At the center of the bookplate, seven distinguished individuals are featured, with a laurel wreath surrounding the portrait. A caduceus and a quill pen intersect with each other in the background. Beneath the image is an open book; above is the motto Vita humana est sacra.
Subject (Name):
Zakon, Samuel J.
Subject (Topic):
Books, Pens, Physicians, Portraits, Snakes, and Sword
A Greek fret borders this bookplate that depicts a large, open room at the top, and a sacred flame upon an altar at center. The lower third contains text, which reads: "The Book Destroyed Architecture." "All mankind are on the scaffolding, every mind is a mason. The humblest stops up his hole or lays his stone. Every day a fresh course is laid." --Victor Hugo "Keep bright the sacred fire of education my children!" --Samuel W. French A.B.-M.D.
A scene of a man fishing in a stream. At top is the Yale insignia with 1919 beneath it. Trees make up the border of the image, and at the bottom center a caduceus, rifle, and fishing gear can be seen. Samuel W. Lambert graduated from Yale College in 1919 and received his M.D. from Columbia University in 1923.
Subject (Name):
Lambert, Samuel W, Jr. and Yale School of Medicine
A man leaning over a child who appears dead and a woman standing weeping on the left. There is a shelf on the right holding a pitcher and a box, and a chest below with Hebrew characters written on it.
Subject (Name):
Radbill, Samuel X., 1901-1987 
Subject (Topic):
Bookplate collectors, Children, Medical colleges, Pediatricians, Physicians, and Woman
A skeleton and a stork each holding a cloth with a baby at center. A banner above, held up by two caducei, reads Non est Vivere, sed Valere, uta. Beneath the baby is Aesculapius standing on a stack of books.
A child with a naked woman pushing away a dark figure possibly depicting death. There is a fruit tree behind her. At the bottom are sketches of children in various stages of growth.
Subject (Name):
Radbill, Samuel X., 1901-1987 
Subject (Topic):
Bookplate collectors, Children, Medical colleges, Nature, Pediatricians, Physicians, and Woman
A coat of arms, divided into two by a chevron, of which contains three prisms within. Above this are two crosses, and below, a radiometor. A knight's helmet is at the helm surrounded by mantling, and a decorated elephant stands at the crest with a fourth prism. Beneath the shield is the motto Ubi Crux Ibi Lux.
Subject (Name):
Crookes, Sir William, 1832-1919
Subject (Topic):
Armorial, Armorial bookplates, Cross, Elephant, Helmet, Physicians, Shield, and Shields
A lit candle within a candle holder. Above, a right hand holds a snuffer in preparation to put out the flame. Flanking the flame is the phrase Good Night All's Well, while above the image is a banner with the phrase Paciencia Y Barajar; below a second banner, with another phrase Sursum Corda.