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| Originator | Dixson, Zella Allen, 1858-1924 |
| Designer | Spenceley, J. Winfred (Joseph Winfred), 1865-1908 |
| Engraver | Spenceley, J. Winfred (Joseph Winfred), 1865-1908 |
| Style | Book plate |
| Bookplate Type | Pictorial |
| Bookplate Function | Ownership |
| Institutional or Personal | Personal |
| Date | 1901 |
| Dimensions | 75x107 mm |
| Orientation | Portrait |
| Coverage-Spatial | Chicago (Ill.) |
| Bookplate Text | EX LIBRIS ZELLA ALLEN DIXSON / SUBJECT INDEX TO FICTION / [artist's initials:] J.W.S. 1901. |
| Description | A large house behind a picket fence (Wisteria Cottage, Granville, Ohio). Inset at top shows another of Dixson's homes (Merino Farm, between Marietta and Zanesville Ohio); wisteria mantling above; books and documents with lit candle below. |
| Note | Dixson was the author of Concerning book-plates: a handbook for collectors. Chicago: Wisteria Cottage Press, 1903, and a contributor to The subject index to fiction. |
| Reference | Dixson, Concerning book-plates (Chicago, 1903), p.25-26 |
| Rights | Rare Book and Manuscript Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; For more information, please contact the Rare Book and Manuscript Library: https://illinois.edu/fb/sec/7016277 |
| Collection | John Starr Stewart Ex Libris Collection
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| Local Identifier | exlibris0088.jp2 |
| Repository/Holding Library | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Rare Book and Manuscript Library |
