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We present here the world of bookmarks in selected pictures.
We present here the world of bookmarks in selected pictures.
Owls - updated 4 April 2025
Owls are symbolic creatures in many cultures as described by the Owl Pages. They are often associated with wisdom and knowledge and thus often appear on bookmarks. They are used by bookstores, wildlife organizations, children's books, and other organizations. Our first example is the IFOB first year commemorative bookmark. Send us your favorite examples to the webmaster.
Owls are symbolic creatures in many cultures as described by the Owl Pages. They are often associated with wisdom and knowledge and thus often appear on bookmarks. They are used by bookstores, wildlife organizations, children's books, and other organizations. Our first example is the IFOB first year commemorative bookmark. Send us your favorite examples to the webmaster.
IFOB First Year Commemorative Bookmark 2016
The numbered and dated bookmarks are produced in a limited number to commemorate IFOB's first year of existence.
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This is the front of the Night Owl bookmark in the banner above. From Laine Farley
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Bookstores, publishers and other book suppliers often use owls as logos and illustrations.
From Debrah Gai Lewis, Australia
From Heather Harrington, Massachusetts, bookstore in Maine, Jan 2025
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From Heather Harrington, Massachusetts, Jan 2025
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From Heather Harrington, Massachusetts, Jan 2025
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From Laine Farley, California
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German antiquarian bookstore in the German town of Eicklingen from Georg Hartong
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Cheap book – online bookstore produces a series of bookmarks with various motifs (I have over 180 of them) and collector's series. Last year, they announced the National Bookmark Day on October 11. From Jacek Hałuszkiewicz, Poland, 14 Jan 2025
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From Debrah Gai Lewis, Australia; bookstore in Canada
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From Debrah Gai Lewis, Australia
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From Debrah Gai Lewis, Australia
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From Debrah Gai Lewis, Australia
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From Debrah Gai Lewis
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From Debrah Gai Lewis
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From Debrah Gai Lewis
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From Debrah Gai Lewis
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from Debrah Gai Lewis, Australia, bookstore in California
A Belgian bookstore uses the owl on the right as its logo; small versions on the other bookmarks. From Georg Hartong
Eulenspiegel (literally "owl mirror", probably named after Till Eulenspiegel, a joker from a German folklore tale), is a bookstore in Göttingen specializing in art and literature books. From Aurica Schoen
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From bookstore Löhr with two branches, "House of Books" and "Paperback Store". The owl has an unusual shape. From Aurica Schoen
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From a very old bookstore in Mülheim, Germany, which closed a few years ago. It issued several beautiful bookmarks with aphorisms or quotes. This quote by Stephan Hermlin says "Only this is future: change" From Aurica Schoen, Germany
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"I come from bookstore Cremer" and treats us with a wisdom: "With any book, be it serious or funny, we are getting a little wiser day by day" (of course it rhymes more nicely in German). From Aurica Schoen
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Four German publishers use owls as logos or artwork.
Ullstein uses another stylized logo; from Aurica Schoen
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Publisher Diogenes always issues wonderful bookmarks. This one says "Reading weather". From Aurica Schoen
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Frieling uses a winking owl; from Aurica Schoen
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A small version of Ullstein's logo; from Aurica Schoen
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So does a university publisher in Rio di Janeiro with the motto "reading, research and teaching". From Aurica Schoen
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Middelhauve Bucher has a reading owl; from Aurica Schoen
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Publishers also use owls to promote specific books:
"Mentes pora do lugar comum" ("Minds out of the ordinary", about the development of skills), published by WAK editora in Brasil. From Aurica Schoen.
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Promotes the Brazilian edition of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone. From Aurica Schoen
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"Die Seltsamen" (The Peculiar) is a fantasy novel by American author Stefan Bachmann. From Aurica Schoen
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Helga Moghaddam, Germany, made this bookmark out of the book cover “Ökonokomik, Humorous sides of economics, by Arno Sölter”. 7 April 2023
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Helga found in the book, attached as a personal bookmark this lovely owl, dedicated to Arno Sölter´s friends, colleagues and readers. 7 April 2023
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Owls are used to promote other bookish organizations, events and places.
From Debrah Gai Lewis
National Library of Australia from Debrah Gai Lewis
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Two Dutch libraries from Georg Hartong
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From Debrah Gai Lewis
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From Heather Harrington, Massachusetts, Jan 2025
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From Heather Harrington, Massachusetts, Jan 2025
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From the library in Grevenmacher, Luxemburg. From Aurica Schoen
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Dutch children's book from Georg Hartong
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Dutch children's book from Georg Hartong
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Book tokens from England from Georg Hartong
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From Debrah Gai Lewis
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From Debrah Gai Lewis
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From Heather Harrington, May 2022
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From Heather Harrington, May 2022
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W. library.pl - a portal of services for libraries, book reviewers and readers in Poland released this series of comical owls. From Jacek Hałuszkiewicz, Poland, 14 Jan 2025
Municipal Public Library in Wrocław. A beautiful quote by Ernest Hemingway: "There is no friend more faithful than a book" from Jacek Haluszkiewicz, Poland, 4 April 2025
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A series from the library in Chojnice, the back has maxims from an unknown book, from Jacek Hałuszkiewicz, Poland, 14 Jan 2025
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Studio Henry from Jacek Hałuszkiewicz, Poland, 14 Jan 2025
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Studio Henry from Jacek Hałuszkiewicz, Poland
Studio Henry is a Polish manufacturer of stationery products sold in the "Świat Księga" bookstore chain in larger cities in Poland and online. These are scented bookmarks! 14 January 2025
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Highsmith makes bookmarks for libraries, from Heather Harrington, Massachusetts, Jan 2025
There are many types of owls as shown by artists and wildlife lovers. Owls are used to celebrate and promote nature.
From Heather Harrington, Massachusetts, Jan 2025
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An artist painted a winking owl; from Aurica Schoen
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From Debrah Gai Lewis
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Promotes the Zoological Garden, in Gdańsk Oliwa. The largest garden in Poland; 1 of 3, from Jacek Hałuszkiewicz, 14 Jan 2025
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Pygmy owl, the smallest owl in Poland. Bookmark published by the Local Activity Center, from Jacek Hałuszkiewicz, Poland, 4 April 2025
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Educational bookmark in the Zaborski Landscape Park project from Jacek Hałuszkiewicz, Poland, 14 Jan 2025
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Tricity Landscape Park, from Jacek Haluszkiewicz, Poland, 4 April 2025
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Educational bookmark from the Człuchów Forest District. It is a small town near Chojnice, from Jacek Hałuszkiewicz, Poland, 14 Jan 2025
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Tourist bookmark from Yosemite National Park, California from Georg Hartong
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Woodsy the Owl promotes conservation of natural areas in the USA. From Debrah Gai Lewis
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Cozy owls outdoors from Gintautas Deksnys, Lithuania, Dec 2023
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From Heather Harrington, Massachusetts, Jan 2025
Owls of Poland from Jacek Haluszkiewicz, Poland, 4 April 2025
Carl James Freeman's line drawings of wildlife include several species of owls. Usually he includes details about their habitat and habits on the back, but this owl on a fence post at night stands alone. From Laine Farley
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Spotted owls have been endangered.
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Burrowing owls are fascinating in their habits.
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From Debrah Gai Lewis
From Debrah Gai Lewis
Sometimes you need to look very closely to spot owls.
from Debrah Gai Lewis
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From Gaby Dondlinger who received it from Regina Maciulyte
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Tyto Alba is the Latin name for barn owl.
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From Laine Farley
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From Gaby Dondlinger.
Medieval owls are especially good at camouflage!
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A scowling owl. From Debrah Gai Lewis
Owls in art, whimsical, abstract, eerie...
From Georg Hartong
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From Georg Hartong
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From Debrah Gai Lewis
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From Gaby Dondlinger
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From Heather Harrington, May 2022
Two paintings by Wolfgang Grasse from Georg Hartong
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Reverse of the Wolfgang Grasse paintings from Georg Hartong
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Owls and the moon on Christmas bookmarks from the 1870s; from Laine Farley
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These odd images by Louis Prang celebrate the New Year. From Laine Farley
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From Laine Farley
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A pull tab makes this own flap his wings and close his eyes!
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From Debrah Gai Lewis
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Showing how the bookmark works. From Debrah Gai Lewis
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This bookmark is a lenticular picture. If you tilt the bookmark, the owl flies to the tree. From Aurica Schoen
Owls with a sense of humor can make puns!
Aurica Schoen found this in a bookshop in India.
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Aurica Schoen found this in a bookshop in India.
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Owl bookmarks come in many different materials, including the leather Yosemite one above .
You may find an owl in a Cracker Jack box! From Laine Farley
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A pair of metal owls with cut out details from Aurica Schoen
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Silver plated, from 1980s? from Jacek Hałuszkiewicz, 14 Jan 2025
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From Gaby Dondlinger: paper with metallic gold trim and plastic painted owl.
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From Gintautas Deksnys, Lithuania, carved wooden owl from the Philippines 28 April 2023
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From Gintautas Deksnys, Lithuania, carved wooden owl from the Philippines 28 April 2023
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Celluloid owls by Whitehead & Hoag for Maltine; from Laine Farley
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Celluloid owls by Whitehead & Hoag for Maltine--reverse; from Laine Farley
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Celluloid white owl by Whitehead & Hoag for Crown Pianos; from Laine Farley
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Celluloid White owl by Whitehead & Hoag for Crown Pianos-reverse; from Laine Farley
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Celluloid reading owl by Whitehead & Hoag for Kulture Shoes; from Laine Farley
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Celluloid reading owl by Whitehead & Hoag for Kulture Shoes-reverse; from Laine Farley
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Celluloid reading owl by Whitehead & Hoag for Coca-Cola; from Laine Farley
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Celluloid reading owl by Whitehead & Hoag for Coca-Cola-reverse; from Laine Farley
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Owls from different countries.
Egyptianl owl from Georg Hartong
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Greek owls from Debrah Gai Lewis
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French tourist bookmark for the chateau des Milandes, where the famous Josephine Baker lived with all her adopted children from Georg Hartong
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Owls from Taiwan from Gintautas Deksnys
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Back of owls from Taiwan from Gintautas Deksnkys
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Reading owls from Turkey from Gintautas Deksnkys
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Of course, owls are wise in many ways.
Quote by Kurt Tucholsky, a famous German author: "Readers are lucky, they can choose their authors". From Aurica Schoen
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Even owls need to read to remain wise. From Laine Farley
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This wise owl was on a Christmas card in England in 1933. From Laine Farley
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from Debrah Gai Lewis
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from Debrah Gai Lewis
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from Debrah Gai Lewis
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Owls are wise to keeping healthy. From Debrah Gai Lewis
Not officially a bookmark - an ad from a 1902 directory - but is the right size and shape. From Laine Farley
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