PAUL REVERE, JR. Copper-plate Engraved Bookplate for Gardner Chandler, Printed Restrike Printed Off the Original Engraved Copper-Plate by Revere, Crisp Near Mint.
Rare restrike, that was printed off of the Original Paul Revere Engraved Copper-Plate, being the Bookplate for Gardiner Chandler. It is printed off the original Copper-Plate on a thin vellum paper, measuring about 3.5” x 4.5”, in crisp condition. The original Copper-Plate Engraving was made about 1765 as recorded in Figure 98 on page 214 of “BOSTON PRINTS AND PRINTMAKERS 1670-1775” published by The Colonial Society of Massachusetts in 1973. This is apparently a more recent Reprint off that plate, not dated, likely specially produced for the Bicentennial. The outer plate impression from Revere’s original plate is still clearly seen embossed within the paper and “P. Revere Sculp” is extremely sharp, seen at the bottom right. |