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[Bookplate for William R. Ridell]
[Bookplate for William R. Ridell]
Title[Bookplate for William R. Ridell]
Date Created[between 1870 and 1929]
Sort Date1929
DescriptionShield, argent (silver), charged with a chevron, gules (red), and three garb, aulned. Above the crest is a greyhound, rampant ; only top half of dog is visible behind a wreath of vert (green) and a second colour, unclear. Beneath the shield is a banner which ends in two tassels on either side, reading 'I hope to Share.' Box on lower left side for entering book number, unused. Tear at bottom right.
Extent1 bookplate : steel engraving ; 8.6 x 11.6 cm
SubjectHeraldry
Subject - GeographicCanada
Personal NamesRidell, William R.
GenrePrints
TypeStill Image
Formatimage/jpeg
NotesWilliam Renwick Riddell was born in Ontario April 6th, 1852 and earned a BA, BSc, and LLB at Victoria College. He then became a successful lawyer and was appointed a Justice of the Supreme Court of Ontario in 1906 and then in 1925 moved to the appeal division. Riddell was also an active Canadian historian, publishing 1258 articles, reviews, books, and other publications in a variety of fields including legal and social history. He dies in Toronto on Feb 18th, 1945.
References:
1) 'Cobourg Walking Tour.' Cobourg History. Accessed January 27th 2011. http://www.cobourghistory.ca/walk.htm
2) 'William Renwick Riddell.' The Canadian Encyclopedia. Accessed January 27th 2011. http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com/index.cfm?PgNm=TCE&Params=A1ARTA0010701
Access IdentifierBP MUR CAN P R533
Digital IdentifierBP_MUR_CAN_P_R533
Is Part OfRBSC Bookplates
SourceOriginal Format: University of British Columbia. Library. Rare Books and Special Collections. Thomas Murray Bookplates Collection. Leslie Binder. BP MUR CAN P R533
Date Available2011
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
TranscriptI HOPE TO SHARE NO. WILLIAM R. RIDDELL
DOI1.0215643
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