Bookplate of Matt. Gossey

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Bookplate showing a woman holding a sign and, behind her, a coat of arms — A book plate for Major-General Gosset.

Artist

Name:: Bell, Robert Anning
Dates:: 1863-1933
Country:: UK

Illustration

Subject:: Ornaments & patterns
Engraver:: Hentschel, Carl
Format:: Portrait (taller)
Source:: The Ryerson University Library, the Internet Archive

Book

Title:: The yellow book, vol. 1
Author(s):: Collective work
Publisher:: Boston, London: Copeland & Day, Elkin Mathews & John Lane, 1894

Description

Bookplate showing a kneeling woman holding a sign bearing Matt. Gossey’s name and, behind her, a coat of arms with the motto: Probitas verus honos (honesty is true honor).

Keywords: 1890s, 19th century, black & white, bookplate, coat of arms, Victorian, Yellow book