Meanings of heavy tomes in English

Along the shelves she sought, and finally drew down four heavy tomes.

These lobbies are lined from floor to ceiling with heavy tomes.

The high, bulging shelves of heavy tomes humbled him and at the same time stimulated him.

A little clock was ticking, hidden somewhere among the countless leaves of writing, the maps and broad heavy tomes that swarmed upon the table.

There are men who never wrote a line, but whose influence is deeper and more extensive than that of others who have written heavy tomes.

"Here we are," said the antiquarian, hobbling back with several heavy tomes.

Several strands had somehow got into her mouth but her arms were too full of books-heavytomes, all-topull them away with her fingers.