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Armorial Bookplate, Czech Republic Coat of Arms by Karlovsky, Adolf F.J

by Karlovsky, Adolf F.J

Armorial Bookplate, Czech Republic Coat of Arms by Karlovsky, Adolf F.J

Armorial Bookplate, Czech Republic Coat of Arms

by Karlovsky, Adolf F.J

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Design features a crowned lion rampant and the Czech national motto Veritas Vincet (Truth Prevails.) Approx. 2.75 inches square. Fine, unused condition. Designed by noted heraldic scholar and author Adolf F.J. Karlovsky (1922-1995.) With his ink stamp on the reverse side. Among his professional credits, Karlovsky designed a new coat of arms for US President Ronald Reagan.
  • Bookseller Lux Libri US (US)
  • Format/Binding No Binding
  • Book Condition Used - Fine
  • Quantity Available 1
Five bookplates by Adolf F.J. Karlovsky (Czech arms, imaginary plates, etc.)
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Five bookplates by Adolf F.J. Karlovsky (Czech arms, imaginary plates, etc.)

by Karlovsky, Adolf F.J. [Frantisek Joseph]

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Five armorial bookplates by Karlovsky (1922-1995), a Czech-born heraldry scholar and author whose work included designing a new coat of arms for US President Ronald Reagan when he was governor of California. Fine, unused condition with Karlovsky's red ink stamp on the rear. Sizes range from 2.75 inches square to 3 x 4.25 inches. The five plates are: (1) the Czech coat of arms with the motto Veritas Vincet (Truth Prevails); (2) Ex Libris François d'Anethan. Appears to be an imaginary bookplate for François-de-Paule Henri Joseph d'Anethan, a Belgian baron and politician (1743-1802); (3) Ex Libris Didi Karlovská. Design features kangaroos and the motto, Courage to the Last. Possibly made for a family member; (4) Ex Libris Johannis Žižka de Trocnov. Imaginary bookplate of Czech national hero Jan Zizka (1360-1424.) With Latin motto Sacri Romani Imperii et Regni Bohemiae Equitis, signifying Zizka as a knight of the Holy Roman Empire and Kingdom of Bohemia; and (5) Ex Libris Hedda Krackow von Grafin.… Read More
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