| 1. | ![[Bookplate for William Ralph Howard by Leslie Victor Smith]](/cgi-bin/thumbnail.exe?CISOROOT=/bookplate&CISOPTR=1158 "[Bookplate for William Ralph Howard by Leslie Victor Smith]") | [Bookplate for William Ralph Howard by Leslie Victor Smith] | Black ink on cream colored paper. The image depicts a tall ship at sea with all sails unfurled, in a swell of water, with a large cumulous cloud in the background. The image is framed by a length of rope that circles the entire bookplate. Below, a heraldic device is displayed in a circular frame. A broken ionic order column is in the center, with the top half of the column resting on the right side of the base and an oval shield with a flower on it leaning on the left side of the base. At the bottom of the bookplate, the owner’s name is presented in a solid-colored shield. The rope frame meets at both sides of the shield: on the left, the rope holds an anchor and on the right it holds a ship lantern. |
