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Favourite book covers of all time.

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FeliciaFancybottom · 02/08/2026 15:28

I thought it might be fun to share our most favourite book covers of all time.
My first one is The Salt Grows Heavy by Cassandra Khaw. It's absolutely stunning in real life, though possibly not to everyone's taste.

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DeanElderberry · 03/08/2026 09:20

I love the Tom Adams covers for Agatha Christie novels from the 1960s and 70s.

One eg for Cat Among the pigeons, but there were so many classics. The painting, the font, the balance - no wonder people collect them.

https://www.collectingchristie.com/post/tom-adams-archives-uncovered-part-1

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Charlottian · 02/08/2026 21:31

This one

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Yourinmyspot · 02/08/2026 21:25

This one along with the rest in the series with similar covers.

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SerendipityCat · 02/08/2026 16:19

We had a copy of this paperback edition of "Gaudy Night" in the bookcase when I was a kid. It rather frightened me, but led to a lifelong love of Dorothy L Sayers when I finally read it as a teenager -

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BarrelofBeer · 02/08/2026 16:12

Can't tell you how much I hate that picture OP. It has a trypophobia thing going on.

Here's my favourite. Riders by Jilly Cooper.

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FeliciaFancybottom · 02/08/2026 16:02

It's a very creepy book!

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JaneJeffer · 02/08/2026 15:47

That’s a bit creepy @FeliciaFancybottom

I love this one that I’ve just read.

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