A pictorial -style institutional bookplate in black ink on ivory paper. The central image is an open book held from the bottom by a hand. On the pages of the book are the names Alexander S Anderson, Francis W Tracy, George Howard, LeGrand Marvin, Robert P Wilson, James M Smith, James F Demarest, and George H Lewis. The book is flanked by two torches bearing scrolls above and below the book. The top scroll reads, The Buffalo Library" and the bottom scroll reads The Library Fund. Below this scroll is the Latin phrase "Hinc Laus Et Honor" which translates to "from glory and honor."