Right, now do you remember Alex Allan?If not check here. If so, read on and learn more about this spook.
Although the press knocked him a bit, his creative mental outlook and humor makes him perfect as an intelligence adviser. His resume is impressive. My kind of guy!
This Alex Allan caught the attention of Philadelphia, PA bookplate maven, Louis Jaffe... "I was looking through an album of 20th century British bookplates this morning and selected a few of my favorites. There is never enough time to research every bookplate so the backlog grows.
If you know something about any of these owners or the artists please share it with us.
I purchased the Alex Allan bookplate in England after seeing it in The Bookplate Society Journal (vol.v11,1989). It is a wood engraving by Anne Jope and it is one of the earliest if not the first plate depicting a computer. The owner may be the larger than life Alex Allan, Chairman of The Joint Intelligence Commission Of The United Kingdom and Grateful Dead enthusiast." (more)
Update... This is, indeed, Mr. Allan's bookplate.
