A poem, which reads If thou art borrow'd by a Friend, Right welcome shall he be; To read, to study, not to lend, But to return to me. Not that imparted knowledge doth Diminish learning's store; But books I find if often lent, Return to me no more. Read slowly—Pause Frequently—Return duly—with the corners of the leaves not turn'd down.
The title text is surrounded by a simple border consisting of two lines of different widths. Beneath the title text is a line in which to mark a number.
Printed in red ink against a graphed background. At center is a small male child wearing a button-down shirt. Surrounding him are the attributes of a growing child, beginning with a pacifier and a rattle, then some toys, and then the books and educational materials of a student. Below is the motto Treball constància i rectitud.
A five-sided bookplate with an argyle-style border at the top, and three images in three corners. At the center, below the title text, is printed Staffa, East Moulsey, Surrey.
Surrounding the title text is a decorative border. At the top of the border is a nude female, curled up, and holding onto a chain that connects two sea serpents that flank the vertical sides of the border.
Subject (Name):
Keynes, Geoffrey, 1887-1982
Subject (Topic):
Bibliographers, History of medicine, Surgeons, Text only, Time, Tissues, and Tooth
Beneath the title text are lines in which text is written. For "Class" there is an "S"; for "No." there is "17."; and for Donor there is written "A. Van der Veer."
A fancy leaf-edged border surrounding the title text, with a smaller area above with space to indicate a book number. Flowers, grasses, and leaves surround the image.
With the title text at the center, a leafy garland envelopes the lower half of the text. Above are two cornucopias with the Freemason's symbol at center.