It had to be hand foiled, resulting in a limited print run, which makes it a very rare book (which I’m very lucky to own!) Thanks to a successful petition by some dedicated readers, it’s due for reprint in 2018 in a different color variation. The second is Crime and Punishment which was first printed in 2008 and caused problems with the printing press. The first is Madame Bovary which was first printed in 2008 and then reprinted in 2014. Which Penguin Clothbound Classics are out of print? These four titles are different to the remainder of the series as they were published separately by Penguin India, are religious texts (rather than classics) and were not designed by Coralie Bickford-Smith. How many Penguin Clothbound Classics are there?Īt present count there are 72 titles in the series so far, though it depends if you consider the India Special Editions (4 titles) as part of the series. They have a wonderful tactile feel, with ribbon bookmarks and look beautiful on the shelf. As she describes it, the series ‘harks back to the world of Victorian bindings and a golden age of book binding’. They are beautiful design objects in which motifs from the stories (sometimes developed in collaboration with illustrators like Despotica) are worked into patterns with bold color combinations. Who is the Penguin Clothbound Classics designer?Īward-winning Penguin designer Coralie Bickford-Smith is responsible for these beautiful hard-cover designs, which are foil stamped into linen. For more information, see my disclosures here. Please note: This post contains affiliate links.
I’m lucky enough to have most of these titles at home!
As much as I try to keep my home library minimal, I’ve held onto these timeless classics, slowly adding to my own collection as the number of titles has expanded over the years. I can still remember when the first editions were released a decade ago. Spotting them in my local bookstore, I started collecting these beautiful designs. This gorgeous series of Penguin Clothbound Classics has long been one of my favorite book collections.
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