A typographic-style institutional bookplate in black ink on ivory paper with a border of fleurs-de-lis. There is an open book at top left, with the text "Exeter Public Library" to the right. Beneath this is the text "C.A. Merrill Fund" and space to write the book number. Additional text below reads “Persons keeping books out for more than two weeks incur a penalty of two cents a day per volume until their return.”