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Balfour bookplate

Item

The crest and motto is from the Balfour family of Balbirnie, Fife, Scotland.

Owner

[Edward] Balfour

Description

"Virtus Ad Aethera Tendit. Balbirnie"
Motto: Virtus Ad Aethera Tendit [Virtue reaches to heaven]
Pictorial
Palm-Tree ppr.

Collection

Macmillan Brown Library (Rare Books)

ID

35441

Abstract

The crest and motto is from the Balfour family of Balbirnie, Fife, Scotland.