Favorite Covers

BenG · 11-03-2009, 12:22 PM

Is there any book that you particularly love the cover of? Post 'em here.

I'm partial to the covers on these Raymond Chandler reprints.

zelda_pinwheel · 11-03-2009, 12:35 PM

wow, those are brilliant !

so very kitsch, and yet stylie.

thanks for sharing them. especially since amongst them is a chandler book i don't think i've ever heard of, "pickup on noon street", i thought i had read them all ! i'll have to look into that (it's possible i read it in french and i just don't recognise the title, i guess).

here are a couple of covers i just saw recently that caught my eye. i'm a big fan of good covers, so i can probably come up with a few more later on.

BenG · 11-03-2009, 01:10 PM

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Originally Posted by zelda_pinwheel

wow, those are brilliant !

so very kitsch, and yet stylie.

thanks for sharing them. especially since amongst them is a chandler book i don't think i've ever heard of, "pickup on noon street", i thought i had read them all ! i'll have to look into that (it's possible i read it in french and i just don't recognise the title, i guess).

Those covers are great.
I don't have Pickup on Noon Street but I suspect it may be a collection of shorter works.

Amalthia · 11-03-2009, 03:44 PM

I'm partial to the Katharine Kerr's Deverry Series covers. I also like almost all of Michael Whelen's cover art.

zelda_pinwheel · 11-03-2009, 09:15 PM

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Originally Posted by BenG

Those covers are great.
I don't have Pickup on Noon Street but I suspect it may be a collection of shorter works.

ah, that would explain it.

GA Russell · 11-03-2009, 11:16 PM

By golly, Ben! When I saw the title of this thread, the first thing I thought of was those Raymond Chandler covers from the 70s.

Yes, Pickup on Noon Street is a collection of short stories he wrote, as I recall all of which before he wrote The Big Sleep.

I had the entire collection except one. The Long Goodbye had its cover replaced by one featuring Elliott Gould from the movie (then current, 1974 as I recall). I would have preferred the cover that went with the rest of the series, but it was not available.

PS - Thinking back on it, I think the series artwork was from 1973.

neilmarr · 11-03-2009, 11:29 PM

You should be on some kind of sales commission, Ben: Those covers reminded me how much I used to like Chandler's work and I've just bought half a dozen of his novels for a re-read. Thanks. Neil (who's pretty tall -- but he didn't mean to be)

BenG · 11-04-2009, 08:50 AM

Tom Adams is the artist for those covers. He also did some Agatha Christie covers in the 70s.

Some more Chandler covers (including The Long Goodbye) and more about the artist can be found here:
http://www.thewaterworks.ca/?p=66

BenG · 11-04-2009, 11:29 AM

Another cover I like, Lullaby by Chuck Palahniuk.

GA Russell · 11-04-2009, 02:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BenG

Tom Adams is the artist for those covers. He also did some Agatha Christie covers in the 70s.

Some more Chandler covers (including The Long Goodbye) and more about the artist can be found here:
http://www.thewaterworks.ca/?p=66

Thanks for that link, Ben! I see that it says that the covers were from 1971. I'm pretty sure that the Gould movie came out in the fall of '73 or the winter of '74, so the Tom Adams series was still in print then.

chlorine · 11-06-2009, 03:15 PM

The French sci-fi collection Ailleurs et demain (elsewhere and tomorrow) has great covers, depending on the period.
You can check one style I like here, and have a look at some of their cool metal-like covers on the front page of their website.

BenG · 11-07-2009, 08:24 AM

Some more of my favorite covers. I still have these Lovecraft paperbacks from the 70s.

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Ea · 11-07-2009, 08:39 AM

I'd love to have this cover as a poster.
.

BenG · 11-07-2009, 09:26 AM

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Originally Posted by Ea

I'd love to have this cover as a poster.
.

That would look great hanging on the wall.
I don't think I'd want my Lovecraft covers on my wall.

Elsi · 11-07-2009, 09:33 AM

Those Lovecraft covers may be the very reason why I didn't read Lovecraft when I was younger. While I love science and speculative fiction, I'm not much for mutilation and gore. To me, "Horror" is not well-defined and when it involves gruesome torture, then I give it a pass. Unfortunately, it's not always easy to know what the story contains simply by the cover.

11-03-2009, 12:22 PM	#1
BenG Home Guard Posts: 4,729 Karma: 86721650 Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Alpha Ralpha Boulevard Device: Kindle Oasis 3G, iPhone 6	Favorite Covers Is there any book that you particularly love the cover of? Post 'em here. I'm partial to the covers on these Raymond Chandler reprints.

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GA Russell Montreal wins Grey Cup! Posts: 7,583 Karma: 31484197 Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Raleigh, NC Device: Paperwhite, Kindles 10 & 4 and jetBook Lite	By golly, Ben! When I saw the title of this thread, the first thing I thought of was those Raymond Chandler covers from the 70s. Yes, Pickup on Noon Street is a collection of short stories he wrote, as I recall all of which before he wrote The Big Sleep. I had the entire collection except one. The Long Goodbye had its cover replaced by one featuring Elliott Gould from the movie (then current, 1974 as I recall). I would have preferred the cover that went with the rest of the series, but it was not available. PS - Thinking back on it, I think the series artwork was from 1973. Last edited by GA Russell; 11-04-2009 at 12:52 AM.

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BenG Home Guard Posts: 4,729 Karma: 86721650 Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Alpha Ralpha Boulevard Device: Kindle Oasis 3G, iPhone 6	Some more of my favorite covers. I still have these Lovecraft paperbacks from the 70s. Image too large - MODERATOR] Image too large - MODERATOR] Image too large - MODERATOR] Last edited by Dr. Drib; 05-30-2011 at 04:51 AM.

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zelda_pinwheel zeldinha zippy zeldissima Posts: 27,827 Karma: 921169 Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Paris, France Device: eb1150 & is that a nook in her pocket, or she just happy to see you?	wow, those are brilliant ! so very kitsch, and yet stylie. thanks for sharing them. especially since amongst them is a chandler book i don't think i've ever heard of, "pickup on noon street", i thought i had read them all ! i'll have to look into that (it's possible i read it in french and i just don't recognise the title, i guess). here are a couple of covers i just saw recently that caught my eye. i'm a big fan of good covers, so i can probably come up with a few more later on.

11-03-2009, 03:44 PM	#4
Amalthia Wizard Posts: 1,158 Karma: 32196 Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Anchorage, AK Device: Sony Reader PRS-505, PRS-650, PRS-T3, Pocketbook HD2	I'm partial to the Katharine Kerr's Deverry Series covers. I also like almost all of Michael Whelen's cover art.

11-03-2009, 11:29 PM	#7
neilmarr neilmarr Posts: 7,216 Karma: 6000059 Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Monaco-Menton, France Device: sony	You should be on some kind of sales commission, Ben: Those covers reminded me how much I used to like Chandler's work and I've just bought half a dozen of his novels for a re-read. Thanks. Neil (who's pretty tall -- but he didn't mean to be)

11-04-2009, 08:50 AM	#8
BenG Home Guard Posts: 4,729 Karma: 86721650 Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Alpha Ralpha Boulevard Device: Kindle Oasis 3G, iPhone 6	Tom Adams is the artist for those covers. He also did some Agatha Christie covers in the 70s. Some more Chandler covers (including The Long Goodbye) and more about the artist can be found here: http://www.thewaterworks.ca/?p=66

11-04-2009, 11:29 AM	#9
BenG Home Guard Posts: 4,729 Karma: 86721650 Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Alpha Ralpha Boulevard Device: Kindle Oasis 3G, iPhone 6	Another cover I like, Lullaby by Chuck Palahniuk.

11-06-2009, 03:15 PM	#11
chlorine Addict Posts: 276 Karma: 100000 Join Date: Jan 2009 Device: Kindle paperwhite 2	The French sci-fi collection Ailleurs et demain (elsewhere and tomorrow) has great covers, depending on the period. You can check one style I like here, and have a look at some of their cool metal-like covers on the front page of their website.

11-07-2009, 08:39 AM	#13
Ea Wizard Posts: 3,490 Karma: 5239563 Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Denmark Device: Kindle 3\|iPad air\|iPhone 4S	I'd love to have this cover as a poster. .

11-07-2009, 09:33 AM	#15
Elsi Wizard Posts: 2,366 Karma: 12000 Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Texas, USA Device: Kindle; Sony PRS 505; Blackberry 8700C	Those Lovecraft covers may be the very reason why I didn't read Lovecraft when I was younger. While I love science and speculative fiction, I'm not much for mutilation and gore. To me, "Horror" is not well-defined and when it involves gruesome torture, then I give it a pass. Unfortunately, it's not always easy to know what the story contains simply by the cover.