Shagreen Book Set of 12 in Olive Green with Embossed Spines

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Olive-green bindings unite twelve volumes supplied as a complete decorative group. The pebbled shagreen grain gives each spine a fine, … Read more Olive-green bindings unite twelve volumes supplied as a complete decorative group. The pebbled shagreen grain gives each spine a fine, granular texture that reads richly under lamplight and catches the light differently as you move past the shelf. The green runs consistently through the set, so the books look deliberate rather than assembled at random.

Sizes vary across the twelve, running 7 to 10 inches wide, 1 inch deep and 5 to 7 inches high, which lets them stack, lean and step down in height across a run of shelving. Lay several flat as a plinth under a bowl or a lamp, stand others upright between bookends, and spread the rest over a console, a nightstand and a low table in the same room.

Traditional in feeling but saturated enough to act as color, the set suits a paneled library, a study with dark shelving, or a living room where a shelf of neutral objects needs one deep note. Green shagreen flatters brass, tortoiseshell and warm woods, and it holds up against painted and stained bookcases alike. Use it to give a shelf weight without adding pattern.

Dimensions : 7"-10"w x 1"d x 5"-7"h (sizes vary) See less