Reinforced Vintage and Antique Book Covers for Making Junk Journals

Choose from 8 different hardback book covers (front, back and spine) carefully removed from antique and vintage books at the end of their reading life. Spines are reinforced with strip of boxboard covered with flexible white tape. Insert new pages to make your own unique junk journal, sketchbook or diary. Detailed cover information below:

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1. Days Off, 1924 vintage cover.
Black vinyl covered boards. Illustrated front cover with art nouveau design in gold, green and black. Gold lettering on front cover and spine. Plain end papers. Bonus: 5 full page illustrations. Front cover measures 7.75 inches x 4.75 inches. Spine width: 1.5 inches. Condition: excellent, clean, very sturdy, corners lightly bumped, spine design slightly worn.

2. Field Guide to Wildflowers 1968 vintage cover.
Green cloth covered boards, illustrated front cover and spine, black lettering on cover and spine. Illustrated end papers. Bonus: title page, 2 extra end papers, 3 pages with colored illustrations, 2 pages with black and white illustrations . Front cover measures 7.5 inches x 4 3/8 inches. Spine width: 1.25 inches. Condition: very good, clean. Corners lightly bumped, some fading along lower edge of front cover.

3. Best Sellers from Reader's Digest Condensed Books, vintage cover.
Patterned paper covered boards, gold lettering on spine, colored end papers. Bonus: 1 extra end paper, Front cover measures 7.75 inches x 5.25 inches. Spine width: 1 inch. Condition: very good, virtually no wear, corners firm.

4. Christmas Eve on Lonesome, 1904 antique cover.
Tan cloth covered boards, illustrated cover and spine, black letters on cover and spine, plain end papers. Bonus: title page, 1 full page color illustrations. Front cover measures 7.75 inches x 5 inches. Spine width: 1 5/8 inches. Condition: very good, clean, corners bumped, minimal wear at ends of spine.

5. Reader's Digest Condensed Books, 1965 vintage cover.
Gray patterned cloth covered boards, gold lettering on spine, colored end papers. Bonus: 1 extra end paper. Front cover measures 7 5/8 inches x 4 3/4 inches. Spine width: 1 3/4 inch. Condition: very good, clean, minimal wear, corners firm.

6. Biology for Everyman, 1934 vintage cover.
Green cloth covered boards. Gold lettering on spine, embossed design on front cover, plain end papers. Bonus: title page, 1 glossy full page black and white portrait of Charles Darwon. Front cover measures 7.75 inches x 5 inches. Spine width: 1.75 inches. Condition: very good, corners bumped, minimal wear at edges and ends of spine, some light spots on back cover, name of previous owner on front end paper.

7. Best Sellers from Readers Digest Condensed Books, vintage cover.
Patterned green cloth covered boards with vinyl overlay on spine, colored end papers. Front cover measures 7 5/8 inches x 5.25 inches. Spine width: 1.75 inch. Condition: excellent, very clean, corners firm, virtually no wear.

8. Best Sellers from Readers Digest Condensed Books, 1985 vintage cover.
Patterned paper covered boards with vinyl overlay on spine, colored end papers. Bonus: one extra end paper. Front cover measures 7 5/8 inches x 5.25 inches. Spine width: 1.75 inch. Condition: excellent, very clean, corners firm, virtually no wear.

Please note the amount of age wear on these covers does vary from cover to cover. Please contact me with your questions about a specific cover.

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