- Rare Books and Special Collections
- Casey Albert Wood Collection
- Library collections
- E. S. W. Library book plates.
E. S. W. Library book plates.
file1918-1922MSG BW1203-4-1
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- Held by
- Rare Books and Special Collections via McGill University Archival Collections
- Dates
- 1918-1922 (indexed as 1918–1922)
- Level
- file
- Extent
- 1 volume (29 pages) ; 33 cm. 1 drawing 7 book plates.
- Scope & content
- This file is a bound volume which contains a summary written by Casey A. Wood about the development of the Emma Shearer Wood Library of Ornithology's book plate which features Wood's parrot John III from 1918-1922. The original 1918 drawing for the opening of the library by government engraver G. F. C. Smillie from Washington, DC, is contained in this file as well as 3 other versions of the book plate by them. There are also four book plates of the second design for the library by Bumpus of London designed by M. P. Barrett.
- Location
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- Language
- English
- Harvested
- 2026-10-15T08:04:28Z · source datestamp 2019-01-28T19:19:45Z · ead