Each page stacks iconic book spine atop of iconic book spine. For a person like me who likes the written word so much, it was a refreshing wonder to see a visual celebration of the most influential books over the years. Other pages are devoted to illustrating notable bookstores, libraries, and even bookmobiles around the world.īibliophie is a book for book lovers. There are five-word literary quizzes that challenge readers to guess the book by a five-word summary and there are pages dedicated to authors’ workspaces including the likes of Dylan Thomas and Roald Dahl. Yet, what if we celebrated books by creating a book of curated lists of books while illustrating their covers? Bibliophile: An Illustrated Miscellany by Jane Mount is a book about books, or more accurately, a book with illustrations of curated stacks of the most defining books in every genre you can think of. Judging a book by its cover enables us to prejudge the worth or value of stories by its initial outward appearance. As the cliché goes, never judge a book by its cover.
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