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Seller: Ground Zero Books, Ltd., Silver Spring, MD, U.S.A.Ground Zero Books, Ltd.

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Format is approximately 3.5 inches by 4.5 inches with the image size approximately 2.75 inches by 3.5 inches. This is a bookplate stating "ex libris Dr. Hans Mautner" (in script, could be Maulner). Appears to have been drawn by A. Reischer (sp). On the left side is a spiraling snake around a naked child with a chalice at the top. The text has exlibris at the top (with the 'l' and 'b' elongated) and the name is below with both "M"s elongated. This may have belonged to the Dr. Hans Mautner who wrote Die Krankheiten der Lymphdrüsen (The Diseases of the Lymph Glands). The artist may have been Alice Katscher Reischer who was an Austrian visual artist, born in 1891 and died in 1968. A bookplate (or book-plate, as it was commonly styled until the early 20th century), also known as ex-libris (Latin for "from the books (or library) of"), is usually a small printed or decorative label pasted into a book, often on the front endpaper, to indicate ownership. Simple typographical bookplates are termed "book labels". Bookplates typically bear a name, motto, device (coat-of-arms), crest, badge, or another motif that relates to the owner of the book, or is requested by the owner from an artist or designer. The name of the owner usually follows an inscription such as "from the books of." or "from the library of.", or in Latin, "ex libris". Bookplates are important evidence for the provenance of books. In the United States, bookplates replaced book rhymes after the 19th century. The earliest known marks of ownership of books or documents date from the reign of Amenophis III in Egypt (1391 1353 BCE). However, in their modern form, they evolved from simple inscriptions in books which were common in Europe in the Middle Ages, when various other forms of "librarianship" became widespread (such as the use of class-marks, call-numbers, or shelfmarks). Presumed First Edition, First printing thus.…

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Title
Bookplate
Author
Mautner, Hans
Condition
Good
Binding
Bookplate
Edition
1st Edition

Ground Zero Books, Ltd.

Silver Spring, MD, U.S.A.

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AbeBooks seller since August 14, 1998

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Founded and operated by trained historians, Ground Zero Books, Ltd., serves the book collector, the scholar, and institutions. We focus on the individual, and pride ourselves on our personal service. Please contact us with your wants, as we have many books not yet listed in our database.

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Ground Zero Books, Ltd.

9033 Georgia Avenue
Silver Spring, MD U.S.A. 20910-2254