Here is an aged and shabby cover of a French pyrography booklet that was published in Paris in 1902. The text on the page is: TRAITE ELEMENTAIREDEPYROGRAPHIEDESSIN AU FEUDecoration artistique du Bois, de l’Os, de l’Ivoire,du Cuir, du Velours, etc.Sixieme MilleLEFRANC & CIEEDITEURS18, rue de Valois (1er Arr.)PARIS, 1902 Click on image to enlarge.
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Antique Book Cover Grunge Texture ~ Free Vintage Image
Here is a grungy old cover of an antique book in my collection. The glue in the spine of the book has become dry and brittle and the cover has separated from the contents of the book. The book is Hooker’s Illustrated Natural History by Worthington Hooker, M.D. It was published in 1864. Click on…
Little Folks March 1920 Front Cover
This front cover of the March 1920 issue of Little Folks magazine features a vintage illustration of sleeping beauty. She looks cozy as she sleeps on a fluffy white pillow and ruffled white linens. She is covered with a purple blanket and pretty pink flowers have grown around her bed. A little prince has fallen asleep sitting at her bedside. Click…
Manual of Salads Shabby Front Cover ~ Free Vintage Image
This aged and shabby front cover of a recipe booklet titled Manual of Salads features a woman in a blue dress and white apron preparing tomatoes for a salad. The booklet was published in 1914 to promote the use of Yacht Club food products. Click on image to enlarge.
Holiday Fun Cover Oage
Here is an aged and shabby front cover of a children’s Christmas book titled Holiday Fun from McLoughlin Bros.’ Little Chatterwell Series. The image is of a girl and a boy standing on a fence. The girl is blowing a horn and the boy is blowing a trumpet. The book was published in 1900. Click on…
American Agriculturist Nov 1879 Cover
This shabby and aged cover page of the American Agriculturist magazine, November 1879 issue, includes an image of a turkey standing in tall grass. The turkey is framed by garden tools, vegetables and sheaves of wheat. Click on image to enlarge.
Twelvetrees March 1918 Magazine Cover
This yellowed and tattered cover page of the March 1918 issue of Pictorial Review magazine includes a delightful image by Charles Twelvetrees. An adorable little girl is walking along with a large floral purse draped over her arm, knitting as she goes. A cute puppy is playing at her feet and tangled in the little…
Free Vintage Image ~ Fashion Catalogue Cover
Here is a worn and shabby cover page of the H. O’Neill & Co. 1897-8 Fall & Winter Fashion Catalogue. In the top left corner is an image of an elegantly dressed Victorian lady and girl out for a stroll in the woods. The lady is carrying a closed parasol and the girl is holding a bouquet…
Free Vintage Image ~ Fairy Tales Book Cover
On the cover of this vintage Fairy Tales storybook is a witch dressed in a maroon colored robe. She is seated in front of a large black cauldron as she stirs its contents with a crooked wooden stick. As the witch stirs, several storybook characters emerge from the cauldron and shoot through the sky. Some…
School Report Card Covers ~ Free Clip Art
Here are three shabby vintage school report card covers. They were used in 1904, 1905 and 1906. Click on images to enlarge.
1907 Sears Roebuck & Co. Catalogue
I purchased an original 1907 Sears, Roebuck & Co. catalogue online recently and I was excited to find it in my mailbox yesterday! Unfortunately, the pages are dry and brittle, and crumble easily. This is what I saw when I unwrapped the package. Many of the pages are too ruined for me to scan any…
Harper’s New Monthly Magazine Cover
Here is a yellowed and aged front cover of the July 1897 issue of Harper’s New Monthly Magazine. There are lots of pretty details on this page. Click on image to enlarge.
