[Bookseller's Tickets for W. Drysdale]
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Title | [Bookseller's Tickets for W. Drysdale] |
Date Created | [between 1874 and 1906] |
Sort Date | 1906 |
Description | 1) Printed in black ink on bright green paper the diamond-shaped booksellers ticket features a line border surrounding the name (first line), services offered (second line), street address (third line) and city (fourth line) of the company. 2) Printed in black ink on white paper the diamond-shaped booksellers ticket features a line border surrounding the name (first line), services offered (second and third line), and city (fourth line) of the company. Small leaf designs in each of the four corners. 3) Printed in dark blue ink on white or cream paper the booksellers ticket features a thick border surrounding the name (first-third lines), services offered (fourth-sixth lines), street address (seventh line) and city (eighth line) of the company. 4) Printed in black ink on bright orange paper the diamond-shaped booksellers ticket features a two-line border surrounding the name (first line), street address (second line) and city (third line) of the company. Decorative wavy lines above the first and second lines and below the third line. 5) Printed in black ink on light pink paper the diamond-shaped booksellers ticket features a two-line border surrounding the name (first line), street address (second line) and city (third line) of the company. Decorative wavy lines above the first and second lines and below the third line. 6) Printed in black ink on white paper the diamond-shaped booksellers ticket features a line border surrounding the name (first line), services offered (second line), street address (third line) and city (fourth line) of the company. |
Extent | 1 bookseller's ticket : relief printing ; 2.8 x 1.8 cm 1 bookseller's ticket : relief printing ; 2.1 x 1.7 cm 1 bookseller's ticket : relief printing ; 2.1 x 1.6 cm 1 bookseller's ticket : relief printing ; 2.3 x 1.3 cm 1 bookseller's ticket : relief printing ; 2.5 x 1.5 cm 1 bookseller's ticket : relief printing ; 2.8 x 1.7 cm |
Subject - Geographic | Montréal (Québec) |
Personal Names | Drysdale, W. |
Genre | Prints |
Type | Still Image |
Format | image/jpeg |
Notes | William Drysdale & Company, publishers, booksellers, stationers and importers, located at 232 St. James Street in Montreal, was founded in 1874 and was taken over by the William Drysdale Company, Limited in 1897. The company was active until 1906. Among Drydale's extensive literary and scientific imprints were Sir Francis Hincks's Reminiscences of His Public Life (1884). References: 1) Fleming, P., Lamonde, Y. (2005). History of the book in Canada: 1840-1918. Toronto: University of Toronto Press. Retrieved April 26, 2012, from http://books.google.ca/books?id=4nHT2u0ovSMC&pg=PA27&lpg=PA27&dq=drysdale+AND+Montreal+AND+James+Street&source=bl&ots=565VngbzBR&sig=osdo5ShL8dhpH9Q7uL-pJ0OCeD0&hl=en&sa=X&ei=6smZT8flFsSq2QWg_-GLBw&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=drysdale%20AND%20Montreal%20AND%20James%20Street&f=false 2) The William Drysdale Co., Limited, . (1897, October 16). The Metropolitan, p. 8. Retrieved April 26, 2012, from http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=673&dat=18971016&id=ccpLAAAAIBAJ&sjid=gzoDAAAAIBAJ&pg=2120, 4283233 |
Access Identifier | BST MUR CAN I D797 |
Digital Identifier | BST_MUR_CAN_I_D797 |
Is Part Of | RBSC Bookplates |
Source | Original Format: University of British Columbia. Library. Rare Books and Special Collections. Thomas Murray Bookplates Collection. Leslie Binder. BST MUR CAN I D797 |
Date Available | 2012 |
Publisher - Digital | 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 |
Transcript | 1) W. DRYSDALE & CO. BOOKSELLERS 232 St. James St. MONTREAL ; 2) Wm DRYSDALE & CO. BOOKSELLERS & STATIONERS MONTREAL. ; 3) THE Wm. DRYSDALE CO. LIMITED PUBLISHERS, BOOKSELLERS, STATIONERS, IMPORTERS. 232 ST. JAMES ST. MONTREAL. ; 4) W. DRYSDALE & CO., 232 ST. JAMES ST., MONTREAL. ; 5) W. DRYSDALE & CO., 232 ST. JAMES ST., MONTREAL. ; 6) W. DRYSDALE & CO. BOOKSELLERS 232 St. James St. MONTREAL |
DOI | 1.0215701 |
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