printer's mark

American  

noun

1. a stamp or device, usually found on the copyright page, that identifies a book as the work of a particular printer.

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Example Sentences

Without looking back once, he opened the door with the Venetian printer's mark on it and closed it quietly behind him.

From Literature

The show includes 20 libelli portatiles, all bearing Aldus’s printer’s mark, a dolphin curled around an anchor.

From New York Times

By the men who were skilful in using red ink they were often thus printed, and whether in red or in black, they frequently had appended to them the printer’s mark or device, which gave a very decorative finish to the book.

From Project Gutenberg

Without any colophon, printer's Mark, or date at end.

From Project Gutenberg

Without any colophon, printer's Mark, or date at end.

From Project Gutenberg