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EX LIBRIS
EX LIBRIS
EX LIBRIS

EX LIBRIS "Sidney Lawton Smith 1907" for Thomas R Proctor & Maria Watson Wms. P

$ 12.79

Availability: 100 in stock
  • Brand: Castle
  • Modified Item: No
  • Refund will be given as: Money Back
  • Restocking Fee: No
  • All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
  • Item must be returned within: 14 Days
  • MPN: Does Not Apply
  • Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
  • Condition: Very clean b/p - the most minimal hint that it was once removed from a book -
  • Country/Region of Manufacture: United States

    Description

    "THE BEST BOOKS OF THE BEST MEN" (EX LIBRIS) by engraver/artist
    SIDNEY LAWTON SMITH, Dec 1907 - for - Thomas Redfield Proctor and
    Maria Watson Williams Proctor.
    Probably little doubt that good ol' tom had the most input into the design
    of this b/p - 'best books...best men' and Maria let him get away with it!
    By 1907 there were already enough women authors that we're surprised
    Maria didn't give Tom a raft of s..t about the title of their b/p.
    SLS did a masterful job of portraying their reading room - library.
    We didn't search for the Proctors, but you can...