This special Adopt a Book listing is only for antique books - those that are approximately 100 years old or more💜 I’m excited to be able to offer a selection of beautiful, antique books up for adoption! The Adopt A Book scheme was created to find homes for old books that are a bit more worn. Here’s how it came about... My Etsy shop is filled with lots of beautiful vintage books, but what happens to these books that are a little more worn? Well, the ones which are significantly damaged with pages falling out and detached covers get upcycled in my crafts. They're turned into bookmarks, cards, gift tags and box frame art, many of which are available to buy in my shop. I try and waste as little as possible. But that left me with the dilemma of what to do with the books which are more worn and well loved, but are still readable vintages copies. This was my solution! The 'Adopt a Book' scheme where you can give a home to a vintage book. In this particular listing however, all the books are over 100 years old. They are showing more signs of their age, perhaps through staining, wear, discolouration, damaged spines or corners...but most importantly there are no loose pages or covers hanging on by just a thread! They are fully functioning books that are just a little more well loved than others. You can choose what title book you wish to purchase, or you can elect to have one sent at random. Either way, your book will be wrapped in brown paper and sent to you in an eco-friendly jiffy bag. My shop ethos is to waste as little as possible, and when I found out how many books (hundreds of thousands) got recycled each year and turned into corrugated cardboard, I resolved to do what I could to save some of these vintage books. All I can say now is...Happy Reading!