FOBO - Pictures of old books (page 1/4)

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[picture: Holman's Holy Bible, 1875 edition]

This huge American family Bible was published by Holman of Philadelphia in 1875; there’s a lot of reference material and illustrations including many by [...] [more...]

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Green and Gold books on polished wood

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.

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1581 Psalter with Rose

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. [more...]

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My Wandering Boy

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 [...] [more...]

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Withered Love (romantic version)

An old astrology book lies open, but on the open page is a withered rose. Love has faded. [more...]

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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! 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!

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Pictures of old books (page 1/4)

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