The Lover's Eye Noir- Custom Bookplate

In the eighteenth century, lovers exchanged miniature portraits of a single eye — intimate enough to reveal an entire feeling, discreet enough to keep the source unknown. The Noir coloring holds that mystery with particular authority: dark, luminous, a gaze that still holds the room. Printed bespoke on cold-press cotton rag paper with archival Japanese inks, twelve plates arrive in your set with your name or initials in your chosen calligraphy font, each one a mark worth finding inside a book worth keeping.

Pack Contents

12 bookplates to a set, available in two styles: Ex Libris or From the Library of. $69.

How It Works

Your name, initials, or family name prints on all 12 bookplates in the set — choose from five calligraphy fonts, or select ‘No Name’ to receive them blank. The same text appears on every plate.

Complete the Set

Explore The Lover’s Eye — Noir collection. Installation requires our acid-free, removable adhesive roller — sold separately.

• Available in 2 styles: "Ex Libris" and "From the Library of". Please choose one.
• 12 cards to a pack
• 1 image set
• Size: 3.125" X 4.125" or 79.37mm x 101.6mm
• Printed on sheet-fed cold-press cotton rag watercolor paper with archival Japanese inks
• If you'd like your bookplates without a printed name, simply choose "NO NAME" from the dropdown font form.
• Mr. P's acid-free adhesive, not included. Separate purchase. See link below.
• Choose from 5 fonts. See link below to discover the fonts.
• ALL bookplates printed custom & bespoke to order. NO RETURNS unless in error by us.
• Made-by-hand in our workshop in Old Chatham, New York

• Customize your bookplates with a name. With numerous fonts to choose from, you can have your bookplates arrive perfectly calligraphed and ready to be used or given as a gift.
• The same name or initials will appear on all 12 bookplates.

• We recommend that you purchase our double-sided, acid-free, REMOVABLE adhesive roller and "tip" the bookplate into the book.
• Tipping means that you only run a single line of adhesive across the top of the bookplate (not all 4 sides) and place the bookplate into place on the inside hard cover and gently rub your fingertip along the top to adhere the bookplate. This will keep the bookplate in place forever, but will also be removable, if needed.
• Remove the protective cap. Press roller down on a flat surface and drag backwards in a straight line only along the top of the bookplate. Replace protective cap when finished. 

• We aim to ship your order from our workshop in Old Chatham, New York in 10 days. Please order early enough to receive your items for your event.
• Once your order ships, timely delivery is now the responsibility of the shipper.
• You also control the speed (and cost) of shipping when you choose your preferred shipping method at checkout. If you need something overnight, please don't choose Ground. You can learn more about our shipping tips and shipping policy.
• ALL bookplates printed custom & bespoke to order. NO RETURNS unless in error by us.