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Gothic & Dark Academia No. 065

Dark Academia Bookshop

Step into an antique antiquarian bookshop and hidden secret library with this Victorian Dark Academia collection!

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Contents
90+ illustrations
Format
PNG · digital download
Resolution
300 DPI
Size
approx. 4000 × 4000 px
Background
Transparent
Licence
Commercial use — see listing

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Dark Academia Bookshop

Step into an antique antiquarian bookshop and hidden secret library with this Victorian Dark Academia collection! Featuring over 90 high-quality, transparent PNG illustrations, this bundle is crafted for creators of reading journals, bookish scrapbooks, Dark Academia planners, vintage junk journals, and literary paper crafts.

Inspired by 19th-century university archives and cozy secret studies, each piece blends rich watercolor washes (deep mahogany brown, antique brass gold, dark forest green, aged parchment, and burgundy velvet) with delicate sepia ink sketch outlines.

Perfect for reading trackers, book club journals, autumn junk journal folios, printable ephemera cards, custom literary stickers, and gothic craft projects.

Here is a breakdown of what you will find inside this bundle:

  • Antique Books & Library Stacks (30 items): Carved mahogany bookshelves, secret book doors, rolling ladders, leather-bound encyclopedias, open medieval illuminated folios, and brass book corners.
  • Scholar Desk, Instruments & Study (30 items): Brass armillary spheres, mechanical typewriters, glass inkwells with dip pens, round spectacles, pocket watches, magnifying loupes, and card catalog drawers.
  • Bookish Familiars & Literary Ephemera (30 items): Black cats sleeping on books, spectacled owls, ravens on marble busts, reading mice in tweed vests, forest green velvet bows, library borrower cards, and bookshop signs.

Technical Specifications

  • Quantity: 90+ individual PNG files.
  • Quality: High-resolution 300 DPI, perfect for physical printing.
  • Size: Large files, approximately 4000 x 4000 pixels.
  • Transparency: Meticulously isolated on a 100% transparent background with clean edges.

Commercial Use License

You are welcome to use these designs for commercial physical products (such as junk journals, bookish scrapbooks, stickers, bookmarks, or art prints). You may not resell, redistribute, or share the digital files in their original format.

Delivery

This is an instant digital download. Upon purchase, you will receive a PDF file containing a direct, secure link to a Google Drive folder where your high-res files are organized and ready.

Complete List of the 90 Illustrations Included:

  1. A towering Victorian carved mahogany bookshelf with old books
  2. An ornate rolling wooden library ladder against folios
  3. A secret book-door bookshelf slightly ajar with warm light
  4. A stack of four antique leather books tied with burgundy velvet
  5. An open antique leather atlas with illuminated nautical maps
  6. A grand mahogany library reading desk with banker's lamp
  7. An antique wooden book stand with open illuminated poetry
  8. A vintage revolving wooden bookcase carousel with classics
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  1. A pair of carved marble classical bookends with gold books
  2. A vintage library book press clamp in dark cast iron
  3. An antique leather-bound botanical book with pressed ferns
  4. A decorative brass book corner protector with filigree
  5. An antique brass celestial globe on a walnut pedestal
  6. A classic Victorian brass armillary sphere on astronomy books
  7. A vintage brass hourglass with golden sand and compass
  8. An antique brass telescope on a desktop tripod
  9. A classic white marble bust of a philosopher with ivy
  10. An antique brass stereoscope viewer with vintage library card
  11. An antique glass inkwell with black ink and gold dip pen
  12. A vintage glass dip pen on an engraved brass tray
  13. An antique brass typewriter with inserted poetry sheet
  14. A pair of wire-rimmed spectacles over a cursive journal
  15. An antique brass magnifying loupe over Latin script
  16. A cluster of three vintage brass keys with library tag
  17. A cozy leather Chesterfield armchair beside book stack
  18. A vintage porcelain teacup with steaming earl grey tea
  19. A brass French press coffee maker with dark ceramic mug
  20. A burning beeswax candle on brass saucer dripping on books
  21. A stained glass library lamp with emerald green shade
  22. A vintage woolen tartan plaid throw draped over folios
  23. A vintage library card catalog drawer overflowing with cards
  24. A set of three vintage library borrowing cards with stamps
  25. An antique wooden book crate stamped Oxford Archives
  26. A handwritten love letter sealed with burgundy wax
  27. An antique leather portfolio case with blueprints
  28. A set of three vintage postage stamps with classical statues
  29. A sleek black cat sleeping curled on an open dictionary
  30. A distinguished barn owl with spectacles on an encyclopedia
  31. A wise raven on a marble bust holding a golden key
  32. A scholarly field mouse reading a tiny book with loupe
  33. A dapper fox in tweed professor jacket with book
  34. A bookish rabbit with glasses and leather satchel of scrolls
  35. A dried pressed dark burgundy rose in poetry book
  36. A collection of pressed autumn oak leaves on herbarium cards
  37. A glass specimen cloche encasing an antique miniature book
  38. A vintage brass bookmark shaped like a quill feather
  39. A large coquette bow made of forest green crushed velvet
  40. A large coquette bow of burgundy silk tied around a key
  41. A vintage hanging wooden sign The Antiquarian Bookshop
  42. An ornate arched gothic stained glass library window
  43. An antique wrought iron spiral library staircase
  44. A cozy window seat reading nook with velvet cushions
  45. An antique cast iron wood stove glowing beside books
  46. A grand Victorian fireplace with clocks and stacked books
  47. A vintage wooden clipboard with anatomical botanical sketch
  48. An antique brass protractor and drafting compass set
  49. An ornate pocket watch in open case on aged letters
  50. A row of four vintage leather book spines with gold titles
  51. A cluster of three vintage sealing wax sticks green and red
  52. An antique brass seal stamp with owl crest
  53. A little mouse with cozy scarf carrying a teacup and book
  54. A badger wearing academic cardigan studying an atlas
  55. An owl wearing mortarboard cap on classical music folios
  56. A cat wearing scholar's robe with quill and ledger
  57. A hedgehog in tweed cap carrying miniature novels
  58. Two little mice sharing a book under a streetlamp
  59. An antique journal pocket envelope with wax seal
  60. A set of three vintage Ex Libris bookplates with laurels
  61. An antique leather bookmark with gilded constellations
  62. A folded vintage parchment document with torn edges
  63. An ornate gilded oval frame with miniature library painting
  64. A large coquette bow of chocolate brown velvet
  65. An antique desktop apothecary cabinet for book herbs
  66. A vintage brass table bell from university reading hall
  67. An antique glass cloche with Death's-head hawk moth
  68. An antique brass monocle with gold chain on poetry page
  69. A vintage leather scholar's satchel bag with scrolls
  70. An antique brass desk candlestick with smoking wick
  71. A large coquette bow of black grosgrain with pearl
  72. A stack of rolled antique maps and university diplomas
  73. An antique brass pencil sharpener machine with crank
  74. A collection of antique fountain pen nibs in tin box
  75. An antique leather book strap holder with five novels
  76. A vintage wooden desk organizer with parchment envelopes
  77. A master Dark Academia composition with tome and astrolabe
  78. A secret library nook scene with glowing lamp and shelves
  79. Woodland friends fox, owl, and mouse studying a globe
  80. An antique bookbinding press clamp with sewn spine
  81. A black cat napping inside a wooden book crate
  82. An antique brass chandelier hanging over a reading table.

Please feel free to send me a message if you have any questions. Happy crafting!

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