#they're so pretty with gold leaf in-lays and illustrations on the book covers

[beatlesforsale]

I've been given a wealth of old books that my grandmother owned and the stuff I've collected from her library has been amazing! I have so many classic books from the 1950's like Wind in The Willows, The Secret Garden and Treasure Island to just name a few.

The small book on the right is officially the oldest thing I own; a prayer book pre-dating 1899 with no publication date unfortunately -but it has at least been produced in the 1890s or even the 1880s! It probably belonged to one of my great great grandparents and it's so interesting to flip through.

The survival from nuclear warfare is actually something my Dad picked up and it's from the 1960s. It's definitely an interesting part of history and I love weird little pamphlets like this!

The Lord of the Rings book belonged to my uncle and is from the 1970s. I've never read the series but I love the box set and I also have a 1966 copy of The Hobbit!

I cannot WAIT to build a proper library one day with all my books, collected and otherwise all put out on display and running wall to wall. My current bookshelf is packed to the brim and I have boxes of old and new books that simply won't fit 😅.