Comments on: Books Worth Reading for the Covers Alone http://www.paperback-reader.co.uk/2009/02/23/books-worth-reading-for-the-covers-alone/ Just a girl who lives on books… Tue, 07 Feb 2012 18:04:51 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Claire’s Corner | Paperback Reader http://www.paperback-reader.co.uk/2009/02/23/books-worth-reading-for-the-covers-alone/comment-page-1/#comment-7 Claire’s Corner | Paperback Reader Fri, 26 Feb 2010 12:41:16 +0000 http://paperback-reader.co.uk/?p=646#comment-7 [...] film adaptation of Persephone Books‘ Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day and three days later -a post that also saw the influence of Persephone Books- saw my first comment by the very lovely Simon T of [...] [...] film adaptation of Persephone Books‘ Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day and three days later -a post that also saw the influence of Persephone Books- saw my first comment by the very lovely Simon T of [...]

]]> By: Paperback Reader http://www.paperback-reader.co.uk/2009/02/23/books-worth-reading-for-the-covers-alone/comment-page-1/#comment-6 Paperback Reader Tue, 16 Jun 2009 12:57:15 +0000 http://paperback-reader.co.uk/?p=646#comment-6 I prefer the dove grey covers myself but some of the Classics are lovely, cheaper, and are probably more accessible to the non Persephone reader. I prefer the dove grey covers myself but some of the Classics are lovely, cheaper, and are probably more accessible to the non Persephone reader.

]]> By: verity http://www.paperback-reader.co.uk/2009/02/23/books-worth-reading-for-the-covers-alone/comment-page-1/#comment-5 verity Tue, 16 Jun 2009 11:32:32 +0000 http://paperback-reader.co.uk/?p=646#comment-5 Gorgeous!<br /><br />The one thing I am unsure about is as to whether I like the republished "Persephone Classics" with completely different covers.<br /><br />I think making beautiful editions is something that publishers are waking up to; there is lots of beauitful republishing going on. I suppose its similar in a way to having a series that looks the same, so you want to be "completist" and have them all.<br /><br />But then, I work a bit with rare books, and back in the 18th/19th century it was common to have your books looking the same - you bought them without covers and had them bound to your taste! (well, if you were rich!) Gorgeous!

The one thing I am unsure about is as to whether I like the republished "Persephone Classics" with completely different covers.

I think making beautiful editions is something that publishers are waking up to; there is lots of beauitful republishing going on. I suppose its similar in a way to having a series that looks the same, so you want to be "completist" and have them all.

But then, I work a bit with rare books, and back in the 18th/19th century it was common to have your books looking the same – you bought them without covers and had them bound to your taste! (well, if you were rich!)

]]> By: Paperback Reader http://www.paperback-reader.co.uk/2009/02/23/books-worth-reading-for-the-covers-alone/comment-page-1/#comment-4 Paperback Reader Mon, 16 Mar 2009 18:12:00 +0000 http://paperback-reader.co.uk/?p=646#comment-4 Thank you! Thank you!

]]> By: StuckInABook http://www.paperback-reader.co.uk/2009/02/23/books-worth-reading-for-the-covers-alone/comment-page-1/#comment-3 StuckInABook Mon, 16 Mar 2009 14:28:00 +0000 http://paperback-reader.co.uk/?p=646#comment-3 A wonderful selection! A wonderful selection!

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