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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: Bookplate]](https://www.fromoldbooks.org/pictures-of-old-books/wm/big/Cotgrave-000-1-Bookplate-q85-189x200.jpg "[picture: Bookplate]")
An “ex libris” or bookplate from Swansea Training College, showing a castle gate with raise port-cullis, and with the motto “Gladly wolde he lerne and [...]Ni wyr na dder llen o, which is from an old Welsh proverb, Gwell gŵr na ddarllen or Gwell gŵr na ddarllen o, meaning Better an active man than a well-read one, or, doing is better than just reading. [more...] [$]
![[picture: Old Books 2: Chambaud]](https://www.fromoldbooks.org/pictures-of-old-books/wm/big/cimg0491-oldbooks-02-q85-355x200.jpg "[picture: Old Books 2: Chambaud]")
![[picture: Withered Love (clinical version)]](https://www.fromoldbooks.org/pictures-of-old-books/wm/big/cimg6452-withered-love-372x200.jpg "[picture: Withered Love (clinical version)]")
Withered Love (clinical version)
An old astrology book lies open, but on the open page is a withered rose. Love has faded. [more...] [$]
![[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...] [$]
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![[picture: Geneva Bible]](https://www.fromoldbooks.org/pictures-of-old-books/wm/big/p7110004-geneva-bible-picture-250x200.jpg "[picture: Geneva Bible]")
