Inscription at the end of a book

• A publisher's emblem printed in a book (usually on the title page)
• Work hard to penetrate punctuation mark by which publisher may be recognised
• Publisher's imprint

Wikipedia Word definitions in Wikipedia
In publishing, a colophon is a brief statement containing information about the publication of a book such as the place of publication, the publisher, and the date of publication. A colophon may also be emblematic or pictorial in nature. Colophons were ...

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
1774, "publisher's inscription at the end of a book," from Latin colophon , from Greek kolophon "summit, final touch" (see hill ).

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. 1 In manuscripts (typically before the invention of printing), the note, usually at the end, left by the scribe who copied it, giving information on his exemplar, where and when the copy was made, and sometimes, his own name. 2 A printer's or publisher's ...

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. a publisher's emblem printed in a book (usually on the title page)