..but they're all ace. As usual, part of the joy of these books will be found when holding them as physical objects, with all of the embossing, debossing and other such tricks making an encounter with these little books a sensous, tactile, three-dimensional experience (at least for a book tragic like myself).
Click each cover for a big high-resolution version.
My only complaint, as before with this series, is that many of these are extracts from bigger works, which seems to go against the whole founding ethos of Penguin Books ('COMPLETE UNABRIDGED' as the first Penguin covers had it).
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These covers are lovely. Thanks for the high-res downloads.
Cunningly designed to make me want to buy the ones I already have in much less attractive covers!
all beautiful and perfect as with the previous series. Pearson and Banes are king...
Just lovely, some of the best in the whole run of Great Ideas here (plus a few uninspired rehashes). I like the advertising slogan on the Orwell: "Does you Double Good"!
I was reading all of the tiny type hoping for more gags, but I think that's the only one.
Stunning stunning stunning.
Jaw dropping.
So impressive. I love the use of quotes on covers. I would try to pick a favorite, but I don't think I can.
Gorgeous. Thanks for posting these!
Thanks, all. As John says, this fourth set is the best of the lot.
hi jrsm-- how does one email you?
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Hi, Phoebe: Try jrsmorrison AT yahoo DOT com DOT au
I'm here via P_D Smith on twitter. These covers are lovely. Thank you for the preview.
Welshcakes: My pleasure--they are beautiful books, aren't they?
I do like these, and the designer has admittedly been open about his inspiration.
Including Maciej Zbikowski's 1967 design for John Huston movie on Freud
for the design for The Gettysburg Address.
Still, doesn't quite fit with a concept of "Great Ideas" for me though.
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