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As a variation of this answer you can use any of these (can be found in your local hardware store):
They are attached to the back of the shelf somewhere where the material is thick and strong enough. You have to make a cavity under the lamp-shaped hole so there's room for the screw head - the cavity can be drilled, routed or cut with a chisel, whatever is ...
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I recently had to do something very similar (using a door as a headboard, mounted to the wall). I ended up using these nifty little flush hooks.
They will leave your shelf 2-3 mm away from the wall, but if you have a router, you can rout a recess to mount the hooks in the back of yourself, which will make it completely flush.
They take pretty small ...
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If the shelf is thick and deep enough, you could use a "concealed floating support bracket". I purchased some from eBay here. My picture of it below.
This particular one needs a 12mm diameter hole drilled in the shelf, about 100mm deep, to accept the long supporting pin. You'd also need to cut out some of the back of the shelf to embed the mounting ...
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I know you didn't ask for screws, but they do tend to be the most practical solution. For some potential options using screws:
screw it along the top of the back just under the shelf, then tack up a bit of molding there to cover the screws.
Make the screws a decorative element. I've used 'countersink washers' for this before:
For future use, attach the ...
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I'd first check the flatness of the wall over then length of the shelf by holding the shelf against the wall, in place. You may have some high spots where the studs are bowed out. Anyway ...
I'd consider hanging it with right-angle screw hooks and screw eyes (images below) ...
1) Screw eyes in the horizontal shelf-support member of the assembly
2) Right ...
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You could use a keyhole router bit to cut keyhole slots in the back to hang it.
Another option would be to use a french cleat. Either buy a metal one that could attach to the back of the shelf or integrate one into the wood back. Here is a discussion of french cleat techniques.
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