Around the top of this book-tower a rail is arranged three or four inches above the top shelf, to serve as a guard for articles of bric-à-brac placed thereon. With the arrangement of slats shown in the drawing, the books are distributed in such a manner that the titles may be read from both directions instead of from one side only.
Hanging-shelves
A unique design for hanging-shelves is shown in Fig. 9.
For general use the rack should be thirty inches long, the ends thirty inches high, and the shelves seven inches wide. The space between the shelves should be ten or eleven inches, while the total height of the middle back strip is thirty-six inches. The other parts should be made in proportion to the drawing, and where the shelves join the sides mortises should be cut, through which to pass tongued ends, the latter being fashioned on the shelf ends, as shown in Fig. 10. With a brace and bit holes are made to receive wooden pins, or keys, that will lock the wood-work together.
Fig. 8. Fig. 9. Fig. 10.
Olive-green will be an appropriate color for the wood-work. When attached to the wall, care should be taken to anchor it firmly and with heavy screws to the studs behind the plaster.
A Book-castle
