Any Frazetta Conan. These covers helped resurrect Howard's titular hero.

Have to post it again because I love this book

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colin and I could go on and on about Chip Kidd, work quoted a few posts up as "Michael Crichton: The Lost World".

Actually, the video I posted of his talk was the first time I had registered the name, although apparently I've been seeing and noticing his book covers for a long time. Very talented, and a very entertaining speaker.

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Originally posted by Mr_Cyberpunk: Have to post it again because I love this book

That UK one is good but I think the original US Vintage is spot on:

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Originally posted by Gromit:

And speaking of Chip Kidd, I'm a proud owner of this one, it's gorgeous:

Splendorous, englishvoodoo. Anything complexly mechanical earns my vote.



And the Penguin editions some of you are thinking about posting.



with of course many many eligible variations!

Many of the 50's & 60's modernist treatises were bound by reliably typographical essays -- one of my favorites,



and the always more human



Many more of his.

On to the cheeky aisle:







at first, you'll think, "now aren't Mickey Spillane's covers suitably cheeky, too?" -- The answer is no -- to my tastes. They're a bit generic.

Back to random:







can't get enough of these issues,



Some seriously savage covers,





Usually the same wavy masthead appears over this art -- I prefer it without! The title is "Resurrection Day" --



(a very Tanite sarcophagus!)

and . . . THIS EDITION ONLY:



despite claims for



then







my favorite of Laurel's "big V and stripes" series,



some may prefer the more earthy, burnished autumnals of his SL5.


This cover nearly made it, save the drop shadows and blurbs.

Again my antiquarian favorites -- just a simple reinvocation this round. The inside cover,



Whew!

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The blue schematic one too.

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Because I swear its a Limulus restroom shot.. the new paperback edition of Spook Country..

French touch :

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Originally posted by MrsK:
Because I swear its a Limulus restroom shot.. the new paperback edition of Spook Country..

that is amazing.