Books v. Cigarettes

    by David Pearson

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      iamalsopictures, mumblingmynah, Wreck and Salvage, flip phillips, and 33 other people added this photo to their favorites.

    2. richard winchell (48 months ago | reply)

      very classic. looks like an original 60s cover.

    3. devolute (47 months ago | reply)

      Not sure why I like this, but it's my favourite of this set.

    4. MAHaynes (47 months ago | reply)

      The "3/6" takes the nostalgia a bit *too* far.

    5. g026r (43 months ago | reply)

      Something I've been curious about: was there any particular reason why this book, alone out of the Great Ideas series, got an additional ink colour on the cover?

      And ngl_u: I disagree; the 3'6 takes it just far enough. It even matches the price of many of my old Penguins from the period.

    6. davidgeorgepearson (43 months ago | reply)

      Hi there

      The colour red had made fleeting appearances in Romek Marber’s original - green - crime covers but this was justified only after years of strong sales (such was Penguin's financial rigour at the time).
      Although I felt like I was double-crossing the other designers, its addition to our palette felt like a fitting indulgence for one of the list’s biggest-selling authors, and one who is synonymous with Penguin.

    7. junkyard.dogs (39 months ago | reply)

      Hi, I'm an admin for a group called • flashback •, and we'd love to have this added to the group!

    8. Roadgoer (31 months ago | reply)

      Just finished reading this, and may not have bought it as soon as I did were it not for the interesting cover. This one is a keeper (won't be going to Starbucks with a bookcrossing label inside). I especially like the texture of the embossed cover.

      I love the 3/6 touch, especially as one of the essays is about working in a second-hand bookshop, when books were even cheaper than that!

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