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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!

Old Books 3: Chambaud Close-up

Old Books 3: Chambaud Close-up

Pictures of old books (2003)

Chambaud’s Dictionary, close-up view showing the leather binding and the gold leaf used for the lettering on the spine.

Keywords: colour, books, pictures of books, wallpaper, backgrounds

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Added: 2005-11-10

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

Antique Books: Woodward

Antique Books: Woodward

Pictures of old books (2003)

Woodward’s History of Wales is shown open to the title page. It’s propped up by an old Latin-English dictionary.

Keywords: books, colour, pictures of books, pictures of books

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Added: 2004-02-29

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

Withered Love (romantic version)

Withered Love (romantic version)

Pictures of old books (2003)

An old astrology book lies open, but on the open page is a withered rose. Love has faded. There is also a version of this photo with neutral colours, In both cases the background is close to white to [...]

Keywords: pictures of books, colour, roses, romance

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Added: 2006-12-27

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

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

My Wandering Boy

My Wandering Boy

Pictures of old books (2003)

There’s a freshly cut red rose on this old hymn book. The music is open at “Where is my Wandering Boy?” and also “Give Me thy Heart.” Underneath you see the tuning pins, felts and keyboard of the gra [...]

Keywords: colour, pictures of books, roses, romance, pianos, wallpaper, backgrounds

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Added: 2006-07-11

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

Pictures of old books: Two shelves of antiquarian books

Pictures of old books: Two shelves of antiquarian books

Pictures of old books (2003)

Keywords: books, colour, shelves, pictures of books, pictures of books

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Added: 2003-02-11

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

Stack of old books

Stack of old books

Pictures of old books (2003)

A stack of mostly leather-bound antique books. Old books. Antiquarian books. Dusty books. These are the books whose images (and in some cases text) you will find on www.fromoldbooks.org. The books [...]

Keywords: pictures of books, colour

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Added: 2007-08-19

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

Green and Gold books on polished wood

Green and Gold books on polished wood

Pictures of old books (2003)

A row of old books, green, with gold decoration and lettering on their spines, arranged in a row on the top of a polished wooden surface.

Keywords: colour, books, pictures of books, wallpaper, backgrounds

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Added: 2007-09-12

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

Geneva Bible

Geneva Bible

Pictures of old books (2003)

A 1581 edition of the Geneva Bible; I have scanned some pages from this book here.

Keywords: books, bibles, colour, 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

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

1581 Psalter with Rose

1581 Psalter with Rose

Pictures of old books (2003)

Warm sunlight streams down on this ancient prayer book, bible and psalter, open to the Lord’s Prayer set to music. A rose lies on the open book. There are also some page scans of this Geneva Bible. It [...]

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

Places shown: none

Added: 2006-07-11

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