Definition of "bookplate" [book•plate]

• A label bearing the owner's name or other identification that is pasted usually on the inside cover of a book. Also called ex libris. (noun)

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• "(If you haven't seen these before, a bookplate is a little ornamental sticker that you stick to the inside front cover of a book.)"
• "The address to send a self-addresses stamped envelope to for a signed bookplate is on the order form for the web site for autographed books here."
• "A transcript of The Concealed Fansyes, made from the M.S. in the Bodleian about 1860 and bearing the Stainforth bookplate, is in my possession."