[ILLUSTRATION]
Stat Fortuna Domus; Ex Libris; William W. Gay.; Lillian Gary Taylor; Robert C. Taylor; Eveline V. Maydell, N. York 1923.
[Description: 609EAF. Paste-Down Endpaper with Bookplate(2): plate is a beige vertical rectangle, with a centered coat of arms, motto, and owner name. At the top of the image is a dog balancing on a knight's helmet. The coat of arms has three white lions on a black shield and a curled ribbon at the bottom with the motto "stat fortuna domus". Beneath this is the latin phrase Ex Libris and the name William W. Gay. The second bookplate contains the silhouette of seated man on right side and seated woman on left side. The man is seated in a adjustable, reclining armchair, smoking a pipe and reading a book held in his lap. A number of books are on the floor next to or beneath the man's chair. The woman is seated in an armchair and appears to be knitting. An occasional table (or end table) with visible drawer handles stands in the middle of the image, between the seated man and woman, with a vase of flowers and other items on it. Handwritten captions appear below these images.]