For the Love of a Good Book (cover)

This weekend I was among the throngs of shoppers enjoying the Ann Arbor area's Midnight Madness party where all the stores in town stay open until midnight with sales and other festivities.  It was a great way to get into the holiday spirit, if one can avoid becoming claustrophobic amongst the crowds. A wine tasting in Kerrytown followed by outdoor bonfires, wreath craft tables, sales, hot coffee and a chilly night made a very memorable evening for us.

My favorite local boutique, Vintage to Vogue, always has most delicious in-store displays of great clothing, home goods and design accompaniments. One of their tables had on display the most clever book cover and I immediately went over to touch it. It's a Penguin Hardcover Classic of Alice in Wonderland, isn't it charming?

I can't help myself, I must have it. Luckily I am overdue to reading this classic novel again and this editions includes illustrations by John Tenniel which are fabulously burlesque in their own right. What appeals to me the most about this cover is the graphic element by the fabulous Coralie Bickford-Smith, a senior designer at Penguin. Read her interview on a post about this very topic from Design*Sponge last year (ok, so I'm late to this topic but design happens when it happens.) There are many other classic works that have been reinvented. It's the perfect gift for those who proudly display books as art in their homes. - l.o.d.