Comments for Première de couverture http://bookdesign.wordpress.com The fascinating world of book cover design Tue, 19 Feb 2013 20:30:01 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ Comment on Penguin Wodehouse by David Hitch by Dave Nielsen http://bookdesign.wordpress.com/2007/05/20/penguin-wodehouse-by-david-hitch/#comment-1896 Tue, 19 Feb 2013 20:30:01 +0000 http://bookdesign.wordpress.com/2007/05/20/penguin-wodehouse-by-david-hitch/#comment-1896 That’s a shame. I wonder why. I don’t really like omnibus editions.
P.S. The only thing I don’t like about those covers is that I don’t remember Jeeves being described as balding.

]]> Comment on Penguin Wodehouse by David Hitch by Thomas http://bookdesign.wordpress.com/2007/05/20/penguin-wodehouse-by-david-hitch/#comment-1895 Sun, 10 Feb 2013 18:38:52 +0000 http://bookdesign.wordpress.com/2007/05/20/penguin-wodehouse-by-david-hitch/#comment-1895 If memory serves, The Code of the Woosters was only available as a Penguin Classic (which wasn’t a David Hitch cover) or as part of the Jeeves and Wooster Omnibus (which did have a David Hitch cover depicting the cow creamer scene from Code of the Woosters).

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]]> Comment on Penguin Wodehouse by David Hitch by Dave Nielsen http://bookdesign.wordpress.com/2007/05/20/penguin-wodehouse-by-david-hitch/#comment-1894 Sun, 10 Feb 2013 01:02:32 +0000 http://bookdesign.wordpress.com/2007/05/20/penguin-wodehouse-by-david-hitch/#comment-1894 Did they ever do one of his covers for The Code of the Woosters?

]]> Comment on Maigret Part 1: Tout Maigret by TOUT MAIGRET, Tome I° – GEORGES SIMENON | NonSoloProust http://bookdesign.wordpress.com/2008/02/18/tout-maigret/#comment-1862 Mon, 28 Nov 2011 08:08:56 +0000 http://bookdesign.wordpress.com/?p=384#comment-1862 [...] di copertina è dell’Atelier Dominique Toutain, con illustrazioni originali di Nicolas [...]

]]> Comment on Penguin Wodehouse by David Hitch by ANTONIO DE ÁVILA http://bookdesign.wordpress.com/2007/05/20/penguin-wodehouse-by-david-hitch/#comment-1859 Wed, 29 Jun 2011 17:19:56 +0000 http://bookdesign.wordpress.com/2007/05/20/penguin-wodehouse-by-david-hitch/#comment-1859 I agree completely. David Hitch is the best

]]> Comment on Vintage UK Patricia Highsmith by IKE | We Cover the World http://bookdesign.wordpress.com/2009/12/13/vintage-uk-patricia-highsmith/#comment-1851 Sat, 04 Dec 2010 18:13:25 +0000 http://bookdesign.wordpress.com/?p=878#comment-1851 [...] Highsmith covers via Premiere de couverture. Design and illustrations by Liam Relph & Michael [...]

]]> Comment on Beowulf vs Hrolf Kraki by ghurley http://bookdesign.wordpress.com/2009/08/27/beowulf-vs-hrolf-kraki/#comment-1845 Tue, 23 Nov 2010 07:28:03 +0000 http://bookdesign.wordpress.com/?p=841#comment-1845 The Penguin description says the animals are bears, and the LGF says they are wolves. Considering that wolves rarely stand on two feet, I am placing my bets on Penguin’s interpretation.

]]> Comment on Classic Design for The Classical World by Eric Hanson http://bookdesign.wordpress.com/2009/09/11/classic-design-for-the-classical-world/#comment-1844 Mon, 06 Sep 2010 04:51:41 +0000 http://bookdesign.wordpress.com/?p=853#comment-1844 I found one of these classic-designed Australian “Popular Penguins” in a bookstore here in Minneapolis. One more reason to envy people in Australia. Wish they’d extend the series to the U.S.

]]> Comment on Penguin English Journeys by Lisa http://bookdesign.wordpress.com/2009/04/13/penguin-english-journeys/#comment-1842 Fri, 11 Jun 2010 17:41:15 +0000 http://bookdesign.wordpress.com/?p=801#comment-1842 does anyone know who illustrated these covers?

]]> Comment on Summer 2007 Relaunch of Vintage Classics by In Brief (Too Much News!!!) « A Fuse #8 Production http://bookdesign.wordpress.com/2007/06/13/summer-2007-relaunch-of-vintage-classics/#comment-1841 Tue, 08 Jun 2010 02:35:04 +0000 http://bookdesign.wordpress.com/2007/06/13/summer-2007-relaunch-of-vintage-classics/#comment-1841 [...] is going to be relaunching some Vintage Classics with interesting covers.  Listen to this saucy recap of the move via premiere de couverture: Two of Britain’s biggest book publishers are locked in a battle for control of the lucrative [...]

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