tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6075393268513251879.post960935094689324719..comments2024-03-27T11:18:59.924+00:00Comments on Sun Dried Sparrows: Beautiful booksChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02423624920558505937noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6075393268513251879.post-87883878104217183572011-08-19T12:16:54.652+01:002011-08-19T12:16:54.652+01:00Hi Sid, and thanks. Oh what a shame you had to se...Hi Sid, and thanks. Oh what a shame you had to sell off all those old Penguins... but lack of space is a problem with which I'm very familiar so I can understand. I guess in the end you just have to be choosy! A branch of Oxfam not far from here has a whole section devoted just to vintage Penguins... it's just lovely to see them all together somehow.Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02423624920558505937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6075393268513251879.post-69682919304429183952011-08-19T07:34:49.443+01:002011-08-19T07:34:49.443+01:00Lovely collection - especially the Peter Blake cov...Lovely collection - especially the Peter Blake covers. Mr.Love & Justice is particularly good. I still get that melancholic tinge whenever I see these vintage Penguins as it reminds me of having to sell off hundreds of them. The sale was forced upon me by having to move to a much smaller house and having no room for them. Vicarious thrills, eh?Sid Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03902574081691402376noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6075393268513251879.post-80202893382651788782011-07-25T21:14:04.865+01:002011-07-25T21:14:04.865+01:00Thank you, Creative Director... I wonder if they&#...Thank you, Creative Director... I wonder if they'll ever turn up on those t-shirts?Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02423624920558505937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6075393268513251879.post-76431569114639660802011-07-24T04:47:59.660+01:002011-07-24T04:47:59.660+01:00I'm so glad you kept these books...;-)I'm so glad you kept these books...;-)Group Creative Directorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14150737395542332846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6075393268513251879.post-76970929492451305712011-07-20T10:03:46.497+01:002011-07-20T10:03:46.497+01:00Thanks all for comments!
Hi Monkey, I've not ...Thanks all for comments! <br />Hi Monkey, I've not seen the new edition of AB, but I can imagine how it just couldn't match this one! There's something understated about these 60s editions which just works so well. <br /><br />Hello Drake, that's a lovely way to look at books, thanks!<br /><br />I like that Morris quote too, A; like you I find it's not an easy thing to achieve... also like the quote from Samuel Johnson, "books, like friends, should be few and well chosen".<br /><br />Thanks Wilthomer, yeah, I think book covers like record sleeves can be appreciated on their own merits as well as for what they are wrapped around! I feel privileged to have been given these three especially.Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02423624920558505937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6075393268513251879.post-53996674751343261772011-07-19T13:45:07.242+01:002011-07-19T13:45:07.242+01:00I seem to recall commenting awhile back on your Pe...I seem to recall commenting awhile back on your Penguin classics MacInnes post. It's very cool that you have all three (I'm jealous I just have "City Of Spades"). The Peter Blake artwork on these are as cool as one of my beloved 60's French E.P. sleeves!Wilthomerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10310808241428717740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6075393268513251879.post-70607297464791389472011-07-18T15:31:25.835+01:002011-07-18T15:31:25.835+01:00I like the old William Morris thing: never have an...I like the old William Morris thing: never have anything in your house that isn't useful or beautiful. Sadly, it's not something I've ever remotely achieved....<br /><br />Love the white space on that Mr Love and Justice cover. V. brave!A.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13142931714121592395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6075393268513251879.post-59638891635571968342011-07-18T14:09:04.810+01:002011-07-18T14:09:04.810+01:00Books make great life time companions, they have t...Books make great life time companions, they have the patience to wait for us to re-read them over and over.Drakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05976371904886616699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6075393268513251879.post-73938854304481865812011-07-18T09:26:56.147+01:002011-07-18T09:26:56.147+01:00What lovely illustrations. I de-cluttered all my ...What lovely illustrations. I de-cluttered all my MacInnes books a while back but, like you, woulda definitely kept hold of theses beauties. Have you seen the new edition of Absolute Beginners? Ghastly.Monkeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07975282714651024572noreply@blogger.com