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Bookplate of the English Book Donation


Title	Bookplate of the English Book Donation
Description	Presented to the City of Chicago, toward the formation of a free library after the great fire of 1871, as a mark of English sympathy, by [inscribed by a staff member] Her Majesty the Queen Victoria. The bookplate is in the volume, "The Early Years of His Royal Highness the Prince Consort, 1819-1841." Compiled under the Direction of Her Majesty the Queen by Lieut.-Gen. Charles Grey (1804-1870). 5th ed. London, Smith, Elder, and Co., 1868
Subject.TGM1	Bookplates
Subject.LCSH	Book donations -- Illinois -- Chicago -- History -- 19th century -- Sources Chicago (Ill.) -- History -- To 1875 -- Sources Chicago (Ill.) -- Relations -- Great Britain -- History--19th century -- Sources Great Britain -- Relations -- Illinois -- Chicago -- History -- 19th century -- Sources Public libraries -- Illinois -- Chicago -- History -- 19th century -- Sources
Subject.AAT	bookplates
Photographer/Artist	Unknown
Date of Original	1871
Time Period	1870; 1871; 1872; 1873; 1874; 1875; 1876; 1877; 1878; 1879
Repository Name	Chicago Public Library Special Collections and Preservation Division
Repository Number	DA559.A1G7 1868
Language	eng;
Collection	Chicago Public Library Archives
Rights	http://www.chipublib.org/aboutcpl/cplpolicies/policies/photo_reproduct.php
Type	Digital image
Original Format	Bookplates
Size	4 x 3 in.
Format	image/jpeg
Subject.LOCAL	early years

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