[Bookplate for Ralph H. Kilby]
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Title | [Bookplate for Ralph H. Kilby] |
Date Created | [1860] |
Sort Date | 1860 |
Description | Black ink on white paper. The crest features a circle with a border with black outlines and horizontal black lines. Inside the border there is a crown. The crown as three leafy designs at the top and the band is decorated with different jewels. The crest sits upon a crest-wreath. The shield has a border comprised of curling sections with ornate decorations on the ends. The shield is charged at the top with three black circles with white centers ; smaller versions of the black border featured in the crest. Below the circles are three horizontal black stripes. In the center of the top stripe is a white circle with black dots. Underneath the shield, the motto is printed on a curling ribbon in capitalized, sans serif black font. The bookplate owner's name is printed in large, cursive, sentence case black font. |
Extent | 1 bookplate : intaglio printing ; 6 x 9.2 cm |
Subject | Crowns ; Armorial bookplates ; Heraldry |
Subject - Geographic | Montréal (Québec) |
Personal Names | Kilby, Ralph H. |
Genre | Prints |
Type | Still Image |
Format | image/jpeg |
Language | Latin
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Notes | Ralph H. Kilby was a dealer for British arms manufacturers in Montreal. He acted as the Canadian representative for Evans. He did a lot of acting and importing in the 1870s. His trade name registered in Montreal was "R Wakefield". A photo of R. H. Kilby is available online through the McCord Museum. References: 1) Flayderman, N. (2007). Flayderman's guide to antique American firearms and their values (9th ed.). Krause Publications. Retrieved from https://books.google.ca/books?id=7pyVTm2PibUC&dq=%22Ralph+H.+Kilby%22&source=gbs_navlinks_s 2) Harrod, S., & Ayearst, M. J. (1919). A list of Canadian bookplates: with a review of the history of ex libris in the Dominion. (W. Prescott, Ed.). Toronto: The Society of Bookplate Bibliophiles. Retrieved from https://archive.org/stream/listofcanadianbo00pres/listofcanadianbo00pres_djvu.txt 3) Notman, W. (1867). R. H. Kilby, Montreal, QC, 1867. Retrieved March 14, 2018, from http://collections.musee-mccord.qc.ca/scripts/large.php?accessnumber=I-27573.1&zoomify=true&Lang=1&imageID=141372 R. 4) Wakefield, London DBL Rifle? (2014). Retrieved March 14, 2018, from http://www.doublegunshop.com/forums/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=51133&page=3 |
Access Identifier | BP MUR CAN P K439 |
Digital Identifier | BP_MUR_CAN_P_K439 |
Is Part Of | 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 K439 |
Date Available | 2018-03-15 |
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 | CUSTODIO SACRUM Ralph H. Kilby. |
Translation | I guard the sacred |
DOI | 1.0365534 |
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