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June 10th, 2009
faber poetry covers

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as part of their 80th anniversary celebrations, faber & faber have released six collections of poems selected by great writers in collectible hardback versions. senior designer miriam rosenbloom commissioned some exciting illustrators and printmakers to create the cover designs and i think the series as a whole is really stunning. much like the penguin classics that were a big hit last year, i think this series will be a wonderful addition to anyone’s home who appreciates great design, great poetry, or both. click here for more information. thanks, miriam!

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37 comments
Laura. said:
June 10th, 2009 - 9:26 am

these are gorgeous. what a beautiful combination of poetry and art!

June 10th, 2009 - 9:35 am

Ooooooooh…
I want one (or all)!

June 10th, 2009 - 9:46 am

My daughter would love those!! Thanks for sharing :)

June 10th, 2009 - 9:49 am

I love these! I want them all! Well, except for the one on Ted Hughes, just because it’s Ted Hughes, not because of the artwork. :-)

Mouse said:
June 10th, 2009 - 9:54 am

Nice. And extra points for Seamus Heaney selections.

k said:
June 10th, 2009 - 10:06 am

absolutely GORGEOUS. Set designers would love these I’d imagine.

June 10th, 2009 - 10:09 am

I really love these covers. Great illustration.

sarah said:
June 10th, 2009 - 10:13 am

hmmm…just tried to buy the set at Faber & Faber. Looks like Betjemen, Plath, and Eliot are not being shipped to the States? Anyone know more?

lauren said:
June 10th, 2009 - 10:16 am

wonderful. I hope they are available for purchase!

June 10th, 2009 - 10:18 am

It is always a pleasure to read a good book, and even more if it is a tasfefully designed object like these.

June 10th, 2009 - 10:33 am

the look so wonderful

Chris said:
June 10th, 2009 - 10:55 am

Great set of books!

erin said:
June 10th, 2009 - 10:59 am

These are going on my birthday list for sure.

pouch said:
June 10th, 2009 - 11:04 am

I have worked as a freelance book and journal typesetter for about 8 years now and I love to see fabulous book design. These really are fantastic and proof that a monochrome palette can have as much impact as lots of colour!

Annie May said:
June 10th, 2009 - 11:06 am

Great coffee table books, each like their own work of art! Love it!

June 10th, 2009 - 11:10 am

I am so in love!

Amanda said:
June 10th, 2009 - 11:19 am

Adore.

June 10th, 2009 - 11:21 am

oh, so beautiful.

June 10th, 2009 - 11:47 am

These really do combine two things I love – and remind me to get back into poetry!

Dee said:
June 10th, 2009 - 12:00 pm

I want them all.

Sharon said:
June 10th, 2009 - 12:45 pm

Sarah, I was able to order the whole set from Amazon UK and they’ll ship to the States. I checked to see if I could save a little money by ordering the other three from Amazon here but since they’re about half price at Amazon UK it ended up being about the same so I ordered them all from the UK. I hope that helps!

Sarah said:
June 10th, 2009 - 1:11 pm

Oh, wow. Can’t wait to get these!

Joanna said:
June 10th, 2009 - 1:39 pm

Again, the brits come up with the chicest designs for books while the American counterparts are sorely lacking.

^Great info, Sharon. Thanks!

Heather said:
June 10th, 2009 - 2:20 pm

These are amazing!!!

C said:
June 10th, 2009 - 2:26 pm

Just bought one! The ‘Faber firsts” set is neat as well.

sarah huck said:
June 10th, 2009 - 5:02 pm

thanks sharon, very helpful. just got them!

J!mm said:
June 10th, 2009 - 5:22 pm

Cool design!! great colors choice!

Zoo said:
June 11th, 2009 - 3:37 am

What an incentive for reading! Whoa! I am not one to display books, but these collection, I would

June 11th, 2009 - 5:59 am

this is insanely great!

Dang said:
June 11th, 2009 - 6:12 am

These are just so beautiful! :D thanks for posting!

joannae said:
June 11th, 2009 - 6:44 am

Faber calling, so lovely to have such positive feedback. I’m afraid we can’t sell Betjemen, Plath, and Eliot to US residents from our site because they are territory restricted (ie: we don’t have US rights), hence the experience you’ve had. Glad you’ve managed to find a way to get them though.

June 11th, 2009 - 9:08 am

Beautiful.

June 11th, 2009 - 10:52 am

Very very nice!

June 11th, 2009 - 3:42 pm

I’m in love! I hopped over to the Faber site, as well as the FaceOut site. What amazing illustrations! These two companies seem like they were made to work together.

Is it just me, or is illustration of this kind not as common in the US? I rarely see it.

June 12th, 2009 - 3:31 am

they really just got it right – very very well done!

love these so much became post! http://rareautumn.blogspot.com/2009/06/faber-at-80-classic-books-revisited.html

thank you so much for the tip!

June 14th, 2009 - 5:23 am

wow amazing! im just about to do some woodcuts, love that effect…the T.S Elliot one looks exactly like one of his poems

Cindy said:
June 16th, 2009 - 11:59 am

those are so, so amazing!!!!!

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