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Title page of the first edition of Pride and Prejudice, volume one, London, 1813Title page of the first edition of Pride and Prejudice, volume one, London, 1813Jane Austen (1775-1817)Wikimedia CommonsPublic Domain
Frontispiece of the 1831 edition of Frankenstein by Theodor von Holst: Victor Frankenstein fleeing from the creature he has madeFrontispiece of the 1831 edition of Frankenstein by Theodor von Holst: Victor Frankenstein fleeing from the creature he has madeTheodor von HolstWikimedia CommonsPublic Domain
Title page of the first American edition of Moby-Dick; or, The Whale, Harper and Brothers, 1851Title page of the first American edition of Moby-Dick; or, The Whale, Harper and Brothers, 1851The original uploader was Chick Bowen at English Wikipedia.Wikimedia CommonsPublic Domain
Original 1925 dust jacket of The Great Gatsby by Francis Cugat: a face with eyes above a glowing city at nightOriginal 1925 dust jacket of The Great Gatsby by Francis Cugat: a face with eyes above a glowing city at nightOriginal cover illustration by Francis Cugat (1893–1981) and published by CharleWikimedia CommonsPublic Domain
Title page of the first edition of Jane Eyre, edited by Currer Bell, 1847Title page of the first edition of Jane Eyre, edited by Currer Bell, 1847creator unknownWikimedia CommonsPublic Domain
An illustration from the first edition of Little Women, Roberts Brothers, 1868An illustration from the first edition of Little Women, Roberts Brothers, 1868AlcottWikimedia CommonsPublic Domain
John Leech's 1843 illustration Marley's Ghost: Scrooge by the fire meets the chained ghost of Jacob MarleyJohn Leech's 1843 illustration Marley's Ghost: Scrooge by the fire meets the chained ghost of Jacob MarleyJohn LeechWikimedia CommonsPublic Domain
Title page of the first edition of Great Expectations, volume one, Chapman and Hall, 1861Title page of the first edition of Great Expectations, volume one, Chapman and Hall, 1861Chapman & HallWikimedia CommonsPublic Domain
John Tenniel's illustration of Alice holding a flamingo under her arm, from Alice's Adventures in WonderlandJohn Tenniel's illustration of Alice holding a flamingo under her arm, from Alice's Adventures in WonderlandJohn TennielWikimedia CommonsPublic Domain
Title page of the first edition of Wuthering Heights by Ellis Bell (Emily Bronte), 1847Title page of the first edition of Wuthering Heights by Ellis Bell (Emily Bronte), 1847Emily Brontë (under the pseudonym Ellis Bell)Wikimedia CommonsPublic Domain
Portrait engraving of Jane Austen, after a sketch by her sister Cassandra AustenPortrait engraving of Jane Austen, after a sketch by her sister Cassandra AustenCassandra Austen. Engraving by LizarsWikimedia CommonsPublic Domain
Portrait of Mary Shelley by Richard Rothwell, about 1840Portrait of Mary Shelley by Richard Rothwell, about 1840Richard RothwellWikimedia CommonsPublic Domain
Portrait of Herman Melville by Joseph Oriel Eaton, 1870Portrait of Herman Melville by Joseph Oriel Eaton, 1870Joseph Oriel EatonWikimedia CommonsPublic Domain
Publicity photograph of F. Scott Fitzgerald, 1921Publicity photograph of F. Scott Fitzgerald, 1921Photographer unknown. The publicity photo was distributed by Fitzgerald's publisWikimedia CommonsPublic Domain
A pile of old hardback books with worn cloth spinesA pile of old hardback books with worn cloth spinesEli Francis elifrancisWikimedia CommonsCC0
A first-edition title page from 1823, printed in two lines of large and small typeA first-edition title page from 1823, printed in two lines of large and small typeScan of the title page by meWikimedia CommonsPublic Domain
Title page of Shakespeare's First Folio, 1623, with Martin Droeshout's engraved portraitTitle page of Shakespeare's First Folio, 1623, with Martin Droeshout's engraved portraitCreator:DroeshoutWikimedia CommonsCC0
Title page of the Bay Psalm Book, printed in Cambridge, Massachusetts, in 1640Title page of the Bay Psalm Book, printed in Cambridge, Massachusetts, in 1640Stephen Day (dated 1640)Wikimedia CommonsPublic Domain
Audubon's Bird of Washington, a plate from The Birds of AmericaAudubon's Bird of Washington, a plate from The Birds of AmericaJohn James AudubonWikimedia CommonsPublic Domain
A page of Genesis from a Gutenberg Bible, printed in Mainz in the 1450sA page of Genesis from a Gutenberg Bible, printed in Mainz in the 1450sOriginal by Johannes Gutenberg (printer), Scan by JossiWikimedia CommonsPublic Domain
A small second-hand bookshop in a green wooden hut in a gardenA small second-hand bookshop in a green wooden hut in a gardenAndy LiWikimedia CommonsCC0
An old library room with tall wooden bookcases full of leather-bound booksAn old library room with tall wooden bookcases full of leather-bound booksMichael D BeckwithWikimedia CommonsCC0
A worn old leather binding with rubbed corners and tooled decoration, beside a rulerA worn old leather binding with rubbed corners and tooled decoration, beside a rulerLord Herbert of Cherburys BinderWikimedia CommonsCC0
A very old book in a worn vellum binding, photographed beside a colour scaleA very old book in a worn vellum binding, photographed beside a colour scaleAugsburg Blute frei (w000899)Wikimedia CommonsCC0
Stacks of books on a long table under reading lampsStacks of books on a long table under reading lampschuttersnap chuttersnapWikimedia CommonsCC0

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Published 2026-10-27. Last checked 2026-10-27.