June 2006 • Observed
By Its Cover
Posted May 15, 2006
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There’s more to the latest series of Penguin Classics Deluxe Editions than good stories. Featuring custom cover art by renowned graphic artists, the first six volumes of inspired pairings (more will be released this fall) include Seth’s sublime lines for The Portable Dorothy Parker and Roz Chast’s psychological humor illustrating Stella Gibbons’s domestic send-up, Cold Comfort Farm.
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