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| Originator | Finley, John H. (John Huston), 1863-1940 |
| Designer | Finley, John H. (John Huston), 1863-1940 |
| Engraver | W. & A. K. Johnston, Edinburgh |
| Style | Book plate |
| Bookplate Type | Pictorial |
| Bookplate Function | Ownership |
| Institutional or Personal | Personal |
| Dimensions | 77x90 mm |
| Orientation | Portrait |
| Bookplate Text | EX LIBRIS / FIDE ET FORTITUDINE / "THE CAIRN OF REMEMBRANCE" / John Finley |
| Description | Between two tall trees, two swords held in hands couped (in heraldic terms) above the wrist, one pointing down, grasped on the blade, the other pointing up, grasped on the grip, amid motto: Fide et fortitudine (With faith and courage). A cairn of stones with legend: "The cairn of remembrance". |
| Note | Finley was President of the University of the State of New York and Commissioner of Education (cf. Ward). |
| Reference | Ward, Harry P. Some American college bookplates. Columbus, Ohio: Champlin, 1915. Page 293. |
| Rights | Rare Book and Manuscript Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; For more information, please contact the Rare Book and Manuscript Library: https://illinois.edu/fb/sec/7016277 |
| Collection | John Starr Stewart Ex Libris Collection
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| Local Identifier | exlibris1005.jp2 |
| Repository/Holding Library | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Rare Book and Manuscript Library |
