bookplate

[ book-pleyt ]

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.

bookplate

/ ˈbʊkˌpleɪt /

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of bookplate¹

First recorded in 1785–95; book + plate ¹

Example Sentences

A 1942 edition, taken from the Berlin bunker where Hitler committed suicide, contains the Nazi leader's personal bookplate.

From The Daily Beast

His bookplate (Fig. 739) is one of the earliest Scottish dated plates.

From Project Gutenberg

The present copy has an elaborate heraldic bookplate of Thomas Cokayne.

From Project Gutenberg

The second of the above copies has the heraldic bookplate of Rob.

From Project Gutenberg

Sentiment is seldom in place, but on a bookplate it is peculiarly odious.

From Project Gutenberg

If there be a bookplate, soak it off, and when dry paste it inside the end cover.

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