SOURCE:  eBay

I love this vintage bookmark I found for sale on eBay recently.  Great graphics and words by Hardie Gramatky for the Children's Book Council (of America).

I did not buy the bookmark (outside of my budget) but I have enjoyed collecting it virtually, here and in my Mark My Place Pinterest page.

If you want to see more bookmarks featuring care for books, there are wonderful ones on the International Friends of Bookmarks Care of Books Gallery.

In three previous blog posts, I have featured bookmarks from the collections of libraries and museums in various countries.  These are bookmarks held by museums, libraries, archives and historical societies.  It is so great to see that there are some bookmarks being collected and preserved by our wonderful public institutions.  

Typically, these bookmarks are donated by people (sometimes famous) as part of their larger donation or bequest of books, documents and other items.

You can catch up with, or again read these earlier posts by clicking on the following links:

Australia (posted 20 July 2019)

Britain (posted 27 July 2019)

United States of America (posted 2 August 2019)  


In this post, I now share some of the bookmarks I have discovered in the collections of public institutions in New Zealand.  Click on the institution name to view the bookmark in its original location and to read more about it.

01: Maori chief. (Shows head and shoulders portrait of Maori man with moko and feather cloak).
02: Maori whare, N.Z. Book mark
03: Tomtit (bird), N.Z.

National Library of New Zealand
Wellington

National Library of New Zealand
Wellington

Museum of New Zealand
​Wellington

Museum of New Zealand
Wellington

Museum of New Zealand
Wellington

I have recently been having fun searching online for bookmarks held by museums, libraries, archives and historical societies.  It is so great to see that there are some bookmarks being collected and preserved by our wonderful public institutions.  

Typically, these bookmarks are donated by people (sometimes famous) as part of their larger donation or bequest of books, documents and other items.

Here are a few examples of these bookmarks that I have found so far in some American institutions.  Click on the institution name to view the bookmark in its original location and to read more about it.

Library of Congress
​The Alfred Whital Stern Collection of Lincolniana
Washington, D.C., USA

Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum
Washington, D.C., USA

​I have recently been having fun searching online for bookmarks held by museums, libraries, archives and historical societies.  It is so great to see that there are some bookmarks being collected and preserved by our wonderful public institutions.  

Typically, these bookmarks are donated by people (sometimes famous) as part of their larger donation or bequest of books, documents and other items.

Here are a few examples of these bookmarks that I have found so far in some British institutions.  Click on the institution name to view the bookmark in its original location and to read more about it.

British Museum
London, UK

Victoria & Albert Museum
London, UK

British Museum
​London, UK

London Transport Museum
UK

I have recently been having fun searching online for bookmarks held by museums, libraries, archives and historical societies.  It is so great to see that there are some bookmarks being collected and preserved by our wonderful public institutions.  

Typically, these bookmarks are donated by people (sometimes famous) as part of their larger donation or bequest of books, documents and other items.

Here are a few examples of these bookmarks that I have found so far in some Australian institutions.  Click on the institution name to view the bookmark in its original location and to read more about it.

For a few years, I have had an alert set up on eBay so that I know when vintage or antique bookmarks are posted for sale.  I also keep an eye out for other bookmarks.  

Yesterday, I received an alert for these stunning bookmarks.  They are a series of 48 bookmarks called "Affichistes de Siecle" (Posters of the Century), representing the 1900s, and were issued (date unknown) by the Centre de L'Affiche (Poster Museum) in Toulouse, France.  Each bookmark features an advertising poster, it's artists name and signature and the date the poster was released.  

Fabulous! I love them all.  Such a great set of bookmarks.  The sale price on eBay of AU$192 however, is a little bit out of my available budget at the moment, but at least I can collect the bookmarks digitally for free and share them here for other bookmark collectors to enjoy and perhaps even purchase!  Enjoy!

PS:  Unfortunately, the eBay seller photographed the bookmarks in plastic sleeves so the images are not as clear and crisp as they would otherwise be.  Not to worry, we can still enjoy them as they are.  

​Click on each image to enlarge.

Wow, these solid silver artisan bookmarks are stunning!  Check out the Silverleaf website to view all available bookmarks and to find out how and where they are made.  Expensive but gorgeous!  Even the way they are packaged is classy.  

Here are four of my favourite Silverleaf bookmarks:

I have been rendered utterly speechless by this amazing website, Bookmarks: Infiltrating the Library System, from the University of the West of England, Bristol, which I chanced upon recently!  While exploring the website, my mouth has been permanently agape at the wonder and joy of it - the project and its results!

Wow, Wow, Wow!!!  There is so much to explore!  So many stunning bookmarks!  So much talent and creativity!  Do yourself a favour and explore this wondrous website and all its bookmarks! 

Here is an explanation of the project from the website....

​"This annual series grew out of an aim to encourage appreciation and awareness of artists working in the book format. Participating artists each produce an edition of 100 signed and numbered bookmarks which are divided into 100 sets; one full set being sent to each of the contributing artists and the rest divided and sent in distribution boxes to participating host venues around the world, for visitors to enjoy. Over the last fourteen years, the Bookmarks series of free artwork distribution has visited 148 galleries, bookstores, workshops, centres, schools, museums and libraries in Australia, Brazil, Canada, Croatia, Cuba, Cyprus, Denmark, Egypt, France, Germany, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Japan, The Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Singapore, Spain, South Korea, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, the UK and USA

544 artists have contributed 54,700 bookmarks to the fourteen projects to date. Each bookmark is stamped with the current project’s website address, which directs the taker of the bookmark to the gallery section of the website. Visitors can view works by the artists and contact contributors via their website and email links on our site".​

Here is my favourite story from one of the bookmark artists, together with her poetry bookmark.....

The White House Historical Association has produced an interesting series of bookmarks, including these ones of some of the US Presidents and a First Lady, Eleanor Roosevelt.  Must say I like Eleanor the best - the person and the bookmark!

Really like these feather bookmarks by Momoko. 30 unique watercolour bookmarks in a box! Available on etsy.

UPDATE

Oh, guess what?
After posting this, I decided I liked these bookmarks so much I just had to get a set!
​I ordered the last set available from the etsy store!  Hopefully they will come back into stock!

​UPDATE #2

​They have arrived and they are gorgeous!

Love this concept created by Igor “Rogix” Udushlivy, a graphic designer and illustrator, which I discovered today on his icoeye  website. The new concept, created by him uses dust jackets and bookmarks together to create a unique image of a book.

Fabulous! 

All the best with making your concept a widespread reality Igor.

Art Deco design is one of my passions, including paper collectables such as bookmarks!  I recently borrowed a really great book from the library, "Euro Deco" by Steven Heller and Louise Fili, Thames & Hudson, London (2004) and was very excited to find that it had two pages (p.118 & p. 323) of bookmark reproductions in it; a series of fabulous advertising bookmarks.  Here they are for your viewing pleasure!  I particularly like the Spanish bookmark series and specifically the "Maderas de Oriente" one.  Superb!