Penguin books covers

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Being bored kicks in with a lot of things to experiment and making penguin classics covers for books was something I quite enjoyed. Here are some of the covers I thought would be suitable for the books that I've read and enjoyed a lot! I tagged some of my friends here and if you feel like to try this, please consider yourself tagged! I'd be glad to see your creations! #bookreview #book #bookcover

John Christopher: The world in winter. Penguin Books 1968. Cover by Bruce Robertson.

Cover by John Sewell, this edition from 1962.

Ever evolving and always beautifully designed My love of books goes way back. I would happily hide away in The Exchange Bookshop in Dalkey for hours at a time. It was amazing how far my pocket money would go on second hand books in the 70’s! Most evenings the owner Michael would have to extract […]

- by Jeff Lofland

Penguin Classics - Original designs for Penguin Classics of Alice in Wonderland and Dracula. These were inspired by the 70's layouts of Penguin book covers.

1965 'Men Without Women' cover by Paul Hogarth

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Penguin Books Classified List cover, 1954

The best of the famous publishing house's jacket designs – from the classic colour bands to illustrations by Banksy and Shepard Fairey

Is there anything more British than a Penguin paperback? A gallery of distinctive covers from times gone by.

The Fall by Albert Camus La Chute first published 1956 This translation first published in Great Britain by Hamish Hamilton 1957 Published in Penguin Books 1963 Reprinted 1965, 1966

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Nabokov, Vladimir - Laughter in the Dark. A Penguin Book.

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