Decorating with antique books is a wonderful way to bring a bit of "class" to your home ! In your bookcase, the covers of these old books stand out for many of the old covers are almost works of art in themselves ! For a conversation piece an old book laid on a table will most certainly bring comments...The covers of many of the older books were highly decorated, titles written in gold color, art work on the covers, they are conversation starters for sure ! I love their beauty  the weight of their pages, the steel engraving pictures covered with protective tissue that many older books held....The fasination with our history encircles many of us...where better to learn of the "old ways" than in the "old books"...