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20894710 No.20894710 [Reply] [Original]

What are some god tier book covers?

>> No.20894716
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This one is really damn good

>> No.20894719
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>>20894710
Very nice. Is that the 1st edition?

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>> No.20895004
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Have always loved this one.

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>>20895004
Horrible, picrel is the best cover edition of Norwegian wood

>> No.20895220
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I really like my personal copy of Dune.

>> No.20895231
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>> No.20895275
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this is just barely better than the original spanish cover. both great tho

>> No.20895494

>>20895231
XD

>> No.20895745
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=91gT68xeDMM

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>>20895220
Absolutely gorgeous, what edition is it?

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>>20894710
Always thought this one was pretty cool

>> No.20897637
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>>20894710

>> No.20897672

>>20895004
Same.

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>>20895231
thread derailed

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>>20894710
I love this one.

It just encapsulates everything that is Dune to me. The fantastic adventures, the scale, the power of the (Unknown) Protagonist, the weird creatures and nondescript characters, all drawn in this genuine shitty old 70s paperback style that exudes soul and mysticism. I'm sure that even if you come across an edition all worn and torn and handled it couldn't be a more perfect way to read this - I feel.

>> No.20897726

>>20895004
looks like YA

>> No.20897742
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>>20897297

It’s a polish sixth corrected edition.

I think that it’s a re-print of a limited edition box-set that they originally did around 2013.

It’s beautiful and has some gorgeous artwork both inside and on the paper sleeve (pic related).

Now I learned about that box set I need to track it down.

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>>20894710
Paperback fantasy/scifi books used to have the best covers

>> No.20897903

Not the thread to discuss the contents, but Revolt undeniably has a super slick cover.

>> No.20897905
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>>20897903
Forgot the pic kek. I need to go to bed

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>> No.20898032

>>20895220
love it.

>> No.20898048

>>20897898
Okay its cool BUT its a comic book cover not a book cover imo

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>> No.20898060
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>>20894710
I don't care about minimalism for the sake of minimalism, but there's something about the utilitarian feel to these covers that I really like.

I also think the NYRB Classics covers are great. I like anything that leans into the fact that books are mass-produced, and the simple NYRB template style does that very cleverly.

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>>20898060
Re. leaning into the mass-produced aspect, I think the Modern Library Classics series also does this very well, with the way they repeat the image. It gives you a sense of the big sheet of printed paper the jacket was cut out of.

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>> No.20899322
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>>20899317

>> No.20899342
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Bantam’s font is unbeatable

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>> No.20899930

>>20897700
That was the version I read when I was a kid and couldn't pull myself away from it.

>> No.20899954

>>20894710
God, that cover looks terrible.

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>>20898072
>Modern Library Classics
Some of their covers are very nice indeed.

>> No.20900183

>>20899954
You must have poor taste. Post a cover you think looks good so I can laugh at you.

>> No.20900212
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>>20894710
Maybe not god tier, but definitely my favorite.

>> No.20900317
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I hate overminimalist designs but this is really clean

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>>20900317
Minimalism works really well when used correctly
guess which book this cover is for

>> No.20900389

Everything designed by Chip Kidd.

>> No.20900459

>>20900330
Sailor who fells from grave with the sea?

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>> No.20900586

>>20900459
No, it's The Old Man and the Sea but yours was a pretty good guess lol

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>>20895275
Every time I see a Chinese copy i get so damn jealous. Speaking of translations, Estonia also has some great editions, even if i don't always trust the translations. Pic related is elevated by the fact that most Monte Cristo covers are ugly as sin.

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>>20900155
This ruins it though.

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>>20894710
I've finally scanned this terrifying cover from my collection. Yes, it's a real 1921 book. Yes, Little Bo-Peep has killed, gutted, and skinned one of her runaway sheep and is wearing it as a grisly trophy on her head. Look at that smile. That soulless, merciless, smile.

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>> No.20902809

>>20901017
looks cute.

>> No.20902823

>>20901117
the nyrb one is better

>> No.20902995

>>20900212
i was going to post this

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>>20901017
kek

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>>20894710
Sadly, I don't own this one.

>> No.20904936

>>20897904
that's stunning .Great book

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>> No.20905181

>>20897905
I really like the yellow thread on the spine with this one.

>> No.20905204
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I just can't get over how good this title change is

>> No.20905327
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>>20894710

>> No.20905511

>>20897726
that's because it is

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>>20897905
Ride the Tiger's cover always weirds me out looking at it. Mostly the faces inside the triangles.

Also the idea of someone buying Revolt on a whim thinking its a fantasy book is amusing me at the moment

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>>20905536
>I need only your strongest potions

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>>20905536
if evola is all about "retvrn to tradition" why did they use a salvatore dali painting for the cover

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>>20905549
kek

>>20905577
I assume its not the original cover so you'd have to ask the publisher. That said he was into dadaism so I dont think he was against all non-traditional art.

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>> No.20905740

>>20905577
Where's the incompatibility?

>> No.20905775

>>20905577
I don't know shit about Dali or visual art in general, but looking at his Wikipedia article, he's described as being an outspoken Franco supporter and into Catholic mysticism. Seems like someone Evola could've had interesting conversations with, wouldn't surprise to find out they were friends.

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>> No.20905990

>>20903445
Great books but these covers are awful

>> No.20906012

>>20905327
Why do I keep seeing my mommy naked in this Dune cover?

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>>20897904
damn, I was gonna post this

>> No.20906264

>>20906240
sus

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>> No.20907181

>>20907173
>frenchies claim to suffer
>this is what they see every day
Lying frogs

>> No.20907389

>>20906240
AMONGUS

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/thread

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>> No.20907893

>>20895098
kek

>> No.20907905

>>20905725
disgusting font