Thursday, 30 May 2013

Messing About in Boats

A bunch of covers, all from UK publishers over the past few years, all with very similar etched/linocut-style images of boats on stormy seas, and similar colour palettes...






UPDATE: More examples, suggested by sharp-eyed commenters...







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8 comments:

M.H. said...

Oh, but it's such a pretty theme! :)
Reminds me of this cover for "Island of Wings" by Swedish author Karin Altenberg: http://bit.ly/12lF2jD

31 May 2013 at 05:10
jem said...

I really like all these covers.

Spotted another candidate only hours after reading your post -

She Rises - Kate Worsley (UK Hardback)

31 May 2013 at 05:54
Chasch said...

These are lovely!

Reminds of the canadian edition of Amitav Gosh's River of Smoke: http://www.amazon.ca/River-of-Smoke-ebook/dp/B005LXUS12/ref=sr_1_fkmr0_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1370027944&sr=8-1-fkmr0&keywords=amitav+gosh+river+of+smoke

Was very disappointed by Sea of Poppies so I won't be reading it though...

31 May 2013 at 12:23
JRSM said...

Thanks, all: I'll add your suggestions to the post.

2 June 2013 at 15:23
lauredhel said...

And another one for you, though this one's Australian: Cargo, by Jessica Au.

7 June 2013 at 21:23
JRSM said...

Well spotted! Adding it now.

8 June 2013 at 01:56
Omer Ali said...

Ooh, and Andrew Motion's Silver: Return to Treasure Island in the UK.

18 June 2013 at 14:01
JRSM said...

Nice one! (Also, by coincidence, was listening to 'Music for Stowaways' when I saw your comment)

18 June 2013 at 15:28

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