A pictorial-style bookplate in light brown ink on ivory paper, drawn to look like a stage with curtains. On the stage is a large inkwell with quill, several sheets of paper, and two books. The top of the curtain bears two seals. On the left is a personal seal with the phrase "If you neglect me you lose me" and a bird flying from a cage. On the right is the seal of the University of Michigan. Beneath the stage are two masks, comedy on the left and tragedy on the right, with Valentine Davies' name inset.