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candles: A source of illumination made from a burning wick in wax.

Synonyms: a taper, or a candle-powered lamp

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Here are some public domain pctures of old books. You can do whatever you like with these, although you shouldn’t say that you made them! The one with the shelf visible was taken by my partner, who also explicitly assigned copyright to the public domain.

There are some more pictures from old books taken from an old book, too.

There’s something about leather-bound books; a lot of people collect leather books. For my own part I’m more interested in what’s inside the book than the fine bindings, but since some of these antiquarian books still look rather pretty, I thought I’d share some pictures!

Pillar

Pillar

Pictures of old books (2003)

A candle in its holder rests on top of an old book, standing atop a decorative wooden pillar.

The book is an old dictionary by Nathan Bailey from 1736.

Keywords: books, colour, candles, pillars, pictures of books, pictures of books

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Added: 2003-07-13

Image status: public domain, hence royalty-free stock image; usage credit requested

Memories

Memories

Pictures of old books (2003)

A photograph of an old leather-bound photograph album with a candle and a rose nearby. Sunlight, polished wood, and emotion.

Creative Commons License

This work is dedicated to the Public Domain.

Keywords: colour, pictures of books, candles, romance, roses, christmas, wallpaper, backgrounds

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Added: 2006-07-11

Image status: public domain, hence royalty-free stock image; usage credit requested

Antique Books: Grose

Antique Books: Grose

Pictures of old books (2003)

Various antiquarian books, including Francis Grose’s Antiquities; this is one of the most popular images. If you want to use it, please copy it and host it on your own site. It’d be nice if you link [...]

Keywords: books, colour, candles, pictures of books

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Added: 2004-02-29

Image status: public domain, hence royalty-free stock image; usage credit requested

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