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![[picture: Dumbledore's Wizarding Spell-book]](https://www.fromoldbooks.org/pictures-of-old-books/tn/img_9008-old-leather-book-with-brass-clasps-q90-500x311.jpg "[picture: Dumbledore's Wizarding Spell-book]")
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! I (Liam R E Quin) do retain the moral right to be identified as author/creator. 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!
Title: Pictures of old books
City: Toronto
Date: 2003
Total items: 33
Out of copyright (called public domain in the USA), hence royalty-free for all purposes usage credit requested, or as marked.
![[picture: Victorian book on leather couch]](https://www.fromoldbooks.org/pictures-of-old-books/wm/big/img_8014-book-on-chair-q90-319x200.jpg "[picture: Victorian book on leather couch]")
Victorian book on leather couch
A large, thick Victorian book with an ornate gilt binding lies closed on a leather couch; in the background, wooden floorboards give a warm glow in the evening sunlight. [more...] [$]
![[picture: 1581 Psalter with Rose]](https://www.fromoldbooks.org/pictures-of-old-books/wm/big/cimg5142-psalter-with-rose-267x200.jpg "[picture: 1581 Psalter with Rose]")
![[picture: Bookplate: W. T. R. Powell]](https://www.fromoldbooks.org/pictures-of-old-books/wm/big/Johnson-000-1-Bookplate-1-powell-crest-q85-140x200.jpg "[picture: Bookplate: W. T. R. Powell]")
The armorial crest for the Powell family of Nanteos in Wales, pasted inside my copy of “Johnson’s Dictionary” (an 1837 edition, not in itself particularly valuable). The motto is inter hanstas et hostes, which is, Betwixt spears and enemies. The owner was William Thomas-Rowland Powell, of Nant-Eos. The crest is a talbot’s head, collared, and the inner arms are for Powell. [more...] [$]
![[picture: Stack of old books, dark background]](https://www.fromoldbooks.org/pictures-of-old-books/wm/big/img_7378-stack-of-books-dark-background-q85-122x200.jpg "[picture: Stack of old books, dark background]")
Stack of old books, dark background
A stack of mostly leather-bound antique books. Old books. Antiquarian books. Dusty books. A pile of vintage books! These are some of the books whose images (and in some cases text) you will find on www.fromoldbooks.org. This pile of books has a black background; there is also a pile of books with a white background. [more...] [$]
![[picture: Withered Love (clinical version)]](https://www.fromoldbooks.org/pictures-of-old-books/wm/big/cimg6452-withered-love-372x200.jpg "[picture: Withered Love (clinical version)]")
Withered Love (clinical version)
An old astrology book lies open, but on the open page is a withered rose. Love has faded. [more...] [$]
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