
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A stereotype ex libris book-plate that I got to-day: This image is by Andre
Archive 2010-02-01 joe bloke 2010
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The cornucopia for image connoisseurs, called “Dark Roasted Blend,” has an inspiring collection of bookplate or “ex libris” art, some funny, some macabre, some poetic, some extravagant.
Bookplate Art James Gurney 2010
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A stereotype ex libris book-plate that I got to-day: This image is by Andre
Archive 2010-04-01 joe bloke 2010
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A stereotype ex libris book-plate that I got to-day: This image is by Andre
Archive 2010-05-01 joe bloke 2010
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Not only is it an ex-libris copy from Labor City ?
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A stereotype ex libris book-plate that I got to-day: This image is by Andre
Archive 2010-03-01 joe bloke 2010
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A stereotype ex libris book-plate that I got to-day: This image is by Andre
Archive 2010-06-01 joe bloke 2010
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