In omnibus requiem quaesivi, et nusquam inveni nisi in angulo cum libro.
Thomas à Kempis
[Latin Translation: “Everywhere I have sought peace and not found it, except in a corner with a book.”]
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I think hidden rooms accessed via secret passage bookshelves are the ultimate in Steampunk interior decor. This is Secret Passage Bookshelf Porn. Enjoy!
- Library with secret door from Stash Vault
- Revolving shelf unit by Eckelman Brothers Construction
- In The Vortex
- A secret bookcase door in the library leads to the wine cellar from Su Casa Southern Homes
- A hidden stash with a secret door from Quinn Creative
- A Secret Passage Door via Happiness Is
- Drool-Worthy Secret Passage Bookshelves via Book Riot
- Holly Black’s Hidden Library
- Kick-Ass Secret Passage Bookshelves
- Your One-Stop Shop for Hidden Stairways and Secret Crypts via Archinect
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(Source: katzenundkuchen, via theliterarycat)
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(Source: dope-a-mine, via bookoisseur)
E. George’s (late Gladding’s) Shop, Whitechapel Road.
From: W. Roberts, The Book-Hunter In London. Historical and other Studies of Collectors and Collecting, 1895.
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