Books: Nice Backs

Backs of books can be great. I know this photo I took today in a secondhand bookshop/thrift store/antique store is a bit out of focus but I still wanted to show it to you. It is a Swedish encyclopedia of animals called Djurens värld ("The World of Animals") and it was printed in 1963 or -64 if I remember correctly. Sadly I couldn't find out who designed it, but it would make anyone's library look nicer.
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Update: I went back and took a few more photos, put them together:

click for larger image
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Book Covers: 30 Polish

A Journey Round My Skull: Thirty More Book Covers from Poland

See also: Thirty Book Covers from Poland
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Paul Rand

Cover design by Paul Rand.

Illustration: Olle Eksell, part 5

Illustration by Olle Eksell, 1958. "Stickat för barn" or "Knitting for kids". How about that? Knitted swim wear.

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Olle Eksell, part 1 to...
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Book:
Olle Eksell: Swedish Graphic Designer (buy)
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Somewhat related:
"No-one told us there would be fish in the sea. The children were startled."
20 ridiculous complaints made by holidaymakers
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Book Cover: Olle Eksell, part 4

Swedish edition of "The Sheltering Sky". Cover by Olle Eksell, 1951.

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Olle Eksell, part 1 to...
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Book:
Olle Eksell: Swedish Graphic Designer (buy)
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Book Cover: Olle Eksell, part 3

Olle Eksell made this book cover in 1950.

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Olle Eksell, part 1 to...
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Art: ABC3D

ABC3D by Marion Bataille

Book Design: Los Tigres Del Ring

Read all about it at Deadlicious: Los Tigres del Ring - Jimmy Pantera

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Book Covers: From the Thrift Store

Some random book covers
from the 50s and the 60s found in a thrift store.
(They are all photoed in the store and slightly edited afterwards by me, in case they look somewhat strange to you that might be why.)

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Children's Books: Jim Flora

Jim Flora's Children's Books

via Children's Illustration

Book Cover: Die Verwandlung

Uploaded to Flickr by chimichagua
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Book Covers: The Pelican Project

The Pelican Project
at things magazine

via Maraid Design | Blog

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Book Covers: Tid och rum

Tid och rum (Time and Space) is just a Swedish book that I found and liked the look of. It's a historic atlas. The edition (third) that I have is printed in 1969 but it wouldn't surprise me if the cover design was slightly older.

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Modernism: Design & Expo 58

"Expo 58, Praha 1962, graphic design František Cubr. Few pictures from the book here: bloggy

Exhibition about the exhibition and the style that came out of it, see here: www.expo58.info/"

From Handy hands´ corner / Výrobky dovedných rukou's Flickr.




More images from Expo 58 and the Atomium at Atomium58's Flickr.
Via This isn't Happiness!
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Related on Martin Klasch:
Architecture: Restored Modernism
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Book Cover: The Ballad of Cat Ballou

Cat Ballou

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Book Covers: Architecture paperbacks

Architecture paperbacks - a set on Flickr
by maraid

Maraid Design | Blog


Via Mr J
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Book Design: German and Swiss

450+
examples of German and Swiss Modern Book Design.

Via Grain Edit and This isn't happiness