Collector's Guide to the Spectacular Penguin Deluxe Classics Series | Beautiful Books Review

[@BeautifulBooks]

Links to the books, along with translators, scholarly notes, cover designers etc: bit.ly/PenguinDeluxe A list of the titles Amazon currently have available: amzn.to/34X3zzX And if you like a browse through some more lovely collections, my website for book collectors is here: beautifulbooks.info/

[@teapots_and]

thank you for showing the covers unwrapped, in their whole scale, all the design and illustrations are really beautiful!

[@BeautifulBooks]

Yes, some of them are real works of art 💕

[@yshsjdjgrhehs7671]

Crime and Punishment and Lord Of The Flies those two covers in the penguin deluxe format look amazing 🤩

[@RyanVaughn00]

Great video! I collect these editions and I learned through this video that a couple of these are no longer in print and/or have been removed from Penguin’s “official” list.

[@marykatie186]

I had no idea there were this many! I own a few for their translations and sturdiness, I may wind up getting a few more... Thank you for the video!

[@BeautifulBooks]

Yes, I buy them for the translations too! 💕

[@AlwaysTheStoryCollector]

I never thought about collecting pinguins books because I don't really enjoy paperbacks. But the ones with the comics on the cover really looked interesting! Thank you for making this video!

[@BeautifulBooks]

You're welcome! Most of my books are hardbacks too, but it's nice to have the occasional paperback in the mix 😃

[@BeautifulBooks]

ps - love your channel name!

[@naomisbookshelves4412]

A fantastic, informative and entertaining video again. There are so many of these I have now added to my purchase list. Some stunning editions and really good to hear about the different collections such as the Threads and the Couture collections. Thank you! 💕

[@BeautifulBooks]

Thank you 💕 (And btw, I love your insta account - if anyone is reading this comment, you should check it out @naomisbookshelves !)

[@kimswhims8435]

A friend for NYC sent me The portable Dorothy Parker, I didn't realise until now that it's part of this collection. So many cute editions there.

[@PradoRenata]

Great video! I have some of them but I’d never thought they have acid-free paper. Nice to know!

[@BeautifulBooks]

Yes, I was really happy about that too 😀

[@Livinlifeforleo]

Well done! Love the list that you also provided. Thank you!

[@plumbooks]

I have a few of these including a sizeable black spine Penguin Classics collection. Now I'm going down the rabbit hole for all of the other beautiful editions. Thanks for a wonderful video!

[@milesjackson6896]

Great video. These covers look so cool and now I'm excited to collect them.

[@AnaCecilia_.]

THIS VIDEO IS PRECIOUS !Thank you so much for this wonderful content..hope you comeback because you are unique!!

[@BeautifulBooks]

Ah, yes, I’m still here! Will be back with more videos soon, I promise 💕

[@AnaCecilia_.]

@@BeautifulBooks thank you !!You have no idea how much I learned with your videos. One in special is the video about Penguin classics deluxe..so informative and beautifully done. For a nerd like me made me appreciate even more the ones I want to own.Your videos make me dream about how I want my bookshelf to evolve in the future .Sorry for any english mistakes (Brazilian fan:) ). Thank you for replying 💞

[@crustywhitedog8724]

These are my favorite! I have a copy of Gravity's Rainbow, East of Eden, and We Have Always Lived in the Castle from this series. I love the deckled edges!

[@rafaelaugustodomingues8556]

Lovely video! Don't know whether I thank you or get mad at you, 'cause I've just added a lot of different titles I didn't know exist in this collection to my wishlist haha

[@BeautifulBooks]

Haha, that’s what collecting books is all about I suspect - nourishment for heart and soul, murder on the wallet 💕

[@ofgodzeus]

Really enjoyed this video.. was looking forward to checking out more covers in it.. they're quite hard to spot due to the fact that they're not very similar which I LOVE ..

[@BeautifulBooks]

Thanks - it's a cool series with some beautiful cover designs!

[@Vanessa.Nino23]

Hello! Amazing video as always! Do you know if Emma (threads) is out of print and if it will ever come back? I have searched online and cannot find it new anywhere 😢

[@BeautifulBooks]

Hi - yes it is out of print at the moment. It could potentially come back some time, but no guarantees. I wish you luck in your search!

[@kinshukdhaliwal9984]

Love your videos! ❤️

[@BeautifulBooks]

Thanks so much 💕

[@TwoMiceOnMyBookshelf]

I am always so scared of clicking on your videos!! So many beautiful books to buuuuuuuy.....

[@BeautifulBooks]

Haha. Wait til you see the 'best of 2020' I'm working on at the moment - lock up your wallet! 😘

[@TwoMiceOnMyBookshelf]

@@BeautifulBooks 😭🤣😅🙃

[@KBerry-ug5zx]

Any idea why The Picture of Dorian Gray is the only one from the Couture Collection that's out of print? I just found out it existed today, and I wish it were available.

[@BeautifulBooks]

I think Penguin cannibalise the sales of some titles as they use the same ones in lots of different series. They have at least four editions of Dorian Gray in print at the moment. So this means some of their special editions like the Couture collection don’t get reprinted when they sell out. Having both a play and a movie for Dorian over the past few years may have bumped up popularity of this title more than anticipated? You can still find them secondhand if you’re patient - good luck in your hunt!

[@Vanessa.Nino23]

Beautiful! Will you have a 2020 gift guide this year?

[@BeautifulBooks]

I've just about finished editing it! (I'm very late this year due to work stuff but hopefully up in a day or two...)

[@Vanessa.Nino23]

@@BeautifulBooks yay! Looking forward to it. I always buy something you recommend 😍

[@BeautifulBooks]

@@Vanessa.Nino23 Hope there's something new to you in this year's video as well :)

[@jamesd.c.4810]

I have bought a used copy of Borges' Collected Fictions, the embossed design is not present at the cover. I want to know if it is counterfeit or original. There are no other indications of the book being a counterfeit; the copyright, the quality of material, and the print are all great. Are there editions out there that are like this or maybe this is just a defect?

[@BeautifulBooks]

Sometimes special features like embossing are only included on first printings, so that could be the case here?

[@willk7184]

Maybe I'm just old and stuck in my ways, but I can't deal with those comic book covers lol. Some of the other ones have some nice artwork and a fresh take I can appreciate.

[@AnimeFaqtsMattXD]

@BeautifulBooks I know this series is paperback but i was wondering about the Arabian Nights Penguin Deluxe Edition which is hardback, is this part of this series or is there another series im not aware of??

[@BeautifulBooks]

Hi - assuming you are talking about the 2008 3-volume deluxe edition set, it was a one-off printing, similar in size and design to the three “proto-clothbound series” books: Hans Christian Andersen Fairy Tales (2005), Tibetan Book of the Dead (2006), and Poems for Life (2007). The full list of clothbound classics is here: beautifulbooks.info/penguin-clothbound-classics

[@anbuchelvan]

Wooww...... ❤❤❤❤❤❤ But are you sure that all these penguin deluxe paperback edition books are on acid free?

[@BeautifulBooks]

According to the publisher, yes they are acid free :)

[@anbuchelvan]

@@BeautifulBooks ok.. thanks for the reply.. :)

[@skooter6235]

Fantastic

[@butters-1123]

I am also collecting this edition !

[@BeautifulBooks]

They are very cool editions - some of my favorite paperbacks!

[@babbisp1]

Can someone tell me if Les Misérables (Penguin Deluxe) has any annotations? And if not, why is it called Deluxe?

[@BeautifulBooks]

There are notes by the translator, but it’s not annotated per se. It’s part of the Penguin Deluxe Classics series, so that means it includes features like wraparound cover art, literary introductions, French flaps, and decked page edges.

[@babbisp1]

​@@BeautifulBooks Thanks for the clarification. Do you by any chance know if an annotated version exists, how many exist, which is the best etc

[@BeautifulBooks]

@@babbisp1 It depends what you're looking for. The Christine Donougher translation (which is used by the Penguin Deluxe Classics) is great, and you won't need additional annotations as much as you might with other translators. The Julie Rose translation comes with a lot of footnotes which can be helpful. But probably the most comprehensive notes are available for free through the online annotation project here: chanvrerie.net/lmap/Main_Page