Fabulous Antique Books

I love books! I'm a voracious reader and love everything about books. This board is all about books; book covers, famous book quotes, my favorite books, perfect reading light or chairs to use when reading, to bookstores and my bookshelf envy.
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Grandma's attic treasures : a story of old-time memories : Brine, Mary D. (Mary Dow) : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive
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1898: Walter Crane’s Painting Book on Flickr. Not your ordinary “coloring” book. Walter Crane: Of the Revival of Design & Handicraft.
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"Precious Binding" from the Middle Ages, Europeans love binding of books can be "Ning Guo worse than" to describe. To the Catholic extreme era of prosperity, it is almost impossible to find a pure paper of the Bible. Binding of these are severe knowledge, we have not seen the contents of the books themselves, but for the book self. In my mind, this fantastic book design not only express the context in this book,but also shows a bustling medieval design inspiration.
Evelina...Fanny Burney 1903 Designer Hugh Thomson
This is a Prayer book cover wrought by Ann Flower in 1765, the year of her marriage to Samuel Wheeler. This difficult piece was worked on canvas with fine crewel yarns, using Irish Stitches.
Andrew Lang's Fairy Books - Andrew Lang Fairy books - a bibliography
Andrew Lang's Fairy Books - Andrew Lang Fairy books - a bibliography
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Bookbinding for Queen Elizabeth I of England c. 1572 +
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The Fanny Cory Mother Goose. Mother Goose Rhymes and Jingles with Illustrations
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Gospel with Silver Cover ( 13th and 17th century, Kayseri, Turkey). Illustrated manuscript. Ink and tempera on parchment. Cover: silver, gilt, jewels, enamel. Images and text courtesy The Met.
The history of the sea : - Biodiversity Heritage Library | Antique books, Book cover illustration, Beautiful book covers
History of the Sea by Frank B. Goodrich,1880: