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[Bookplate for Thomas Murray Esq., University of Toronto Library, and Champlain Society]
Description
Black ink on white paper. Text is surrounded by a thin black border. There is a line of gothic, black font, below which is smaller, capitalized, sans serif font. Two thin black lines separate that text from more lines of black text, some of which is typewritten. Below one thin black lines is smaller, serif, black text.
Item Metadata
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[Bookplate for Thomas Murray Esq., University of Toronto Library, and Champlain Society]
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| Date Created |
[not before 1930]
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| Description |
Black ink on white paper. Text is surrounded by a thin black border. There is a line of gothic, black font, below which is smaller, capitalized, sans serif font. Two thin black lines separate that text from more lines of black text, some of which is typewritten. Below one thin black lines is smaller, serif, black text.
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| Extent |
1 bookplate : relief printing ; 11.4 x 8.8 cm
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| File Format |
image/jpeg
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| Language |
English
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| Notes |
Thomas Murray was born in Toronto in 1878. In the 1890s he apprenticed as a tailor and later worked in the garment industry in Montreal. He made his wealth as the owner of a manufacturing business between 1918 and 1928. After retiring at fifty, he focused on book collection. He opened the Bleury Book Store on Bleury Street in Montreal, later opening the second branch on St. Catherine Street. He operated these stores until 1949, all the while collecting 11 volumes of bookplates. The Thomas Murray Collection at UBC features stock from his bookstore and other rare items from his private collection. UBC purchased the Thomas Murray Collection in 1958 for $60,000. This RBSC Bookplates Collection features over 500 bookplates from Murray’s collection.
References: 1) G, A. (2011, May 16). The Thomas Murray Bookplate Collection at the University of British Columbia. Retrieved 15 April 2019, from Canadian Bookplates website: http://canadianbookplates.blogspot.com/2011/05/thomas-murray-bookplate-collection-at.html 2) Shriver, C. (n.d.). Thomas Murray Collection [Research Guide]. Retrieved 15 April 2019, from University of British Columbia website: //guides.library.ubc.ca/spcoll_Canadian_History/Thomas_Murray |
| Identifier |
BP MUR CAN P M773; BP_MUR_CAN_P_M773
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| Collection | |
| Source |
Original Format: University of British Columbia. Library. Rare Books and Special Collections. Thomas Murray Bookplates Collection. Stanley Binder. BP MUR CAN P M773
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| Date Available |
2019-04-23
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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 |
10.14288/1.0378494
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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