Byron's Books

"Purchased in Austin, Texas, December 28th 1876."

1890

Stuttgart, 1892 in beautiful German script.

Dedicated 1907

Histoire de France... 1761

1697

1741

Night Thoughts... A religious book for when your thoughts wander at night. Boston, 1826.

B-day gift.

What a wonderful gift it was :)

A row of antique books dating back to the 1600's, framed by a beautiful Victorian book of Byron's poetry.

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Christine Lebrasseur says:

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The gold text and surrounds of the Byron book is brilliant. I like the note on the Night thoughts book. These days our thoughts at night time are only of what is happening on Flickr. :)
Posted 41 months ago. ( permalink )

djotai says:

Very educated photo..! great composition and colors.
Posted 41 months ago. ( permalink )

_Aimée_ says:

Wow, are these yours?
Posted 41 months ago. ( permalink )

≈ ☼ ≈ giamarie≈ ☼ ≈ says:

Great!! I absolutely love old books. This is quite a collection.
Posted 41 months ago. ( permalink )

♥ patri says:

OOOooooo. Have you read them all? I just scored a Dostoyevsy for $8.
Posted 41 months ago. ( permalink )

Valentinian says:

Quel honneur, Christine! Je vais mettre cette photo la avec plaisir!

Graham, thanks! That's funny. I do spend some night time, but even more time on the job, thinking about Flickr. Call me a slacker! But I think it's because photography, as well as interacting with interesting people like yourselves, interests me more than my day job.

Djotai, thanks for the great compliment!

Thanks Gia and Creative! I do own these books, they're a row of the ones I'm most proud of, but I haven't tried to read them yet Patri :)
What's funny is that those three books from the 1600's and the 1700's are better made than most books are today, so I probably could read them, the covers are real leather and they're put together very well with glue. A lot of the Victorian books like the blue one on the left would break if I flipped the pages too much!
Posted 41 months ago. ( permalink )

Ming chai says:

Thanks for Sharing these lovely Treasure Croc ! Precious collections !
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Leviathor says:

Awesome collection. My oldest book dates from the late 19th century, so you have me beat by a few hundred years.

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ianrobins says:

Wow, wonderful collection! There's something magical about these older books.
Posted 41 months ago. ( permalink )

stitch witch says:

Boooooks....they are friends aren't they......the feel of them, and the smell......bliss. What a beautiful set you have here....treasures. Great composition Croc. :~)))
Posted 41 months ago. ( permalink )

Valentinian says:

Helen, I agree completely, there's nothing like curling up on the couch with a good book... even more fun is browsing through an antique bookstore, with shelf after shelf of older books sitting there dustily on the shelf and just waiting to be leaved through. I LOVE books, and I'm glad you do too!

I'm really excited next month to be going back to New York where I plan on spending an entire afternoon at the Strand Bookstore... their 3rd floor is all old books from as far back as the 1500's, and there are shelves of 17th and 18th century books there for the browsing. They're inexpensive too... the three in this picture cost me about $100 (55 pounds) all together!

Leviathor, well you've got me on incredible nature sightings. I saw an owl once in the wild, and that's about it :)

Thank you so much Peter! I love the stories that each book tells, even more when you open one and see the name of an old owner, or a dedication, or a note that it was given out as a school prize, or even a love letter!

Ian... Magical is a great way to describe them. Thanks my friend!
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stitch witch says:

Oh! Enjoy your afternoon at the Strand Bookstore.....and your trip to New York...hope you find some books that want a good, appreciative home. :~)))
Posted 41 months ago. ( permalink )

Lida Rose says:

There was a fascinating article in the August issue of Antiques magazine about the evolution of bookbinding in the Victorian era. Some good examples here. Fortunately I have some poetry books from the same era. Love that fancy embossing and the gold on the covers. The soft colors, the feel in the hands. Mmmm nice!

Lovely books. You are fortunate.

Now I want that night thoughts book!!!
Posted 41 months ago. ( permalink )

BlueEyes5 says:

Great collection and beautiful capture.
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Rejean Pellerin says:

A feast for the eyes! So beautiful books! Very good photo! Could you post this photo in my group of books please?
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Posted 40 months ago. ( permalink )

Valentinian says:

With pleasure, Rejeanpellerin. Thanks for appreciating this shot!
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Rejean Pellerin says:

Thank you for your posting!
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Yaronimus Maximus says:

amazing collection, their design is so different from our days and so interesting.
Posted 39 months ago. ( permalink )

Dragonfly says:

they're so beautiful! did u just order these online, or did u actually find them at an antiques store?
Posted 36 months ago. ( permalink )

emilyliz1715 says:

I've collected Victorian books for a while and have seen a decent number in various antique shops and book sales, but these are exceptionally lovely. Don't you just love old books? I should try photographing some of mine.
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Hi, I'm an admin for a group called love your covers, and we'd love to have your photo added to the group.

In fact, anyone who loves books is welcome, so this applies to the commenters too!
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Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Can You picture That? newly saved by dnn_lrn, and we'd love to have your photo added to the group.
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fiction~dreamer.●๋• says:

what a gorgeous selection!

Hi, I'm an admin for a group called *Book Sniffers*,
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Posted 23 months ago. ( permalink )

Valentinian says:

Thanks DNN and Fiction Dreamer! Both of your groups look really interesting and I'm glad to add this one in.
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pegster22 says:

Wow, NICE set!! I have several from the 1870's to 1920 but this is quiet a collection. Great pic, thanks for sharing.
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Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Show me your books, and we'd love to have your photo added to the group.
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Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Bibliotecas & Bookshelves, and we'd love to have your photo added to the group.
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very interesting!

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daydreamer134 says:

Cool !
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Nice pic!.
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"How happy is the blameless soul.the world forgtten, by the world forgot.Eternal sunshine of spotless mind.each wish accepted and each pray is resgin" Alexander pope poetry from lord Byron story
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