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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: 35
Out of copyright (called public domain in the USA), hence royalty-free for all purposes usage credit requested, or as marked.
![[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...] [$]
![[picture: Bookplate: W. T. R. Powell]](https://www.fromoldbooks.org/pictures-of-old-books/wm/big/Johnson-000-1-Bookplate-1-powell-crest-q85-140x200.jpg "[picture: Bookplate: W. T. R. Powell]")
The armorial crest for the Powell family of Nanteos in Wales, pasted inside my copy of “Johnson’s Dictionary” (an 1837 edition, not in itself particularly valuable). The motto is inter hanstas et hostes, which is, Betwixt spears and enemies. The owner was William Thomas-Rowland Powell, of Nant-Eos. The crest is a talbot’s head, collared, and the inner arms are for Powell. [more...] [$]
![[picture: 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...] [$]
![[picture: Withered Love (romantic version)]](https://www.fromoldbooks.org/pictures-of-old-books/wm/big/cimg6452-withered-love-romantic-q85-372x200.jpg "[picture: Withered Love (romantic version)]")
Withered Love (romantic version)
An old astrology book lies open, but on the open page is a withered rose. Love has faded. [more...] [$]
![[picture: He was taking notes until he died]](https://www.fromoldbooks.org/pictures-of-old-books/wm/big/img_0105-33percent-cropped-q75-267x200.jpg "[picture: He was taking notes until he died]")
He was taking notes until he died
A relief pen (an old-fashioned dip-pen for writing), with a steel nib and an ivory handle, lies on an open book; a written manuscript lies below. Leather-bound books litter the oaken desk. [more...] [$]
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