Caustic Cover Critic: Signets, or the Bathos of "Had I But Groaned"

Tuesday, 21 April 2009

Signets, or the Bathos of "Had I But Groaned"

A bit of a filler while I put together something of a little more substance; a bunch of old Signet covers, good and bad (both the covers and the books).

6 comments:

Ian Koviak said...: The "door between" is interesting.; 21 April 2009 at 17:18
JRSM said...: Yes, the strange shape of the hinge and blade of the scissors (and the nude woman) almost makes it look like an old 1960s 'Playboy' cover.; 21 April 2009 at 19:08
Marc said...: Takes me back to high school. Every classic we'd read would be a Signet edition.; 22 April 2009 at 06:39
Rex Parker said...: I will find some way to use that sexy drink cover. And soon.

rp; 22 April 2009 at 08:45
JRSM said...: Marc: I suspect you read more of the Jack London/Herman Melvilles than the Carter Browns?

Rex: But are you being sexually aroused by this picture?; 22 April 2009 at 15:59
Ben said...: "Had I But Groaned" = genius!; 23 April 2009 at 05:21