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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: 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: Codices by paintsmudger]](https://www.fromoldbooks.org/pictures-of-old-books/wm/big/codices_by_paintsmudger-d698e7e-269x200.jpg "[picture: Codices by paintsmudger]")
paintsmudger on DeviantArt painted a picture based on one of Liam Quin’s photograph. This is a copyright work of art [more...] [$]
![[picture: He was taking notes until he died]](https://www.fromoldbooks.org/pictures-of-old-books/wm/big/img_0105-33percent-cropped-q75-267x200.jpg "[picture: He was taking notes until he died]")
He was taking notes until he died
A relief pen (an old-fashioned dip-pen for writing), with a steel nib and an ivory handle, lies on an open book; a written manuscript lies below. Leather-bound books litter the oaken desk. [more...] [$]
![[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...] [$]
![[picture: Green and Gold books on polished wood]](https://www.fromoldbooks.org/pictures-of-old-books/wm/big/img_2900-green-and-gold-books-pano-q75-267x200.jpg "[picture: Green and Gold books on polished wood]")
Green and Gold books on polished wood
A row of old books, green, with gold decoration and lettering on their spines, arranged in a row on the top of a polished wooden surface. [$]
![[picture: Out of Sorts - Pieces of Type]](https://www.fromoldbooks.org/pictures-of-old-books/wm/big/img_3177_pieces-of-type-q80-267x200.jpg "[picture: Out of Sorts - Pieces of Type]")
These pieces of lead type (actually the metal is a lead-based alloy) were cast for me on a Monotype machine; they print less-than and greater-than signs. The slot helps the Monotype machine to set the type, but it also helps a hand compositor because when the type is held in the composing stick in the hand the slots all line up [...] [more...] [$]
![[picture: Holy Bible, 1875 edition (black background)]](https://www.fromoldbooks.org/pictures-of-old-books/wm/big/img_7311-holy-bible-blackbg-q85-235x200.jpg "[picture: Holy Bible, 1875 edition (black background)]")
Holy Bible, 1875 edition (black background)
A version of the Bible photograph with a plain black background. If you use this as a stock, remember to link back and to give credit. [more...] [$]
![[picture: Holman's Holy Bible, 1875 edition]](https://www.fromoldbooks.org/pictures-of-old-books/wm/big/img_7311-holy-bible-q85-230x200.jpg "[picture: Holman's Holy Bible, 1875 edition]")
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...] [$]
![[picture: Stack of old books, dark background]](https://www.fromoldbooks.org/pictures-of-old-books/wm/big/img_7378-stack-of-books-dark-background-q85-122x200.jpg "[picture: Stack of old books, dark background]")
Stack of old books, dark background
A stack of mostly leather-bound antique books. Old books. Antiquarian books. Dusty books. A pile of vintage books! These are some of the books whose images (and in some cases text) you will find on www.fromoldbooks.org. This pile of books has a black background; there is also a pile of books with a white background. [more...] [$]
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![[picture: Against the Light]](https://www.fromoldbooks.org/pictures-of-old-books/wm/big/img_2148-pile-of-dictionaries-q75-248x200.jpg "[picture: Against the Light]")
![[picture: Alphabet Book Pile]](https://www.fromoldbooks.org/pictures-of-old-books/wm/big/img_2872-alphabet-book-pile-q88-267x200.jpg "[picture: Alphabet Book Pile]")
