Owner name

Not yours, unless you want to write in the book. In very modern books this is seen as a flaw, unless the person is notable in some way. For example, this copy of At Lady Molly's by Anthony Powell, offered in our Catalog 113, bore the ownership signature of author Peter De Vries on the front fly. What made this a particularly nice association was that the book itself had a printed blurb by De Vries. In older books owner names are less despised, and can even help to determine dates of publication or offer similar insights into the publishing process.