Monday, July 26, 2010

Penguin Classics (Red) Editions

So, here's my latest obsession: UK Penguin's (Red) Editions....
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Picture 16
I love the text snippets on the covers. It makes the classics seem so current and, well, sexy.

You can see the entire set on the UK Penguin website.

It's for a good cause: a portion of the money raised from the sale of the books goes to help fight AIDS in Africa.

24 comments:

April said...

Wow, those are SEXY, you're right.

vanessa joie said...

Oh wow. I love these!

Brian Miller said...

very cool. had not seen these yet...

min it said...

Yes it has a completely new image but with the remind of the past, natural forms on the text, like modernism, arts and crafts...
(I will check on the librery, thanks for sharing...)
http://minitsteer.blogspot.com/

Lisa said...

These are definitely worth obsessing about! I love them and love the classics too :-)

Tonia said...

Just want to grab that Vanity Fair off the screen: the entire book summed up in 3 beautifully illustrated little words!

Breenuh said...

These. Are. Fantastic.

I want posters of them!

The above fore-mentioned. said...

They look so richly decadent and you are right - sexy. I love Penguin, they know what book lovers love.

Kristin H said...

How incredibly inviting! I am getting on that band waggon:) Gorgeous new covers!

Melissa (Avid Reader) said...

These are fantastic!

Anna Mavromatis said...

The beauty of the typed word, the glory of classic and (not so classic) fonts, all in all a victory of the conventional book!!!
A treasure not only to read, but also to look at, to have!!!

Pretty Zesty said...

love this typography!

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Cassandra Dias said...

Very sexy indeed.

Anh Ngo said...

Oh, what a fabulous discovery! I love collecting books with witty and tasteful covers. They add that interest factor. :)

Always.
Anh.

candacemorris said...

sexy indeed. love!

Daydream Lily said...

really liking all the different fonts theyve used too. very modern and stylish. great find lovely!

Casee Marie said...

These are so fantastic! I love seeing classics get updated covers. They look so fresh and still timeless. (:

TheBeautyFile said...

Oh, I LOVE these!! The House of Mirth was one of my faves in college! These are so pretty!

Anna said...

wow.
in love.
i want these poster size!

RMP said...

But they are sexy....the classics are forever current and eternally sexy...

the more we change, the more we stay the same...

<3

Samantha Rose said...

AWESOME!!

Claire Mercado-Obias said...

Gasp! These are gorgeous! Talk about judging a book by its cover :)

sartoriography said...

LOVE! They're just the prettiest things I ever did see. THe Vanity fair cracks me up, but I think the Dostoyevsky is m'fave.

Christina said...

Fabulous and great inspiration!!

Love your blog :-)

Hugs

Christina