1970, Andrej Guľaški,
Dobrodružstvo daždivej jesene
1961, Alexandrovič Michail Šolochov,
Rozoraná celina II
1965, binding illustration for Tajní boháči
by Jozef Gregor-Tajovský
designer/illustrator unknown, binding illus.,
Božena Mačingová, Taký veľký deň
Milada Marešová, 1977, binding illus. for
Milan Húževka, Psí knieža
They just don't make book covers like they used to. These gorgeous Eastern European book covers from the 1970s don't even need text. The simple lines and great illustrations do them justice. I feel like these could have been the basis for a lot of modern graphic design.
PHOTOS COURTESY OF: A JOURNEY ROUND MY SKULL
PHOTOS COURTESY OF: A JOURNEY ROUND MY SKULL
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Love these book covers! Just reblogged them: http://haj718.tumblr.com/post/668303153/book-covers
ReplyDeleteThanks for the cool postings as always!
Thanks, Haj! Thanks for finding my blog and reblogging my post!
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