Saturday, June 17, 2006

Worlds in Collision

Worlds in Collision - Immanuel Velikovsky - 1979
Abacus
Designer not credited

Friday, June 16, 2006

The Confidence Man


The Confidence Man - Herman Melville - 1955
Evergreen
Cover designer Roy Kuhlman

Thursday, June 15, 2006

The Koran

The Koran - Translated by N J Dawood - 1979
Penguin Classics
Cover shows the title page of an Egyptian Koran 0f 1304

Tuesday, June 13, 2006

Cats Cradle


Cats Cradle - Kurt Vonnegut - 1979
Penguin Science Fiction
Cover Design by David Pelham

Monday, June 12, 2006

Ecce Homo


Ecce Homo - Nietzsche - 1979
Penguin Classics
Cover picture is 'From the Summit; traveller looking over the Sea of Fog' by Caspar David Friedrich

40 Days dans le Desert B


40 Days dans le Desert B - Moebius - 1999
Stardom
Cover designer not credited

The Iron Thorn


The Iron Thorn - Algis Budrys - 1969
The Science Fiction Book Club
Cover designed by Terry James

Ceskoslovensky Spisovatel books


Umeni a Cin - Romain Rolland - 1961
Ceskoslovensky Spisevatel
Designer not credited


Za Oponou Umeni a Zivota - Jiri Mahen - 1961
Ceskoslovensky Spisevatel
Designer not credited

Odcizeni, Dekadence, Realismus - Ernst Fischer - 1961
Ceskoslovensky Spisevatel
Designer not credited

Jak Vidim Svet - Albert Einstein - 1961
Ceskoslovensky Spisevatel
Designer not credited

Fifth Planet


Fifth Planet - Fred and Geoffrey Hoyle - 1965
Penguin Science Fiction
Cover features 'L'Oiseau Fleur' by Magritte - designer not credited

The Black Cloud


The Black Cloud - Fred Hoyle - 1968
Penguin Books
Cover design by David Pelham

The Psychology of Learning


The Psychology of Learning - Robert Borger and A E M Seaborne - 1973
Pelican Books
Cover photograph by Alan Spain and Nelson Christmas

The Abstract Society


The Abstract Society - Anton C Zijderveld - 1972
Pelican Books
Cover designed by Chris Blow

The Nature of the Universe


The Nature of the Universe - Fred Hoyle - 1968
Pelican Books
Cover designed by Edwin Taylor

Yoga


Yoga - Ernest Wood - 1971
Pelican Books
Cover designed by Lewis Bassingthwaighte

Tragedy of the Moon


Tragedy of the Moon - Isaac Asimov - 1974
Abelard-Schuman Publishers
Jacket by Sheila Yurman

Earthworks


Earthworks - Brian Aldiss - 1967
Four Square Science Fiction
Cover design not credited

Wittgenstein


Wittgenstein - David Pears - 1971
Fonatana Modern Masters
Cover painting by Oliver Bevan

How Children Learn, How Children Fail


How Children Learn, How Children Fail - John Holt - 1973
Pelican Books
Cover includes detail from the multiple painting 'Energia Potenziale' by Eugenio Carmi

The Psychology of Communication


The Psychology of Communication - George A Miller - 1976
Pelican Books
Cover design by Harada