Strange Book Covers

It is said that we should not judge a book by its cover.

So lets just judge the cover, not the books, a simple cover that can tell so much. It holds the title, the words hiding an entire story behind them more or less interesting. That is why some cannot pass without being observed and analyzed.

In general, there are books that we don't usually need and at the first sight they might seem funny and totally weird.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Leaving aside the funny part, a book cover can still look strange through its shape and material. An example would be Barbara's Yates impressive creations.

"This paperback is very interesting, but I find it will never replace a hardcover book – it makes a very poor doorstop."    (Alfred Hitchcock) No other words could be more true.

Her wooden books are simply amazing: the covers are not only strange by shape, but also have the power of giving an unusual strength and bondage to those thin pages between them.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Source via Bibliophilic

 

I also found these books of shadows which seemed pretty unusual too . Their covers are beautifully carved and full of symbolism, each of them prepared to hide a world of magic and mystery. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Source: Gypsy Eyes Curio 

 

And the last one and most interesting I could say:

 

Fairytales Artist book

(COVER: Copper, Wood; PAGES: Mixed Media by Peter Madden)

Source

 

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11 Responses to “Strange Book Covers”

1. meneame.net, on March 29th, 2007 at 5:00 am Said:

   Extrañas portadas para libros…

   Galería de imágenes con una selección de portadas de libros, que no te dejarán indiferente….

2. Descubrimientos de un netámbulo » Blog Archive » Portadas de libros raras y títulos de películas porno, on March 30th, 2007 at 2:11 am Said:

   [...] La verdad es que viendo algunas no entiendo quién se va a comprar alguno de estos libros, pero en fin, como se dice vulgarmente: hay gente p’a tó. Y si no, echad un vistazo a estas portadas de libros tan horteras raras, pero como diría el gran Papuchi: rara, rara, rara. Decidme qué haríais vosotros si os encontráis con algo así en una tienda. Seguro que lo abréis para ver que contiene, ¿o no? [...]

3. Alex, on April 22nd, 2007 at 10:30 pm Said:

   Thank You

4. Gypsy Eyes Curio, on March 5th, 2008 at 7:15 pm Said:

   Hello,

   I am so pleased to see that I am a Celebrity now! lol
   I Thank You so much for listing my wood books from my store: http://www.GypsyEyesCurio.com.

   I also love the theme of your store, a good thought!!

   I hope to be in contact with you soon!

   Gypsy

5. nick, on July 29th, 2008 at 12:31 pm Said:

   vYUXYW hi! hice site!

6. Lendulienka, on March 21st, 2009 at 6:37 am Said:

   Now the one in the middle )). You know what i mean ?

7. Sobotni dy?ur popo?udniowy [5] | pulowerek.pl, on June 27th, 2009 at 2:51 am Said:

   [...] proponujemy zapoznanie si? z obrazkowym przedstawieniem ok?adek ( a zarazem i tytu?ów) bardzo dziwnych ksi??ek. Mi najbardziej podoba si? ta -  “Jak unika? pracy” [...]

8. More weird books.., on November 26th, 2009 at 7:08 pm Said:

   Great finds! I’ll be sure to repost some of these on my site.

9. World of Weird Books, on January 12th, 2010 at 9:11 pm Said:

   This is quite a list – some oldies, but goodies. Pantyhose craft would be my fave.

10. indah, on January 20th, 2010 at 1:44 pm Said:

    so beautiful !!!

11. noemi, on April 4th, 2010 at 3:16 am Said:

    Sería muy interesante conocer el contenido de esos libros que tienen la portada de madera y exelente labor la tuya por investigarlos .

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