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1648-1719 1704-1779 1881-1930 1856-1888
My successful
quest for a
bookplate
designer		 Sir Thomas Powys,
7th gt-
grandfather		 Philip Powys,
6th gt-
grandfather		 R C L
Powys-Lybbe,
grandfather
 W R L Powys,
great-
grandfather
                                   
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1881-1945 died 1753 died c.1832 1802-1859 c.1760-1846
Guy Ferrand
Ferrand,
maternal
grandfather
 John Powys,
probable
distant
cousin
 Thomas Jelf
Powys,
distant
cousin
 Rear Admiral
Henry Dundas
Trotter,
distant cousin
 General
George Michell,
a remote uncle
                                   
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I had just discovered I held a bookplate of an ancestor from 1730 or so so thought it was about time I collected together as many as I had and put them up for all to see. The account of my bookplate includes the documents for the original search for a designer.

Curiously none of these have "Ex Libris" on them. Why not, I wonder?

In case anyone should wonder, I have cleaned up all these images to get rid of blemishes and marks on the paper surrounding the actual prints. To me it is remarkable how well these small prints enlarge to twice life-size; the craftsmanship of all the engravers is to be wondered at.

Apart from the artist for my bookplate, I have no idea who were the designers of any of the others. I suspect they were mostly friendly neighbourhood printers.

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