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| Originator | Howland, Charles R. |
| Designer | Howland, Charles R. |
| Engraver | Buck, J.H. |
| Style | Book plate |
| Bookplate Type | Armorial |
| Bookplate Function | Ownership |
| Institutional or Personal | Personal |
| Dimensions | 109x145 mm |
| Orientation | Portrait |
| Coverage-Spatial | United States |
| Bookplate Text | PISCATOR NON SOLUM PISCATUR / EX LIBRIS | HOWLAND | A.D. 1894 |
| Description | Barred shield with 3 lions rampant, surmounted by a hat and by a lion passant collared with a crown; the shield is supported by two salmon amid bullrushes; hanging from the open mouth of one fish is a flask, from the mouth of the other, a creel; a fishing net and pole are visible from behind the shield. Motto: Piscator non solum piscatur (There is more to fishing than catching fish) |
| Reference | Journal of the Ex Libris Society 4: 167; Grolier Club, Catalog of an exhibit of angling book plates (NY, 1918), 136 |
| 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 | exlibris0296.jp2 |
| Repository/Holding Library | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Rare Book and Manuscript Library |
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