Bibliophemera

  Charles Keller Reed (1851-1921) immersed himself in nature from an early age. This led to work in taxidermy, which encouraged his interest in ornithology, natural history, and art. He later wrote, edited, and published books about birds, many of which were illustrated by his son, Chester Albert Reed. I wonder if Chester illustrated the stationery for his father's business correspondence. A site devoted Chester A. Reed, offers a well-researched article by Michel Chevalier on Chester K. Reed's fascinating life and work with ornithology and books. https://chester-reed.org/.../charles-k-reed-businessmant.../ Boost post Like Comment Send Share

I got this 1923 ad cover for The Thresher , the student newspaper at Rice Institute (now Rice University) in Houston because of the local history, which I collect. Turns out, though, it has a pretty good biblio angle so I thought I'd share it here as a piece of ephemera appropriate for this blog. Had it not been connected to my native city's history, I might have passed on this piece and I would have overlooked the book connections and interesting history that I discovered by researching the addressee on the envelope--Gilbert Harry Doane (1897-1980). Doane was a librarian and professor with positions at several university libraries, most notably the University of Wisconsin. He was also an author, genealogist, and book collector. As one of his books ( About Collecting Bookplates ) would suggest, he also collected bookplates. Other books he wrote included The Legend of the Book and Searching for Your Ancestors . I've done a lot of genealogy research over the years and have a...