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[Bookplate for Margaret M. Howard by Leslie Victor Smith] Smith, Leslie Victor

Description

Black ink on textured cream colored paper. The image depicts a tall ship at sea with all sails unfurled, listing to the right in a swell of water. The ship is contained within a circular border containing four quatrefoil points. Above, the phrase ‘Ex Libris’ is displayed within a scrolled banner across the top of the bookplate and the circle is framed by hanging garlands of varied types of flowers and ribbons. Below, a shelf depicts a row of bound books that part at the middle, with a blank sheet of paper and a feather quill resting in an inkwell. Below this, ‘Margaret M. Howard’ is written within a large scroll banner that is framed by thorny vines of roses.

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Title
[Bookplate for Margaret M. Howard by Leslie Victor Smith]
Creator
Smith, Leslie Victor
Date Created
[not after 1928]
Description
Black ink on textured cream colored paper. The image depicts a tall ship at sea with all sails unfurled, listing to the right in a swell of water. The ship is contained within a circular border containing four quatrefoil points. Above, the phrase ‘Ex Libris’ is displayed within a scrolled banner across the top of the bookplate and the circle is framed by hanging garlands of varied types of flowers and ribbons. Below, a shelf depicts a row of bound books that part at the middle, with a blank sheet of paper and a feather quill resting in an inkwell. Below this, ‘Margaret M. Howard’ is written within a large scroll banner that is framed by thorny vines of roses.
Extent
1 bookplate : relief printing ; 8.7 x 13 cm
Subject
Private libraries; Ships; Plants
Geographic Location
Toronto (Ont.)
Person Or Corporation
Howard, Margaret M.
Genre
Prints
Type
Still Image
File Format
image/jpeg
Language
Latin
Notes
Margaret Howard was an author of children’s stories, based in Toronto. Howard was an active member of the Canadian Authors’ Association (Toronto Branch) and served as President in 1934. Some of Howard’s personal letters of correspondence are included in archival collections at the University of Toronto and McMaster University. Another one of Howard’s personalized book plates is in the collection of the West Chicago Public Library District, "given by Leslie Victor Smith, Toronto Canada 3/16/28." The book plate has been digitized by the Illinois State Library and is accessible online in the Cornelia Neltnor Anthony and Frank D. Anthony Book Plate Collection. Leslie Victor Smith (1880-1952) was an artist who produced many bookplates throughout her career. For more information, see William Colgate, 1947. Smith’s work is also in the Thomas Fisher Rare Book Collection at the University of Toronto.
References:
1) Colgate, William. The Bookplates of Leslie Victor Smith. Illustrated with original prints in addition to a full checklist and introduction. Weston, ON: Old Rectory Press, 1947. E.J. Pratt Library, University of Toronto. “Letters to E.J. Pratt: Howard, Margaret,” E. J. Pratt, Canada’s National Poet, Correspondence. Retrieved March 2017 from http://library.vicu.utoronto.ca/collections/special_collections/f20_edwin_john_pratt/series_1
2) Illinois Digital Archives. (2016). Cornelia Neltnor Anthony and Frank D. Anthony Book Plate Collection: Margaret M. Howard. Retrieved March 2017 from http://www.idaillinois.org/cdm/ref/collection/p15602coll1/id/8443
3) McMaster University, Archives and Research Collections. Canadian Authors’ Association (Toronto Branch), (Margaret M. Howard), Lit 2 T.L.S., enclosures. 1934. 4 document sheets. Retrieved March 2017 from http://library.mcmaster.ca/archives/b/brittain.corrj.01.htm
4) Smith, Leslie Victor. (n.d.). Collection of Bookplates by Leslie Victor Smith. University of Toronto Libraries. Retrieved March 2017 from http://search.library.utoronto.ca/details?10167106&uuid=420a5e66-5b47-45de-af76-fbf290dc623e
Identifier
BP MUR CAN P H69373; BP_MUR_CAN_P_H69373
Collection
RBSC Bookplates
Source
Original Format: University of British Columbia. Library. Rare Books and Special Collections. Thomas Murray Bookplates Collection. Stanley Binder. BP MUR CAN P H69373
Date Available
2017-07-17
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
10.14288/1.0348864
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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