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[Bookplate for Dundas Public Library]

Description

Black ink on brown paper. A border made up of pommy crosses houses the name of the library and its borrowing policies. The title of the library is printed in Germanic text, and beneath it is a double-lined, horizontal divider. In the bottom half of the plate is printed the borrowing policy.

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Title
[Bookplate for Dundas Public Library]
Date Created
[between 1880 and 1890?]
Description
Black ink on brown paper. A border made up of pommy crosses houses the name of the library and its borrowing policies. The title of the library is printed in Germanic text, and beneath it is a double-lined, horizontal divider. In the bottom half of the plate is printed the borrowing policy.
Extent
1 bookplate : relief printing ; 5.5 x 8 cm
Subject
Libraries; Public libraries
Geographic Location
Dundas (Ont.)
Person Or Corporation
Dundas Public Library
Genre
Prints
Type
Still Image
File Format
image/jpeg
Language
English
Notes
The first public library in Dundas opened in 1822.
References:
1) Dundas Branch. (2016). Retrieved January 6, 2016, from http://www.hpl.ca/branches/dundas-branch
Identifier
BP MUR CAN I D8637; BP_MUR_CAN_I_D8637
Collection
RBSC Bookplates
Source
Original Format: University of British Columbia. Library. Rare Books and Special Collections. Thomas Murray Bookplates Collection. Morley Binder. BP MUR CAN I D8637
Date Available
2016
Provider
Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
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
DOI
10.14288/1.0225943
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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