Between the Covers

Unbound. Engraved bookplate. Measuring 4" x 5.5". Four small handwritten numerals in ink on the upper left margin, very good. The famous second allegorical bookplate of the New York Society Library (founded in 1754), designed and engraved by Peter Maverick. The copper plate engraving depicts an Indian warrior kneeling on the floor of a library and discarding his tomahawk as he receives a book from Minerva, Goddess of Wisdom, with the motto: "Emollit Mores." Scarce.

Item #364667