French Book-plates

French Book-plates by Walter Hamilton is a collection of essays about the wonderfully drawn and gorgeous decorative labels pasted into French books. Contents: "Introduction 5 II. Identification And Classification 21 III. A Few Notes On French Heraldry 39 IV. Early Examples, 1574-1650 62 V. Ex-Libris, 1650-1700 77 VI. Ex-Libris, 1700-1789 84 VII. The First Republic 109 The First Empire 123 VIII. Th...