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There was a catalog advertisement for Nimmo’s books in the back of this Scottish book called “Books and Authors”.

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The edges of this book make a rainbow!

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Screenshot from our library catalog software, as I’m checking books back in after they’ve been repaired. Apparently, this book was quite delicious.

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Ghost soldier. From “The American portrait gallery : with biographical sketches of presidents, statesmen, military and naval heroes, clergymen, authors, poets” by Lillian C. Buttre, [1877-1880].

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Pressed leaves found in-between the pages of a herbal.

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“From grave to gay; being essays and studies concerned with certain subjects of serious interest, with the Puritans, with literature, and with the humours of life” by J. St. Loe Strachey

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Animated book boxes, aka four-flap wrappers aka tuxedo boxes aka preservation enclosures. 

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Useful books, for weakly puppies and dainty feeders. (Ads in the back of a 19th century book.)

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Cover of an Arabic (?) language book. If you can translate the title, let me know! I foolishly forgot to write down the call number when I took the photo.

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Original collage by me.  This was a page that was cut out of a library book by a patron, which was replaced by us.