Historical information
After a quiet period, interest in bookplates in Australia began to increase in the early 1970s, This example was commissioned from Andrew Thomas a Ballarat photographer and designer by Michael Taffe owner of Hymettus at Ballarat in the 1990s and is a computer assisted design. It incorporates the generational family home, Hymettus and the family coat of arms with the owner's signature.
Physical description
Bookplate depicts "Hymettus", a weatherboard cottage behind a paling fence.
Inscriptions & markings
Signature of M. J. Taffe.
