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UK vs. US
I love this: a compare and contrast of the covers for the UK and American versions of the same book. Fascinating.
Movie Poster of the Week
… over at The Auteurs.. Captivating to look at, and I love the connection made to the Penguin paperbacks design – as well as the Pelican brand as well (I’ve written about my love for those old designs on my … Continue reading
Book designs
Great piece about book designs – and how certain covers come to be, not to mention the runners-up for particular covers. I love the analysis included of the different designs, thoughts from the designers themselves, etc. It’s all a process. … Continue reading Continue reading
Memory Lane
People of my generation (you know, the X generation) – check out this gallery of book covers. Wow. I had most of these, and the best thing is: I still have most of my original copies (lots of reviews here … Continue reading
Faber & Faber: brilliant book covers for 80 years.
A beautiful slideshow. Two of my favorites here, but they’re all startling. Go click through the whole thing. Continue reading
Book Covers of 2008
I love lists like this: Best Book Designs of 2008. Gorgeous. Most of these books would stop me in my tracks in a bookstore just from the look of them.
7 Weird Reading Facts
Got this from ricki. 1. I am very sensitive to typeface. I will NOT read a book if I find the typeface grating or unfriendly. I have bad eyes, too, so a good typeface is important. Penguin Classics USED to … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Personal
Tagged A.S. Byatt, book design, Cormac McCarthy, Elinor Lipman, Hopeful Monsters, Jeanette Winterson, John Irving, Lives of the Saints, Lorrie Moore, Madeleine L'Engle, Margaret Atwood, Mating, Michael Chabon, Nancy Lemann, Nicholas Mosley, Norman Rush, Ring of Endless Light, Robert Kaplan, The Passion
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2007 Book Covers
… a list of favorites. Beautiful, I love stuff like this.
Shackleton: The Heart of the Antarctic. Being The Story of the British Antarctic Expedition 1907-1909
One more yummy book image …. SHACKLETON, E. H. The Heart Of The Antarctic. Being The Story Of The British Antarctic Expedition 1907-1909. London , William Heinemann, 1909. With An Introduction By Hugh Robert Mill, D. Sc. An Account Of … Continue reading
Manhattan Rare Book Company
I’m having a field day clicking through here. Looking at the pictures of rare books make my fingers itch. Click around – some amazing things in there! I am particularly entranced by this one. Like this beautiful close-up of one … Continue reading