The complete works of Samuel Beckett, with a specially designed typefaces for the covers. Bold and beautiful work by the London studio, A2/SW/HK.
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Will there come a time when data will be sufficient or is the problem insoluble in all conceivable circumstances?
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The question is, how much time and energy do I want to spend chasing these guys… My sense is that most of them live in basements floored with carpeting remnants, living on Funions and discount beer.
›› Gotta love Stephen King
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Some of the book covers sport some absolutely stunning design work . It’s hard to believe they were all designed many decades ago. In fact, I actually recognize some of the covers which I remember reading in my younger days at the old National Library.
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Match Day Football Programmes is a collection of match day programmes from the golden era of British football (before all the commercialism, professionalism and all that) published by Fuel Design. It features English league (and a few non-league) clubs from 1945 to 1991. At £18 a piece, this pocket sized book is an excellent window into the simpler (albeit amateur) days of the beautiful game.
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The Æsop for Children is just one of many classics, available as free ebooks from Project Gutenberg. The vintage illustrations by Milo Winter (1886-1956), as well as the familair stories, are bound to invoke a fair bit of nostalgia.
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We haven’t struck gold in space and my car radio isn’t solar powered at all, at least we have the home computers that was predicted in the 1979 book, The Usborne Book of the Future: A Trip in Time to the Year 2000 and Beyond.
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Morbidly fascinating book on ABCs — see it online here.
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Fuck This Book contains pictures of public signs that have been subverted with the mother of all four letter words. Completely addictive and hilarious, you can find out more by visiting the suitably titled website. If you cannot get enough of the book, you can also get Fuck These Postcards.
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