Mystery Autograph Help Part 2 (likely entertainment)

[Michael B]

The bookplate is not something that the publisher would use to place in a book to be sold as signed. They would use a nice big, usually adhesive style, sticker/bookplate that would have a large blank space for the person to sign. Many of those would have a nice black/blue/gold border. The ones you have are the ones you could buy pre-gummed in a box of 25 - 50 at a place like Barnes & Nobles or a stationery store.

[Steve D]

The bookplates are actually the type that are used to identify that a particular book came from someone's library:

ex li·bris
ˌeks ˈlēbris/

adverb
1. used as an inscription on a bookplate to show the name of the book's owner.
"ex libris Edith Wharton"

noun
1. a bookplate inscribed to show the name of the book's owner.

So, the signature could be anyone, not necessarily an author.

Steve

[Michael B]

Originally Posted by Steve D

The bookplates are actually the type that are used to identify that a particular book came from someone's library:

ex li·bris
ˌeks ˈlēbris/

adverb
1. used as an inscription on a bookplate to show the name of the book's owner.
"ex libris Edith Wharton"

noun
1. a bookplate inscribed to show the name of the book's owner.

So, the signature could be anyone, not necessarily an author.

Steve

Thus the ones you would buy in a bookstore or stationery store.