= bookplate, n.

A label, usually affixed inside the front cover of a book, identifying the person or institution to which it belongs, and often illustrated with a…

a label, usually affixed inside the front cover of a book, identifying the owner, the institution to which it belongs, or its donor; cf. bookplate, n.

A mark or label placed in or on a book to indicate ownership; a bookplate. Now rare.

An inscription, label, or stamp indicating the owner of a book; esp. a label or stamp of this kind artistically designed, bearing, e.g. the person's…

a representation of a pile of books, used to decorate a bookplate; a bookplate having such a design; frequently in plural.

spec. A label affixed inside the front cover of a book bearing the name of the owner; a bookplate.