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Title	[Bookplate for George T. Irving]
Date Created	[between 1869 and 1929]
Description	Printed in brown ink, the bookplate depicts a rigged wooden ship, with full sails, on water. A bird soars into the foreground. “Ex Libris” half-circles the image, while a literary quote from Emily Dickinson, and the bookplate owner’s name, are printed below.
Extent	1 bookplate : relief printing ; 9 x 13.5 cm
Subject	Ships
Geographic Location	Toronto (Ont.)
Person Or Corporation	Irving, George T.
Genre	Prints
Type	Still Image
FileFormat	image/jpeg
Language	English ; Latin
Notes	This bookplate likely belonged to George T. Irving of Toronto, owner of the Irving Umbrella Co. He was a recognized member of society and included in the 1901 publication "Men of Canada: a portrait gallery of men whose energy, ability, enterprise and public spirit are responsible for the advancement of Canada, the premier colony of Great Britain." References: 1) Society Blue Book of Toronto, Hamilton And London: A Social Directory. 1910 ed. Toronto, ON: Dau Publishing Co., 1909. Page 15, <https://archive.org/stream/1910societyblue00newyuoft#page/n5/mode/2up>. 2) “George Theodore Irving.” Gooderham-Worts family genealogy project, v. 11.0.1. Last modified November 4, 2014, <http://www.gooderham-worts.ca/getperson.php?personID=I131&tree=G1>. 3) Cooper, John A., editor. Men of Canada. Montreal, QC: The Canadian Historical Company, 1901. Page 234, <https://archive.org/details/menofcanadaportr00coopuoft>.
Identifier	BP MUR CAN P I785 BP_MUR_CAN_P_I785
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 I785
Date Available	2017-12-20
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	10.14288/1.0364078
AggregatedSourceRepository	CONTENTdm

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Ex Libris There is no frigate like a book, to take us leagues away. George T. Irving. Toronto

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