A pictorial-style bookplate in black ink on ivory paper with a multi-line border. The central image is of a desk with a stack of books on it. On top of the books is a lit candle with a moth flying towards it. There is also an object with smoke rising from it next to the books, possibly a match or a cigarette. In the foreground is a book with a banner reading "Ex libris" and below is a text box with the name John J. Phillips.