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50 beautiful books
Exquisite editions to add to your bookcase
There's only one thing better than curling up with a really good book - and that's when the book in question brings you pleasure from the simply looking at its cover.
From classic works of literature to tomes on specialist subjects, below is our selection of our 50 favourite book covers, crafted with as much love and consideration as the story on its enclosed pages. Definitely worthy additions to your bookcase...
Click an image below to launch the gallery. What's your favourite cover from our 50? Let us know in the comments section below.
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Wuthering Heights (Penguin Classics Deluxe… More details
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The Long Song, Andrea Levy £18.07, amazon.co.uk More details
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The Language of Flowers: a Miscellany, Mandy… More details
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Alice's Adventures In Wonderland And Through The… More details
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The Secret Garden (Centenary hardback), Frances… More details
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The Lotus Eaters, Tatjana Soli £9.71,… More details
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The French Lieutenant's Woman (Vintage Classics),… More details
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Moral Disorder, Margaret Atwood £8.99,… More details
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The Sweet Smell of Psychosis, Will Self £7.99,… More details
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Pride and Prejudice (Penguin Classics Deluxe… More details
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The Bees, Carol Ann Duffy £11.99, waterstones.com More details
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Brave Old World, Tom Hodgkinson £16.99,… More details
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Jayne Eyre, Charlotte Bronte £5.70, amazon.co.uk More details
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Moby-Dick (Vintage Classics), Herman… More details
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London: City Of Disappearances, Iain… More details
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The Art of Instruction: Vintage Educational… More details
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Gabriel Garcia Marquez: The Early Years, Ilan… More details
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Over And Under The Snow, Kate Messner £9.89,… More details
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Chanel: An Intimate Life, Lisa Chaney £14.99… More details
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South Of The Border, West Of The Sun, Haruki… More details
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The Secret Garden (thread edition), Frances… More details
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The Book Thief, Markus Zusak £7.50, rbooks.co.uk More details
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The Girl Who Fell From The Sky, Heidi… More details
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Their Eyes Were Watching God, Zora Neale… More details
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The Night Circus, Erin Morgenstern £12.99,… More details
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Vidal, Vidal Sassoon £8.99, panmacmillan.com More details
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Vogue: The Covers, Dodie Kazanjian and Hamish… More details
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Who the Hell is Patsy O’Hara? The Fascinating… More details
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The Woman in White, Wilkie Collins £4.59,… More details
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The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, F Scott… More details
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Sea, Mark Laita £29.75, amazon.co.uk More details
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Wuthering Heights, Emily Bronte £5.70, … More details
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The Sky Below, Stacey D’Erasmo £13.39,… More details
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Excellent Women, Barbara Pym £8.52, amazon.co.uk More details
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The Goddess Experience, Gisele Scanlon From… More details
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The Picture Of Dorian Gray (Vintage Classics),… More details
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The Diary of a Provincial Lady, E M… More details
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The Curious Gardener: A Year In The Garden, Anna… More details
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The Blind Assassin, Margaret Atwood £8.99,… More details
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Ballet Shoes (designed by Cath Kidston), Noel… More details
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August is a Wicked Month, Edna O’Brien From… More details
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The Voluptuous Delights Of Peanut Butter And Jam,… More details
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Of Human Bondage (Vintage Classics), William… More details
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At Swim, Two Boys, Jamie O'Neill £8.00,… More details
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The Sound And The Fury (Vintage Classics),… More details
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Eleven Kinds Of Loneliness (Vintage Classics),… More details
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The Geometry Of Pasta, Caz Hildebrand and Jacob… More details
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A Christmas Carol (Clothbound Classics), Charles… More details
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Two Caravans, Marina Lewycka £7.99, amazon.co.uk More details
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Paradise Lost (Vintage Classics), John… More details
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