There is a link to view the Coralie Bickford-Smith designed Penguin Classics in greater detail...these books seriously make me happy. Here is the link:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/26408069@N05/sets/72157609349507225/
The latest ones, seen above, are now available in the UK, and I have managed to find 5 of them at my local Chapters (Canada) for a paltry $14.99. In chatting with a sales person there, these books are wildly popular with upwards of 60 units per title being ordered. There are only a trickle of titles remaining from the first set - Kamoops and Sherwood Park are good locations for picking up some of that first set. What a find.
I tried to surprise my niece with a title from the latest offering - me thinking that with a new pregnancy, work, and distance from the city, that I could delight her with a copy of Little Women, in the mail. But no way jose...she was all over the new ones, and had one that I did not find...blast, as Sarra would say. Sorry Royall, but I sure did try.
Sorry to wreck your surprise but thanks for the thought! Did the lady you talked to know why only 5-6 titles are available right now? I can't rest until my collection is complete.
ReplyDeleteI checked, believe you me. One of the problems is that Chapters is cataloging them differently this time around, they're not under 'deluxe hardback'. So they have a time looking them up. I think you have the same 6 I have, we're missing the Sonnets, Odyssey, Oliver Twist, and The Woman in White. If you see them, let me know:-)
ReplyDeleteLove you.