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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: Antique Books: Grose]](https://www.fromoldbooks.org/pictures-of-old-books/wm/big/p7110009-grose-antique-books-with-candle-260x200.jpg "[picture: Antique Books: Grose]")
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 linked back to here, though. I still have the original image from the camera, if you want to [...] [more...] [$]
![[picture: Manfredi's Book]](https://www.fromoldbooks.org/pictures-of-old-books/wm/big/img_2874-manfredi-on-delamotte-q88-267x200.jpg "[picture: Manfredi's Book]")
This is a close-up of the antiquarian book tableau in Alphabet Book Pile. The book in the foreground was printed in 1564, and is a legal text by Girolamo di Manfredi; there are also some more pictures and scans of Manfredi here. [more...] [$]
![[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...] [$]
![[picture: Old Books 1: Chambaud's French/English Dictionary]](https://www.fromoldbooks.org/pictures-of-old-books/wm/big/cimg0493-oldbooks-01-q75-267x200.jpg "[picture: Old Books 1: Chambaud's French/English Dictionary]")
Old Books 1: Chambaud’s French/English Dictionary
Close-up of the tops of three volumes from Chambaud’s Dictionary of English and French. Leather-bound books are always photogenic. I’ve made this image available in lots of sizes; please use the size most appropriate. You might also [...] [more...] [$]
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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![[picture: Spines and Bindings of old books]](https://www.fromoldbooks.org/pictures-of-old-books/wm/big/Books01-284x200.jpg "[picture: Spines and Bindings of old books]")
