The American Antiquarian Society has several bookplates, one of which is reproduced above. This bookplate was engraved by J. A. J. Wilcox of Boston in 1905 and contains the seal of the Society and the portraits of two of its Presidents, Isaiah Thomas and Stephen Salisbury, set in medallions on the upper part of the plate, with the picture of a corner of a library room shown beneath.-CLARENCE S. BRIGHAM, Librarian.

*See foot-note on page 11.

This bookplate was made by Mr. E. B. Bird of Boston from a design made and presented by Mr. Charles H. Taylor, Jr. In it are shown the old state house at the top, the old south church at the left and the old north church at the right, with the seal of the society below.

Under a provision of the will of Mrs. Elizabeth Hammond Stickney, widow of Edward Swan Stickney, the Chicago Historical Society fell heir to the valuable and extensive Stickney library. Mr. Stickney collected his books with the ultimate intention of having them form a part of the Chicago Historical Society library. His gatherings comprise valuable works on local history and the Stickney collection is doubtless the richest resource of Illinois history extant. Mrs. Cyrus McCormick commissioned the late E. D. French to design and engrave a bookplate for the Stickney library as originally constituted and it is now used for all additions to the library purchased by the memorial fund provided by Mrs. Stickney.-The Lantern, July, 1913.

"No attempt was ever made by the late E. D. French to suppress information as to Mr. Spenceley's share in the completion of this work."-J. W. Spenceley, His Book Plates.

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This Hopson plate, done in 1914, marks the largest collection of Shaker literature in the world, 1,200 books and 3,000 manuscripts. The old Shaker church at Lebanon, New York, and two of the presiding ministry are shown. In the upper corners the Shaker writings and the Shaker medicines are symbolized while the distinctive garb of the members is shown on the characters on the roadway.

This is but one of a great number of magnificent and practically complete collections shelved in the three stories and basement of our fireproof building.-WALLACE H. CATHCART, Director.

The southern entrance to the Lion House of the Zoological Park furnished the motif and architectural details of this bookplate, which was designed and engraved by A. N. Macdonald, The marble lions flanking the doorway, the group in the pediment, and the puma heads in the cornice, were all sculptured by Eli Harvey.-W. T. HORNADAY, Director.