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Judge these books by their cover

Pelican book covers

I’ve always loved old book covers, especially the old Penguins and anything from Isaac Asimov or John Wyndham, so I was very pleased to stumble across this archive site of Pelican book covers, presented by decade for your viewing pleasure.

Kyle Steed

Here’s how I would rank them from favorite (1) to least favorite (6):

1 — Riddles in Mathematics
2 — The Multinationals
3 — British Herbs
4 — Know Your Own Personality
5 — Limitations of Science
6 — Changing Man’s Behaviour

Thanks for sharing these great old book covers. I love finding old books and magazines and seeing how the simplicity of the design is coming around again in current design.