I stumbled across this gorgeous, fascinating collection of high-end alternate book cover art purely by happenstance about a year ago and couldn't resist turning it into an iconset.
'Never Judge...?'
A Group Exhibition In Association with Penguin Books
03.12.10 - 19.12.10
Never judge a book by the cover.

The age old proverb is easier said than done; when ( Read more... )

[03] Amelia Bedlia
[02] A Chair for My Mother
[03] Corduroy
[03] Down By the Bay
[06] Dr. Seuss & P.D. Eastman (early reader books)
[04] Frog & Toad
[02] Grapes of Wrath
[02] The Great Gatsby
[01] Island of the Blue Dolphins
[01] The Magic School Bus
[02] Tumble Tower
[02] Where the Sidewalk Ends
[15] Little Golden Book characters

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First post! *waves* These icons are all author-related rather than book-related, but I think they still qualify for the community. :) Each icon has the author's signature, and most of them have the authors' handwriting (or at least pen-marks -- thanks, Vonnegut :P) on them. Details about the text are behind the cut.


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And here they are. The splendid... well, okay, maybe not. The amazing... okay, I was kidding. Just click the link...

( Beware the man of one book. )