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She is too fond of books,and it has turned her brain.
Louisa May Alcott
There are times when I just think- BOOKS. Actually-It's a lot of time. I do love them, and if nothing else comes from these posts I present to you-it will be I AM NOT ALONE. Books are tactile- the book cover is ART, is Design. I am drawn to a beautiful book cover- Are You?
On my 10 birthday I received my first real CLASSIC-
LITTLE WOMEN. It is still one of my favourite books. When thinking about Holiday Gifts (is it time?), I suggest starting a beautiful treasured collection of books for a young lady or gentleman. It is never too early to start a life long love for books with children. PENGUIN has reinvented the CLASSIC with its charming covers.
PENGUIN commissioned Ruben Toledo to design several covers for CLASSIC LITERATURE- this being one. This Penguin
LITTLE WOMEN edition is the one that introduced me to the March family.
Louisa May Alcott- You've come a long way baby!
A fabric cover by designer Coralie Bickford-Smith.-
Little Women.
& So has Jane Austen- another Ruben Toledo creation.
Ruben Toledo’s breathtaking drawings have appeared in such high-fashion magazines as Vogue, Harper’s Bazaar, and Visionaire. Now he’s turning his talented hand to illustrating the gorgeous deluxe editions of three of the most beloved novels in literature. Here Elizabeth Bennet’s rejection of Mr. Darcy, Hester Prynne’s fateful letter “A”, and Catherine Earnshaw’s wanderings on the Yorkshire moors are transformed into witty and surreal landscapes to appeal to the novels’ aficionados and the most discerning designer’s eyes- from PENGUIN'S site
Here are two more Toledo covers for PENGUIN
PENGUIN has selected the best of literature's CLASSIC works,freed them of their stuffy jackets for embossed canvas covers designed by Coralie Bickford-Smith. Read the wonderful interview on the PENGUIN blog with Bickford-Smith
here “As e-books take off as a convenient way for people to read, books are going to have to work harder to justify their existence as physical objects, which is where designers come in.” Bickford-Smith
all the books are available on Amazon and a number at Anthropologie . Of course the
Little Women editions will find a place on my shelf with other collected copies.
