An assortment of antique books, leather bound or accented - many with marbled covers. Varying degrees of age and weathering. Back row, left to right:

► The Speeches of Henry Clay, 1857

► The Listener’s Guide to Music Appreciation, 1943

► Wesley’s Sermons, ???

► The Works of William Makepeace Thackeray Vol. 1, 1876

► The Life of Tolstoy (French), ???

► Prayer Book (Swedish), 1829

► Select Passages, ???

► La Bruyère (French), 1860

Laying down, left to right:

► Robert Louis Stevenson’s Essays, 1903

► Voyages of the Elizabethan Seamen to America, 1893

An set of antique books, The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire in 12 volumes, 1823.

Each book: 8.6”H x 5.6”W

An set of antique books, Bancroft’s History of the United States in 7 volumes.

Each book: 6.75”H x 4.5”W

An jazz age book, Music: Highways and Byways. Beautiful monochromatic brown with an embossed cover. Good condition, published by the Silver Burdett Company in 1936.

A Victorian book, Five Little Peppers Midway. Ornate cover with gilt accents. Fair condition with age-appropriate wear, published by the Lothrop Publishing Company in 1893.

An absolutely stunning Victorian book, Gems of Genius: Famous Painters and Their Pictures. Ornate red and green cover with gilt floral and scrollwork accents. Good condition with age-appropriate wear, published by Lee and Shepard in 1881.

A Victorian book, The Serious Poems of Thomas Hood. Stunning reds and golds, with an ornate embossed cover. Good condition with age-appropriate wear, published by E. Moxon, Son, & Company in 1876.

A Victorian book, The Poetical Works of Robert Burns. Stunning greens and golds, with an ornate embossed cover. Illustrated. Fair condition with age-appropriate wear, published by John Wurtele Lovell in 1881.