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| Originator | Grasett, Henry James, 1808-1882 |
| Style | Book plate |
| Bookplate Type | Pictorial |
| Bookplate Function | Ownership |
| Institutional or Personal | Personal |
| Dimensions | 62x91 mm |
| Orientation | Portrait |
| Coverage-Spatial | Toronto (Ont.) |
| Bookplate Text | [motto:] MELIORA SEQUI / Henry James Grasett. |
| Description | Coat of arms. Escutcheon: Per saltire erm. and ermines, a saltire azure, between two thistle stemmed and leaved proper in chief and in base, and two mullets argent in fess. Crest: A drawn bow and arrow between palm leaves. Motto: Meliora sequi |
| Note | [1] Grasett was rector of St. James' Cathedral and from 1867, Dean of Toronto. [2] Motto: Meliora sequi = I followed better things [3] Badly discolored by collector's glue |
| Reference | Chadwick, Ontarian families (1898), p.66f |
| 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 | exlibris1526.jp2 |
| Repository/Holding Library | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Rare Book and Manuscript Library |
