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[Bookplate for Marcel Godfrey Isaacs by W. P. B.]
[Bookplate for Marcel Godfrey Isaacs by W. P. B.]
Title[Bookplate for Marcel Godfrey Isaacs by W. P. B.]
CreatorB., W. P.
Date Created1921
Sort Date1921
DescriptionThis heraldric bookplate consists of an escutcheon, sable (black), with a bend, or (gold), and a square charged with the head of a cougar at sinister chief. Above the escutcheon is an esquire helmet, which is charged with a straight wreath and an arm embowed fessways, holding a dagger piercing the head of a cougar. Bookplate owner's name at base.
Extent1 bookplate : steel engraving ; 6.8 x 9.4 cm
SubjectHeraldry
Personal NamesIsaacs, Marcel Godfrey
GenrePrints
TypeStill Image
Formatimage/jpeg
NotesBurke, Bernard. Burke's Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Landed Gentry. H. Pirie-Gordon, ed. 15th Ed. London: Shaw Publishing Co. Ltd. and Burke Publishing Co. Ltd., 1937. Fincham, H.W. The Artists and Engravers of British and American Bookplates. London: Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner & Co. Ltd, 1897. Heraldric Dictionary. University of Notre Dame, Dept. of Special Collections. There are three other identical bookplates in this collection.
References:
1) Burke, Bernard. Burke's Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Landed Gentry. H. Pirie-Gordon, ed. 15th Ed. London: Shaw Publishing Co. Ltd. and Burke Publishing Co. Ltd., 1937.
2) Fincham, H.W. The Artists and Engravers of British and American Bookplates. London: Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner & Co. Ltd, 1897.
3) Heraldric Dictionary. University of Notre Dame, Dept. of Special Collections. Accessed 18 Nov. 2008 from http://www.rarebooks.nd.edu/digital/heraldry/
Access IdentifierBP GEN SL P I833
Digital IdentifierBP_GEN_SL_P_I833
Is Part OfRBSC Bookplates
SourceOriginal Format: University of British Columbia. Library. Rare Books and Special Collections. General Bookplates Collection. BP GEN SL P I833
Date Available2009
Publisher - DigitalVancouver : University of British Columbia Library
RightsImages 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
TranscriptMARCEL GODFREY ISAACS
DOI1.0215514
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