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Excerpt from Book-Plates (Ex-Libris): Series I., Library Interior Book-Plates Where the identity of an anonymous plate has not been established it will be found at the beginning of the list, where also is placed a list of identified anonymous book-plates appearing in their alphabetical order. The full inscription on each plate is given, but as a rule mottoes are not mentioned unless where necessary for the purpose of identification. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.