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If you’re a regular reader of our blog you will notice that I have a huge appreciation for the inspired designs of Penguin Books. My last post on the subject featured the new designs for Clothbound Classics and the The Great Food Series.

This time Penguin books have taken a look at their paperback classics in aid of the Global Fund to help eliminate AIDS in Africa. When you buy any of the new editions, 50% of the profits from the sales of each book go directly to the fund. The Stunning typographical designs uses a quote from each book and replaces the usual black band with red. Each cover design reflects the tone of the book and are also available as downloadable posters.

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I love to read and I’ve had walls of shelves installed in my home for my books. But, I have to admit, that my taste in books doesn’t always lean towards classics and I do have shelves of trash novels that I love. The often lurid pink covers are interspersed with the odd paper back Bronte or Austin and my copy of ‘Vanity Fair’ that I WILL one day finish.

I can only dream of one day looking up at my book shelves and seeing this beautifully designed collection of Penguin Clothbound Classics designed by Coralie Bickford-Smith senior cover designer at Penguin Books.

These are also now firmly on my Christmas list along with The Great Food Series I posted about a month a…

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I do seem to be making a habit of writing posts about things I would very much like to own, and this Penguin series of 20 books is no exception.

The stunning design combined with the fascinating content are right up my street. The Great Food Series brings together “the sharpest, funniest, most delicious writing about food from the past 400 years,” according to Penguin. The cover designs by Coralie Bickford-Smith feature ceramic designs which reflect the period the book was written in, complemented by lettering artist Stephen Raw. The style is further enhanced by embossed lettering and spot varnishes picking out the details of the illustrations.

Cover for Love in a Dish and other pieces by MFK Fisher. Cover design based on a pattern from a Century side plate by Eva Zeisel for Hallcraft, 1957

So, if you’re reading this Father Christmas, please add these to my li…

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