I saw this post on House & Garden and there are some great ideas for displaying books here:
Get organised: stylish bookshelf ideas
From brilliant bookshelves built into stairs to floor-to-ceiling libraries, these bookshelf ideas for living rooms, the study and beyond are just as inspiring as the tomes that fill them. Fancy creating a clever book nook of your own? We have bookshelf ideas for every room of your home, from fitted and floating bookshelves to corner bookshelves (and even colour-coded bookshelves). How novel…
Here are few examples but head over the H&G as there are lots more amazing photos for inspiration.