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

Books purchased at the event will come with a commemorative bookplate signed by the author.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 13, 2020

Its old bookplate, Hokusai’s 19th century piece “The Great Wave, Off Kanagawa,” and my teen-flourish of a signature date it exactly.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 21, 2018

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

Something placed in a book to guide in finding a particular page or passage; also, a label in a book to designate the owner; a bookplate.

From Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (2nd 100 Pages) by Webster, Noah