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Dreamy Collectable Classics- the prettiest books on the bookcase
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items Dreamy leather-bound books are a must-have on my bookshelf – though I’ve found that high-quality ones can be hard to come by in stores here in the UK. Thankfully, they’re usually available online and are the perfect touch to any home library. Links f...
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The angels, The fire, The details…its so classic and so gorgeous
The Divine Comedy by Dante, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow | Waterstones
The lighter colours and the softer font, perfectly capture the audience for this book whilst also being a classic hard back!
The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett, Charles Robinson | Waterstones
This cover is perfect for any spooky witchy girl in your life… or yourself!
Classic Works from Women Writers by Editors of Canterbury Classics, A. J. Odasso | Waterstones
I feel like this cover perfectly captures the era and the vibe of this book- I love the gold detailing on these so much
The Great Gatsby and Other Works by F. Scott Fitzgerald, Ken Mondschein | Waterstones
A little less detailed than some of the others but the use of the shapes on this is perfect!
The Arabian Nights by Sir Richard Burton, Ken Mondschein | Waterstones
Weirdly the version available in Waterstones is different to the version in B&N but I do actually quite like it!
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland & Other Stories
The cream, the blue, the gold - they all just work so well together
Les Miserables by Victor Hugo | Waterstones
A different collection to most of these (and different to the one linked in the barnes and noble section) but STUNNING
Beauty and the Beast, The (MinaLima Edition) by Gabrielle-Suzanna Barbot de Villenueve, MinaLima | Waterstones
ITS SO DRAMATIC
Fairy Tales by Hans Christian Andersen (Collector's Edition) (Laminated Hardback with Jacket) by Hans Christian Andersen | Waterstones
Less dramatic but absolutely stunning, a very pretty fairytale book
Hans Christian Andersen by Hans Christian Andersen, Dugald Stewart Walker | Waterstones
Something uniquely magical about reading old myths from an old style leather bound
A Treasury of Irish Fairy and Folk Tales by Various Authors | Waterstones
The design on the front, with the knots, hooks and fish is just to die for
Tales of Norse Mythology by Helen A. Guerber | Waterstones
I love a leather bound fairy tale..i cant help it
Fairy Tales from Around the World by Andrew Lang | Waterstones
I am in two minds on this one- if you can find the other version (see barnes and noble section) I would go with that one
Grimm's Complete Fairy Tales by Grimm Brothers, Arthur Rackham | Waterstones
a 180 from the other Arabian nights in this list but with that details- there is no way i couldnt include it!
The Arabian Nights by Richard F. Burton | Waterstones
Myths deserve to be leather bound
Greek Myths by Nathaniel Hawthorne, Walter Crane | Waterstones
The Bible is a lot, and my illustrated bible was a key part of my childhood
The Illustrated Children's Bible by Henry A. Sherman, Charles Foster Kent | Waterstones
I am such a history nerd and the creamy cover with the statues and the light blue- it makes my soul so happy
The Iliad & The Odyssey by Homer, Michael Dirda | Waterstones
Its huge but its so Sherlock coded
Complete Sherlock Holmes by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle | Waterstones
Barnes and Noble
I live for the detail on this cover, another stunning light blue background with the pink and white accents, perfectly matches the colour scheme of the book and disney movie and the tiny drawings are so cute!
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland & Other Stories (Barnes & Noble ...
The cream, the blue, the gold - they all just work so well together
Les Miserables: (Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition)
The most stunning shade of pink with the designs on the side forming a beast- definitely one of the prettiest of the collection!
Beauty and the Beast and Other Classic Fairy Tales (Barnes & Noble Collectible Editions)
Classic fairytales in a classic red leatherbound book - perfection!
Hans Christian Andersen: Classic Fairy Tales
Possibly the most gold of the whole collection but it just goes with the red so well
Jules Verne|Hardcover
The black and red suit the book perfectly the the little coffin and bat details have my heart!
Dracula and Other Horror Classics (Barnes & ...
I love phantom with my whole heart and the fact it sits so perfectly next to dracula on my bookcase is stunning
The Phantom of the Opera by Gaston Leroux, Paperback
The complete tales and poems of such a renowned gothic author deserves to be in a book just like this
The Complete Tales and Poems of Edgar Allan Poe ...
This design made me question how many version of shakespeare's works I need but how can you not when it looks like this!
The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Barnes ...
Could it be any more Sherlock coded?
The Complete Sherlock Holmes
Okay the size is intimidating but the design is enchanting, there is even windows continued round onto the spine!
Charles Dickens: Five Novels (Leatherbound Classics ...
The perfect balence of spring, earth tones and a touch of whimsy.
Jane Austen: Seven Novels (Barnes & Noble Collectible ...
A more vivid blue than it look in the image with stunning castle and stars detailing on the side- please do remember though that this is not the disney version of your fairytales!
Grimm's Fairy Tales (Barnes & Noble Classics Series)
If you cant tell from the cover- its about a whale! But in all seriousness, the shades of blue on this complement each other and the story so well
Moby-Dick by Herman Melville, Hardcover - Barnes & Noble
I am such a history nerd and the creamy cover with the statues and the light blue- it makes my soul so happy
The Iliad & The Odyssey (Barnes & Noble Collectible Editions)
I absolutely love the bright green against the black on this- its so vivid and really matches the vibe!
Wicked/Son of a Witch (Barnes & Noble Collectible Editions)|Hardcover
I didnt even know there was a book of this until i saw this and i am obsessed with the cover!
Jurassic Park/The Lost World (Barnes & Noble Collectible Editions)
The amount i have nearly picked this up just because it is so pretty and just screams classical bookself is insane…however i know i probably wouldnt actually read it!
Gray's Anatomy (Barnes & Noble Collectible Editions)|Hardcover
This is the second cover of Little women i have seen in this shade and it is so perfect for the energy of the book!
Little Women and Other Novels (Barnes & Noble Collectible Editions)
so complimentary to little women, the dusty blue cover for this is the perfect shade of whimsy!
Pride and Prejudice (Barnes & Noble Collectible Editions)
Different to the waterstones version, but feels more child friendly
The Children's Bible: 138 Illustrated Stories from the Old ...