bookplate

American  

[book-pleyt] / ˈbʊkˌpleɪt /

noun

1. a label bearing the owner's name and often a design, coat of arms, or the like, for pasting on the front end paper of a book.

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bookplate British  

/ ˈbʊkˌpleɪt /

noun

1. a label bearing the owner's name and an individual design or coat of arms, pasted into a book

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Etymology

Origin of bookplate

First recorded in 1785–95; book + plate ¹

Example Sentences

Chosen by children across the country, the libraries will also receive a set of 23 books that will bear a commemorative bookplate featuring the Coronation emblem.

From BBC • May 18, 2023

The bookplate identifies Sylvia Plath as the owner of this copy, which she most likely read as an undergraduate at Smith College.

From Salon • Dec. 15, 2018

In 1937, Rockwell Kent designed the Library’s stately bookplate, and in 1946, Mary Pickford donated her personal collection of films to the Library, adding to its growing store of them.

From Washington Post • Feb. 27, 2018

He would never part with his father's gift to him of Sandburg's Lincoln, with its custom bookplate, Ex Ex Libris, from one library to another.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 1, 2016

Some talk of the vandalism of the collector of ex-libris, but they must remember that it is quite easy to remove a bookplate without injuring the volume, and there are many worthless books.

From Chats on Household Curios by Burgess, Fred. W. (Frederick William)