Before the advent of dust-jackets many books, especially those for children, were bound in brightly coloured cloth with pictorial blocking in gold and other striking colours.

This cotton tea towel features a colourful 19th- and 20th-century bookshelf design, with jolly book titles all taken from the Bodleian Libraries collection. 

• Made in the UK for the Bodleian Libraries
• 100% organic cotton
• Dimensions 71cm x 46.5cm
• Not suitable for tumble drying