These are some really old books that were given to me a while back. The one in the foreground that is open has the first couple pages missing, so I don't know the exact copy-write date, however, the old bible that I used as a prop in the background has a copy-write in the 1840's. I set this up on one of my old trunks and used an old jug and candle lamp in the background as well.
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sharpen
smart blur
cloned out a few spots
turned to b/w then added sepia tones to look old
re-sized for posting
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