What is the best cover of Orwell's 1984? You can consider

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im so gay for folio society

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The Everyman's Meditations is one of my personal favorites.

>>7892606
Not a huge fan of that one in particular, but most Folio books look amazing. Shame they cost a fortune for 3rd world Europoors like me.

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I'm a big fan of these covers for Gravity's Rainbow.

>>7892606
Folio do some really great ones too, I love the Dubliners cover

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This is probably my favourite cover, I don't own it though.

>>7892594
I have the Penguin mass market one, with the text being "censored".

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>>7892606
I just found this. I guess it is not even comparable to yours. No-buy.

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>>7892594
>What is the best cover of Orwell's 1984?
the original edition, as in most cases

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I really like the simplicity of this one.

>>7892622
This is cool af

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>>7892594
orange stripe penguin are the best book covers ever

>>7892622
That's a great cover

>>7893074
Siddharta is definitely the most effay book. I always keep one in my bathroom

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I really like these. Haven't read the books though.

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Call me a nerd but I think 1970s sci-fi paperbacks have the most beautiful artwork I have ever seen.

They almost never have anything to do with the actual book though, but I am fine with that.

>>7893224
Good artwork but always too much text.

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Jack Daniels sued for this one and lost

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>>7892617

This is superior tbqh

>>7893254
this is really tacky

>>7893256
That is tacky shit

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>>7893224

>>7893254
main character was an alcoholic, so...

I have the most disgustingly tackiest cover of 1984 on my shelf. It literally deterred me from reading it again.

>>7893364
So, which one is it?

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>>7893367
I just don't like it.

>>7893374
is that fucking wordart

>>7892619
The one on the left is so good it makes me feel funny inside.

>>7893353
Fucking this. The covers of Hobbes' writings when he was in France are awesome.

>>7893392
Yup. Lovely ain't it?

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>released december 1983

I wonder how many people got this one for Christmas

>>7893374
oh wow

>>7893224
I know what you mean.
They're sorta the book version of 80's movie posters

>>7892624
so chic

Does this look familiar to you?

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>>7893475
forgot pic

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>>7893224

>>7893577
Pretty cool

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Hey! Teacher! Leave them kids alone!

>>7893086
Fuck that, I like the original version the best for Blood Meridian.
Having any review excerpts on the cover is a neck, much less a wall of loud text like that one.
>>7893353
Anything with etchings is great

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Love this edition of Under the Skin.

Unfortunately....

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>>7893712
...this is the only edition I have ever seen in person and I just don't understand what this is supposed to convey aside from showing the main character :/

>>7893729
oooh this is cool

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the schocken kafka library editions are fuckin beeeautiful, not so much in this image, but holding one in your hands, that's a nice fuckin book. the black spine with bone/beige type that fades into the bone/beige border of the minimalist cover

woooweee

>>7893845
Agreed, I got that version of the Trial as a Christmas present and then bought the Amerika, The Castle, and The Metamorphosis for my collection.

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I remember getting this cover in high school. It was new and amazing, being the only one retired reading book not having retard-proof shitty hardcover.

>>7893256
This translation is the worst peice of shit I have ever read in my life. The cover isn't even that good. I have both Oxford and penguin and both are well translated with good covers.

Don't buy this shitty translation ever

>>7894151
What's so awful about it anon?

>>7894155
In phone so a bit hard to pull up specific bits, but try reading it. It's unbelievably painful and seems like it's written for preschoolers

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>>7893573

Nice

Heres another one by Paul Lehr btw

Paul Lehr is super-underated. Google his artwork, it's breathtaking.

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also love this cover


I have to admit I like owning some of this genre fiction because the artwork is so good on them.

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>>7893374

>>7893729
took me a while to realize the background
literally dropped my jaw when I finally did it
11/10

>>7893074
actually bought this copy to replace my B&N version just because of the cover

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>>7893224
I love that book.

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something about this cover makes me cream

i dont know what exactly and i dont wish to pursue why

>>7894418
if it dropped the cartoon duck I'd agree

>>7894457
i think daffy makes the artwork tho, its got that peaceful beach and then boom, fucked by a daffy drawing.

>>7894478
I can kinda see that but it's still pretty visually offputting to me tbqh

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This is one of my favorite editions of any book I own.

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the best cover of all time

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>>7893224
i agree - old daw pb's are usually pretty good

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>>7892594
i really like this old penguin

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>>7894520
but this pulpy one is pretty cool also

>>7894520
that's gotta be the best 1984 I've ever seen, fits it perfectly

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>>7894189
best brunner cover and his best book imho

>>7894198
we need more ballard on /lit/

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I dislike this cover

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>>7894567
but it doesn't offend me as much as this

>>7894569
I dunno, they're both awful but the 1984 looks like some shitty young adult historical fiction

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I like that neon beach Inherent Vice cover

>>7894488
This is fucking ass. Fucking Junie B. Jones type of shit.

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GOAT 1984 cover coming in. Saw this one on my host family's book shelf. I was too pure to steal it then. I failed you, lads.

>>7894700
Hell no, it's beautiful in person.

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All of the 2666 covers.

>>7895991
whoa, thats gorgeous

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>>7893224
word. I know it's not 70s but I still love this cover

>>7894151
lol stop talking out of your ass.
it's a good translation that definitely has its strong points but also some weaker points (modern figures of speech).
For me personally it was the most enjoyable translation to read

>>7896028
what font is that?

>>7893992
Had the same one in high school. Fucking hate it. The numbers arnt centered in the eye. Drove me crazy

>>7893099
I've had this for 2 or 3 years now and the black stuff is wearing off

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>>7893374
The deserves to be burned

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>>7894523
did you say pulp?

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>>7896299
These aint bad either imo

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>>7896308
>>7896299