Caustic Cover Critic: Virginia Woolfs

Thursday, 4 August 2011

Virginia Woolfs

Another set of Penguin Hardback Modern Classics, following on from these lovely Fitzgeralds, is this forthcoming set of five Virginia Woolfs. Designer and artist as yet unknown. I assume the artwork will wrap all the way around the back and onto the flaps. Click to embiggen.

7 comments:

Ian Koviak said...: I adore this kind of abstraction on cover. Especially on classic work. We don't need to always make the cover "try" so hard to tell us about the book. Sometimes it just needs to look pleasant to have lying around the house on tabletops and shelves.; 5 August 2011 at 17:00
JRSM said...: That's a good point: I assume most people buying a copy of a Woolf already know they want it--they don't need a blurb and a representative photo to clinch the sale.; 7 August 2011 at 15:12
mpk said...: Ooh, rather nice. Should the plural be Virginia Woolves?; 14 August 2011 at 04:41
DM said...: Christ, these are amazing! I think I'll have to get all five to replace my yellowing 70's softcovers. And I agree with Ian, these covers let the words in the book to the talking.; 14 August 2011 at 12:01
JRSM said...: Daniel, I'm sorely tempted to do the same.

MPK--perhaps a pack of Woolves?; 14 August 2011 at 15:28
Dan said...: Very late in the day here, but I think these are by Angus Hyland at Pentagram.

Hope you're well James! :-); 22 November 2011 at 13:11
JRSM said...: Thank you, Dan! I'll add that info to the post.; 22 November 2011 at 13:28