Popular Public Domain Book Image Collections

Explore our most popular public domain book image collections, featuring high-resolution illustrations scanned from out of copyright books. This page brings together some of our bestselling image sets, including classic children’s book illustrations, fairy tale artwork, literary illustrations, natural history plates, botanical book images and decorative designs from historic printed volumes.

These collections are especially useful for artists, designers, publishers, crafters, Etsy sellers and anyone looking for vintage book illustrations for creative or commercial projects. Many downloads include complete themed sets by artists such as Arthur Rackham, Warwick Goble, Edmund Dulac, Jessie Willcox Smith, Walter Crane, Aubrey Beardsley and other well-loved illustrators.

All images are supplied as digital downloads, with high-resolution files suitable for print, design, collage, wall art, publishing, craft projects and online use.

What you’ll find in these book image collections

This page includes a wide range of public domain illustrations taken from historic books, including children’s stories, fairy tales, poetry books, classic literature, natural history volumes, botanical books, Christmas books and decorative illustrated editions. Some collections focus on a single book, while others bring together many works by a particular artist or illustrator.

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