Exquisite

Everyone seemed to enjoy the pictures from yesterday's post, so I thought you all might enjoy another round.

Bought these books today, I'm really at a loss for adjectives.

Big, leather, engravings... everything you want in an impressive tome.

To the pics:











 






As you can imagine, these books are pricey.
For now, I'm leaving them on my desk... just so I can smell them.


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7 comments:

  1. Deb Salisbury, Magic Seeker and Mantua-MakerApril 12, 2010 at 5:11 PM

    Oooohhhhh! The word 'gorgeous' comes to mind. Love those books!

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  2. MichaelApril 12, 2010 at 5:29 PM

    They are stunning!

    Take Care
    Michael

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  3. Cat BApril 12, 2010 at 5:45 PM

    Those are gorgeous. Simply gorgeous. The binding is just as beautiful as the images inside. Nice find.

    I loved your comment about having the books on your desk to smell them. I love the smell of old books...well and new ones too.

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  4. MrCachetApril 12, 2010 at 6:32 PM

    Yup! You used the right adjective there. I can feel the gold leaf embossing on the covers! I'm sure the smell is one of 'old and weighty'.

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  5. toriApril 12, 2010 at 9:20 PM

    oh they are beautiful! I wanted to let you know that I got my books today. The first thing I did when opening them was to smell them! :)One of my favorite smells in the world! I love them! Thank you so much! I will blog about it soon.

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  6. nightsmusicApril 12, 2010 at 9:28 PM

    Beautiful! I'd find it hard to part with those.

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  7. PamApril 13, 2010 at 7:30 AM

    Loves books are simply beautiful. Enjoy the sight and smell of them on your desk.

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