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[Bookplate for Hill’s Library]

Description

Black ink on yellowing paper. Typewritten text in capital letters and bold followed by sentence case letters in varying serif font sizes. There is a thin line with stylized dots in the centre separating text. Below the line, text is written in large, capitalized, bold serif font. Below that is text written in bold, sentence case. Text is then written in non-bold capital letters. There is a thicker, stylized line with three dots in the centre separating text. Below the line is text written in capital sans serif font, followed by text in smaller, bold sans serif font. Further text is right aligned and written in italicized serif font. Text is then written in capital and sentence case serif font in multiple sizes with section separated by dots. Graphic of hand with index finger pointing right is next to capital, sans serif font. A squared squiggled line is below the finger graphic and above faded text in serif font. Below that is serif font in capital letters and then bold serif font in bold letters. That is separated from bold, capital, serif font with a squared, squiggled line. The following serif font is bold. Below that is larger, bolder serif-font. The following text is written in smaller sentence case and capitalized serif font. Below that is sentence case serif font, followed by larger sans serif font and then bold, capitalized, serif font. The last part of the text is written in sentence case serif font. Handwritten notes cover some of the typewritten text on the right side of the bookplate until approximately halfway down the bookplate. The bottom two corners of the bookplate have been cut off. The bookplate appears to be printed on top of a newspaper or magazine clipping, the recto of which is slightly visible through the bookplate. Black ink serif font text and some imagery are visible. The verso of the bookplate is clearly the other printed side of the magazine or newspaper with serif fonts in bold capital letters and non-bold sentence case letters. The recto of the original print is also slightly visible from the verso side.

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Title
[Bookplate for Hill’s Library]
Date Created
[between 1850 and 1876?]
Description
Black ink on yellowing paper. Typewritten text in capital letters and bold followed by sentence case letters in varying serif font sizes. There is a thin line with stylized dots in the centre separating text. Below the line, text is written in large, capitalized, bold serif font. Below that is text written in bold, sentence case. Text is then written in non-bold capital letters. There is a thicker, stylized line with three dots in the centre separating text. Below the line is text written in capital sans serif font, followed by text in smaller, bold sans serif font. Further text is right aligned and written in italicized serif font. Text is then written in capital and sentence case serif font in multiple sizes with section separated by dots. Graphic of hand with index finger pointing right is next to capital, sans serif font. A squared squiggled line is below the finger graphic and above faded text in serif font. Below that is serif font in capital letters and then bold serif font in bold letters. That is separated from bold, capital, serif font with a squared, squiggled line. The following serif font is bold. Below that is larger, bolder serif-font. The following text is written in smaller sentence case and capitalized serif font. Below that is sentence case serif font, followed by larger sans serif font and then bold, capitalized, serif font. The last part of the text is written in sentence case serif font. Handwritten notes cover some of the typewritten text on the right side of the bookplate until approximately halfway down the bookplate. The bottom two corners of the bookplate have been cut off. The bookplate appears to be printed on top of a newspaper or magazine clipping, the recto of which is slightly visible through the bookplate. Black ink serif font text and some imagery are visible. The verso of the bookplate is clearly the other printed side of the magazine or newspaper with serif fonts in bold capital letters and non-bold sentence case letters. The recto of the original print is also slightly visible from the verso side.
Extent
1 bookplate : relief printing ; 9.6 x 15.2 cm
Subject
Bookselling; Stationery
Geographic Location
Montréal (Québec)
Person Or Corporation
Hill’s Library
Genre
Prints
Type
Still Image
File Format
image/jpeg
Language
English
Notes
Hill’s Library was a circulating library and book, stationery, and picture store. It had a location at 666 Dorchester Street in Montreal for over twenty years. Hill’s Library went up for sale in 1876. At the time of their intended sale, they had $8,000 to $10,000 in stock. Other locations in Montreal include 195 Notre Dame Street (see bookplate BP MUR CAN I H547c) and 2 Place D’armes.
References:
1) Business for sale. (1876). The Publishers Weekly, 9, December 11, 2016. Retrieved from https://books.google.ca/books?id=8xgDAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA741&lpg=PA741&dq=%22Hill%27s+Library%22+AND+Montreal&source=bl&ots=dm_Gkp4F_C&sig=dStocqi287jGNhRfoBCbGDPctc8&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwih_-7suOjQAhUH-GMKHe9mC3IQ6AEIHzAB#v=onepage&q=%22Hill's%20Library%22%20AND%20Montreal&f=false The maritime provinces: A handbook for travellers (1881). In Sweester M. F. (Ed.), (2nd ed.).
2) Boston: James R. Osgood and Company. Retrieved from https://books.google.ca/books?id=s2wDAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA309&lpg=PA309&dq=666+dorchester+street,+montreal&source=bl&ots=OYDSkMjpG4&sig=QB0ei4zcSChbX36bcIB4mjMI-p4&hl=en&sa=X&sqi=2&ved=0ahUKEwjRxYCTuujQAhWIKWMKHXwHC_0Q6AEINTAG#v=onepage&q=666%20dorchester%20street%2C%20montreal&f=false
3) Readers will please pay particular attention to the following rules ...hill's lending library, 2 place D'armes, montreal (1850). Retrieved from https://books.google.ca/books?id=0sSanQEACAAJ&dq=2+place+d%27armes+montreal&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwi_h6HOwe3QAhUYHGMKHUd_C_YQ6AEIMjAA
Identifier
BP MUR CAN I H457a; BP_MUR_CAN_I_H457a
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 H457a
Date Available
2017-01-19
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
10.14288/1.0342899
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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