[Bertha Gorst | Tipped-In Proof Bookplates] Gothic Book-plates E-List 16 This border is then flanked

This border is then flanked by intertwining serpentine vines and gilt flowers sprouting from the top

both in New York City

lettered vertically above and below

is a Lawful Practice

Some light rubbing to edges and joints (no cracks

[Bertha Gorst | Tipped-In Proof Bookplates] Gothic Book-plates E-List 16 This border is then flankedGorst, Bertha [and] Ruskin, John. Gothic Book plates: Being certain passages from 'The Nature of Gothic,' by John Ruskin, & certain Book plates by Bertha Gorst, H. R. E., (Mrs. John G. Aikin). Kansas City: H. Alfred Fowler, 1912. Limited to 250 copies on Italian handmade paper, 12 copies on Japan vellum, and 3 copies on Roman vellum. Seven proof copperplate impressions of bookplates designed by Bertha Gorst, with the frontispiece being signed.