George Wythe's bookplate

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Based on a Wythe family coat-of-arms, the bookplate features a griffin rampant on the crest and three griffins passant on the escutcheon. The motto "seconds dubiisque rectus" translates as "upright in prosperity and in perils."[1]

References

  1. Dill, Alonso Thomas. ''George Wythe: Teacher of Liberty''. Williamsburg, Virginia: Virginia Independence Bicentennial Commission, 1979.