Still Life - Old Books

I have mentioned on this site before my love of old books and especially when I discover them discarded or forgotten at vintage market sales and old book stores. I have a number that belonged to my grandmother years ago -- these two leatherbound volumes in the front are Works of H. Rider Haggard (1928) and a volume of Kipling (open). The ones to the side were found treasures -- a 1798 Latin primer, a book of American Wit and Wisdom (1907) and "Capital for Working Boys" a Horatio Alger inspired treatise instructing young men how to get ahead in the world through piety, frugality, good character, and hard work (1883). BoB

[jackie edwards]

those are some beauties! what lovely covers. interesting the two columns of print like a Bible in the open one. nicely composed and presented with the backdrop!

[Kat]

Brilliant pov and lovely books

[katy]

What treasures you have! This photo of them is fabulous too especially when viewed on black as you suggested. FAV

[Anja]

Interesting hobby

[Jean]

lovely still life. good advice from Mr. Alger.

[mittens (Marilyn)]

Great shot and I loved your explanation. That a great thing to collect.

[carol white]

Nicely composed and captured

[Juan B.]

i have books from 1930’s. They were from my father. The smell of that paper has something special, of course, like the histories they have inside