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Bookplate Design for Andrew...

1. Bookplate Design for Andrew Carnegie's Personal Library in black and white

Carnegie Corporation of New York
  • Format: drawings
  • Date: [between 1872 and 1919]
  • Collection Name: Carnegie Corporation of New York Records. Series VII. Andrew Carnegie. VII.A. CCNY Carnegie Files. Box no. 1
  • Abstract: When Andrew Carnegie funded his first library in Dunfermline, Scotland, he had the motto “Let there be light” carved within its Gothic-arched entrance. He also chose it for his bookplates.
Bookplate Design for Andrew...

2. Bookplate Design for Andrew Carnegie's Personal Library in sepia

Carnegie Corporation of New York
  • Format: drawings
  • Date: [between 1872 and 1919]
  • Collection Name: Carnegie Corporation of New York Records. Series VII. Andrew Carnegie. VII.A. CCNY Carnegie Files. Box no. 1
  • Abstract: When Andrew Carnegie funded his first library in Dunfermline, Scotland, he had the motto “Let there be light” carved within its Gothic-arched entrance. He also chose it for his bookplates.