Tuesday, May 9

Penguins, please

A beautiful book is a beautiful thing.

The line above is from a piece by Rachel Cooke in the 16 April Sunday Observer to mark the death of Germano Facetti, art director at Penguin books from 1961 to 1972. Rachel Cooke and I apparently have something in common: we both collect old Penguins. Then again that’s not so unusual. Old Penguin editions are hard to resist—they are among the prettiest books there are—so I frequently end up picking up titles I already have if I come across a nice Penguin edition. What a sucker.

3 comments:

terrie said...

Yes, a beautiful book is a beautiful thing, indeed! ;) So beautiful, in fact, that since I left MMPI, I've been on a book-buying binge, hahaha! Haven't bought any Penguins lately though--new or old. They're getting expensive! :)

And it's great that you're posting more frequently. Sarap bakasyon 'no?

carrie said...

Yez super sarap. Not for long though. I don't even know when exactly classes are starting, but I know it can't be more than 2 weeks to go. Huhu...

isa said...

Hay, yesterday, I checked out Fully Booked in Gateway, and left feeling so sad because I couldn't buy a book. Then earlier today, I found myself feeling the same way again when we stopped by at Ink and Stone (where a sign says SALE). Kailan kaya magbabalik ang ating dating finances...