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Description
Printed in black ink, the text discloses terms of use for the circulating library. Includes pre-printed form for checking in/out books. One and a partial date are visible, stamped in blue ink.
Item Metadata
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[Bookplate for Fiction Inn Circulating Library]
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| Date Created |
[between 1926 and 1929]
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| Description |
Printed in black ink, the text discloses terms of use for the circulating library. Includes pre-printed form for checking in/out books. One and a partial date are visible, stamped in blue ink.
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| Extent |
1 bookplate : relief printing ; 10.75 x 8 cm
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| File Format |
image/jpeg
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| Language |
English
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| Notes |
The Fiction Inn was a library located in Westmount, a suburb of Montreal, from 1926-1952. The address along Sherbrooke was listed as 4883 from 1926-1929, 4860 in 1930, 4869 in 1931, and in stayed at 4891 until 1952. The proprietors of Fiction Inn also varied: Mrs. F. Walker (1926-27) Mrs. R K Walker (1928-29), Mrs. M. B. Howes (1930), no proprietor listed (1931-32), Miss S. Haddlesey (1933), Miss G. Haddlesey (1934-47), no proprietor listed (1948-52).
References: 1) Special thanks to the Westmount Public Library for supplying PDFs of Lovell's Montreal Street Directory, Lovell's Montreal Alphabetical Directory and Lovell's Montreal Business Directory for 1929. 2) "Lovell's Montreal Directory." Volumes 83 to 110. Montreal: John Lovell & Son, Limited, 1926-1952. Accessed through the Biblioteque et Archives Nationales du Quebec, Feb 4, 2016: http://bibnum2.banq.qc.ca/bna/lovell/. |
| Identifier |
BP MUR CAN I F5385; BP_MUR_CAN_I_F5385
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| Collection | |
| Source |
Original Format: University of British Columbia. Library. Rare Books and Special Collections. Thomas Murray Bookplates Collection. Morley Binder. BP MUR CAN I F5385
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| Date Available |
2016
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| Provider |
Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
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| Rights |
Images provided for research and reference use only. Permission to publish, copy, or otherwise use these images must be obtained from Rare Books and Special Collections: http://rbsc.library.ubc.ca
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| DOI |
10.14288/1.0225937
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| Aggregated Source Repository |
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Rights
Images provided for research and reference use only. Permission to publish, copy, or otherwise use these images must be obtained from Rare Books and Special Collections: http://rbsc.library.ubc.ca