March 2nd 2010




I've been collecting children's books for quite a while now. I have a great collection of some of my favorite Little Golden Books from when I was very young on our bookshelf at home. I also found a couple of these Junior Deluxe Editions, printed in the 1950's, at a local thrift store a while back. But a couple of days ago I stumbled on a Flickr photo set posted by Scott Lindberg, (who's also admin for a Flickr group featuring their favorite covers from the classic book series), full of some of the most beautiful book covers I've ever seen.


I can't seem to find any information on the designer of the covers of the books; only the inside illustrations are attributed. If anyone has any information regarding the cover design, email me! I'd love to hear about it.


Here are some of my favorites.
















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9 comments:

  1. anthonyMarch 2, 2010 at 1:32 PM

    wow. i love them all but i ESPECIALLY LOVE the 'little women' cover.

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  2. Melinda JosieMarch 2, 2010 at 1:34 PM

    Oh, me too! With all of the ribbons? It's so beautiful. I also love the Heidi cover. Those are my two favorites!

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  3. ScottMarch 2, 2010 at 5:36 PM

    I wish I knew the cover designer, Melinda! If you find out, please be sure to let me know. We've been collecting Junior Deluxe Edition for a couple years now. There are almost 100 titles we're aware of, so we still have a long way to go to complete our set. They look AMAZING lined up on our daughter's bookshelf arranged by color. The spines are almost as neat as the covers!

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  4. Melinda JosieMarch 2, 2010 at 5:37 PM

    Scott, thank you so much for your reply! What a lucky girl! I hope you find them all!

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  5. EmilyMarch 3, 2010 at 10:20 AM

    Wow – Those covers are beautiful! Such a great sense of colour too. I can only imagine how wonderful they must look all lined up in a row!

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  6. Melinda JosieMarch 3, 2010 at 12:39 PM

    Emily, I know! They're amazing. I love the colours used. They make me want to silkscreen more!

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  7. t a n y aMarch 3, 2010 at 3:08 PM

    Melinda, sweet finds. Every one of those covers is precious. I especially love the Sherlock Holmes cover and the calligraphic frame around the title.

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  8. yesnoyesMarch 9, 2010 at 10:41 AM

    Oh! My beau Kevin has a copy of that Sherlock Holmes novel ( vday present from me last yr!)

    I'll report back with info!

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  9. Melinda JosieMarch 9, 2010 at 2:13 PM

    Tanya, I agree!

    And Clara, that's a great find!
    Lucky guy!
    Please let me know about the illustrator!

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