Classically Beautiful
March 18th, 2010I fell in love with the first set when they were announced last year and now Penguin has released another set of cloth-bound classics! Elegant depictions of each story envelope these lovely tales and so beautifully done by London designer, Coralie Bickford-Smith. Be sure to check out this interview with the her regarding the new volumes. I loved reading her concept behind Jane Austen’s, Emma.
The new set includes Alice in Wonderland,
Emma
, The Odyssey
, and Little Women
, to name a few. A true collectors find and a book lovers delight!
March 18th, 2010 at 5:22 am
Awesome! I can’t wait to add more of them to the set I already own.
March 18th, 2010 at 9:24 am
love the “new vintage” look of these books. had to buy one for my friend as a just b/c as she loves pride and prejudice!
March 18th, 2010 at 10:03 am
Swoon! *Surreptitiously adds to registry*
March 18th, 2010 at 10:56 am
i have both sets & love them so, so much!
March 18th, 2010 at 11:21 am
holy smokes! i love books already…this just hurts! i want all new books! and all new bookshelves for my cute new books! i love that you might not ‘get’ the choice of design elements if you haven’t yet read these classics…fun!
March 18th, 2010 at 11:23 am
These are stunning and inspirational! Can you imagine if all books were this beautiful!? Great find and thanks for sharing!
March 18th, 2010 at 1:51 pm
I love and want each and every one!
March 18th, 2010 at 2:39 pm
Ordered & Pre-ordered mine today via amazon.com’s fabulous pricing!
March 18th, 2010 at 3:05 pm
I love them all as well! I featured them on my blog as well on March 9th! Couldn’t resist!
March 18th, 2010 at 7:34 pm
I love all the recent minimalist and patterned designs on the classics – so great to see art within art!
March 20th, 2010 at 9:47 am
I love these! Every time Penguin releases a new set, I get so excited. (See also: the Penguin Great Ideas sets)
March 20th, 2010 at 9:54 pm
I love these! I’ve been dying to get some ever since the first set came out! Some of these are definitely going on the wish list.
March 23rd, 2010 at 9:21 pm
Absolutely gorgeous. This is why I have no desire for a Kindle. 🙂
March 28th, 2010 at 7:10 pm
Lovely….so beautiful!