Cat School Bookplates - Unique Teacher Gift - Personalized Vintage Book Labels, Graduation, Back-to-School Present, Ex Libris

Featured in The New York Times, RealSimple.com and The Huffington Post, Oiseaux bookplates are beautiful, high-quality, heritage bookplates to give and to treasure.

• 24 bookplates in a set
• Personalized with the name of your choice
• These bookplates measure approximately 3.25 x 4.25"
• Printed on thick, bright, high-quality paper with gorgeous, vivid inks for superior color and image reproduction
• Ready for the adhesive of your choice
• Attractively packaged in a clear cello sleeve
• Handmade with love in Los Angeles

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Cat School details:
This sweet illustration is adapted from a children's book published in 1920. Mrs. Cat teaches her students the important things: how to spell "Milk" and "Mew". The perfect present for the teacher in your life.

Personalization Details:

Please let me know your personalization request in the required “add your personalization” field. In some cases I can include a middle and/or last name, feel free email me with any questions as each design is different. If you would like your bookplates blank, type in “leave blank”.


Paper Info: 

Oiseaux Vintage Bookplates are printed on thick (48 lb.) bright, high-quality paper with gorgeous, vivid inks for superior color and image reproduction. They come ready for the adhesive of your choice; we like to recommend acid-free glue sticks for our bookplates: they are inexpensive, easy-to-use, and safe with all papers. You can find acid-free glue sticks online and in most drug stores or supermarkets; some popular brands are Avery, OfficeWorks, Elmer's and Uhu; most cost about a dollar. Occasionally I get asked if I print on adhesive paper, but because the print quality the best adhesive papers pales in comparison to the paper I use, I stick with the very good stuff.

What is a bookplate?
A bookplate is a name label that goes inside of a book, notebook, or journal. The use of bookplates dates back to a time when books were rare and precious things; a bookplate was a way to leave your name inside of a treasure. Today, bookplates have enjoyed a comeback as a sweet way to celebrate a new baby. For children, bookplates inspire a love of reading and a pride in ownership. What's not to love?

Our designs come from my collection of vintage books, postcards, and ephemera from the 1920's, most of which belonged to my grandparents. I remember many of the books from when I was a child, and I am so happy to bring these gorgeous illustrations to life again! Creating each design is often a lot of work: since old books are usually well-loved, there can be quite a bit of repairing to do. Each vintage illustration is carefully scanned, cleaned, and brightened up... then sometimes completely redesigned to fit a bookplate format. The end product is what you see in my shop: beautiful vintage designs, waiting for your books!



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