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[Bookplate for Robie Lewis Reid]

Description

The bookplate has below a banner with a quote from the Canterbury Tales an image of a writing desk backed by a number of books both lined up vertically, aslant and open on the desk. A banner crosses the upper portion of the image that states "EX LIBRIS", between these two words is a round shield made by a belt on which is written "PRO VIRTUTE". Within this shield is the image of a hand holding an open book on top of a braided wreath. Below the writing desk is a rectangular plate with the name "Robie Lewis Reid".

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Title
[Bookplate for Robie Lewis Reid]
Date Created
[between 1949 and 1959]
Description
The bookplate has below a banner with a quote from the Canterbury Tales an image of a writing desk backed by a number of books both lined up vertically, aslant and open on the desk. A banner crosses the upper portion of the image that states "EX LIBRIS", between these two words is a round shield made by a belt on which is written "PRO VIRTUTE". Within this shield is the image of a hand holding an open book on top of a braided wreath. Below the writing desk is a rectangular plate with the name "Robie Lewis Reid".
Extent
1 bookplate : intaglio printing ; 6.1 x 10.2 cm
Subject
Universities & colleges
Geographic Location
Vancouver (B.C.)
Person Or Corporation
Reid, Robie Lewis
Genre
Prints
Type
Still Image
File Format
image/jpeg
Language
Latin
Notes
Robie Lewis Reid (1866-1945) was a lawyer and historian as well as notable book collector. He served on the advisory board of the B.C. Historical Quarterly and was a member of the B.C. Historical Association. Reid wrote British Columbia: A Bibliograhpical Sketch and bequeathed his library of 9,000 books and 4,000 historical pamphlets to the University of British Columbia. Please see the R.L. Reid fonds at Rare Books and Special Collections, University of British Columbia.
Identifier
BP UBC CAN I Un311aa; BP_UBC_CAN_I_Un311aa
Collection
RBSC Bookplates
Source
Original Format: University of British Columbia. Library. Rare Books and Special Collections. UBC Bookplates Collection. BP UBC CAN I Un311aa
Date Available
2006
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
10.14288/1.0214973
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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