Cover collection
Since I spotted a couple in April, I’ve been adding to my collection of beautiful book covers. I’ve been meaning to post about them ages ago, but this image on Design*Sponge yesterday reminded me to get on with it.
Read this Design*Sponge interview to find out all about these book covers, designed by Coralie Bickford-Smith for Penguin Classics. I think my books would be right at home amongst this beautiful work.
So lovely! I especially love the images and the arrangement of the pattern repeat on your Lorna Doone. My mind is going a bit crazy now, thinking of all of the projects that could be made by scanning the patterns onto the computer. Hmmm…
I'm so tempted whenever I see beautiful vintage books like yours to buy them just for the look of them, but sadly I have a tough enough time finding storage space for books that I intend to actually read! But some day I will own a home with an entire bookcase devoted entirely to pretty, entirely ornamental old books!
This months Frankie magazine has an interview with her and pictures of those lovely books. I agree. They would be very much at home with your books, or mine….:)
oow wauw! they are ab-so-lu-te-lu fabulous!sooo pretty!
wow, very exquisite! lovely colors.
Baie mooi!Wens dit was myne!
Hi HeatherHave you seen this website… everymanslibrarycollecting… I get lost in the beautiful designs there.Tam
love these!
Those book covers are so delicious. I can't resist a beautiful book, especially a beautifully bound one. mmm.
gorgeous they are! i often buy books for the covers and i rarely am disappointed by the content of such books. but they're of course not vintage and art of their very own like these ones. they would make a fine fine wall paper i think!
[...] Mar 10, 2010 in collections, inspiration, pattern | Tags: book covers, pattern I stopped in at CAFDA yesterday and found an absolute feast of book covers to add to my fast-growing collection. [...]