{"product_id":"penguin-drop-caps-complete-set-isbn-9780147517562","title":"Penguin Drop Caps Complete Set","description":"\u003cb\u003eCollect the full set of Penguin Drop Caps from A-Z: a unique series of twenty-six  hardcovers featuring cover art by type superstar Jessica Hische \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt all begins with a letter. Fall in love with Penguin Drop Caps, a new series of twenty-six collectible and gift-worthy hardcover editions, each with a type cover showcasing a gorgeously illustrated letter of the alphabet by superstar type designer Jessica Hische, whose work has appeared everywhere from Tiffany \u0026amp; Co. to Wes Anderson’s film \u003ci\u003eMoonrise Kingdom\u003c\/i\u003e to Penguin’s own bestsellers \u003ci\u003eCommitted \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eRules of Civility\u003c\/i\u003e. A collaboration between Jessica Hische and Penguin Art Director Paul Buckley,  the series design encompasses foil-stamped paper-over-board cases in a rainbow-hued spectrum across all twenty-six book spines and a decorative stain on all three paper edges. Penguin Drop Caps debuts with an “A” for Jane Austen’s \u003ci\u003ePride and Prejudice\u003c\/i\u003e, a “B” for Charlotte Brontë’s \u003ci\u003eJane Eyre\u003c\/i\u003e, and a “C” for Willa Cather’s \u003ci\u003eMy Ántonia\u003c\/i\u003e, and continues with more classics from Penguin. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis set includes all twenty-six Penguin Drop Caps:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003ePride and Prejudice\u003c\/i\u003e by Jane Austen, \u003ci\u003eJane Eyre \u003c\/i\u003eby Charlotte Brontë, \u003ci\u003eMy Ántonia \u003c\/i\u003eby Willa Cather, \u003ci\u003eGreat Expectations\u003c\/i\u003e by Charles Dickens, \u003ci\u003eMiddlemarch \u003c\/i\u003eby George Eliot, \u003ci\u003eMadame Bovary\u003c\/i\u003e by Gustave Flaubert, \u003ci\u003eLord of the Flies \u003c\/i\u003eby William Golding, \u003ci\u003eSiddhartha\u003c\/i\u003e by Herman Hesse,\u003ci\u003e An Artist of the Floating World \u003c\/i\u003eby Kazuo Ishiguro, \u003ci\u003eA Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man \u003c\/i\u003eby James Joyce, \u003ci\u003eThe Secret Life of Bees\u003c\/i\u003e by Sue Monk Kidd, \u003ci\u003eNative Speaker \u003c\/i\u003eby Chang-rae Lee, \u003ci\u003eMoby-Dick \u003c\/i\u003eby Herman Melville, \u003ci\u003eFive Children and It\u003c\/i\u003e by E. Nesbit, \u003ci\u003eBUtterfield 8 \u003c\/i\u003eby John O'Hara, \u003ci\u003eSwann's Way\u003c\/i\u003e by Marcel Proust, \u003ci\u003eThe Greek Coffin Mystery\u003c\/i\u003e by Ellery Queen, \u003ci\u003eHaroun and the Sea of Stories \u003c\/i\u003eby Salman Rushdie, \u003ci\u003eCannery Row\u003c\/i\u003e by John Steinbeck, \u003ci\u003eThe Joy Luck Club\u003c\/i\u003e by Amy Tan, \u003ci\u003eKristin Lavransdatter: The Wreath\u003c\/i\u003e by Sigrid Undset, \u003ci\u003eCandide\u003c\/i\u003e by Voltaire, \u003ci\u003eLeaves of Grass and Selected Poems and Prose\u003c\/i\u003e by Walt Whitman, \u003ci\u003eSky Buria\u003c\/i\u003el by Xinran, \u003ci\u003eWhen You Are Old: Early Poems and Fairy Tales\u003c\/i\u003e by W. B. Yeats, and \u003ci\u003eThe\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eShadow of the Wind\u003c\/i\u003e by Carlos Ruiz Zafón.Winner of the 2012 Fifty Books\/Fifty Covers show, organized by Design Observer in association with AIGA and Designers \u0026amp; BooksWinner of the 2014 Type Directors Club Communication Design Award\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for Penguin Drop Caps:\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e“[Penguin Drop Caps] convey a sense of nostalgia for the tactility and aesthetic power of a physical book and for a centuries-old tradition of beautiful lettering.”—\u003ci\u003eFast Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e“Vibrant, minimalist new typographic covers…. Bonus points for the heartening gender balance of the initial selections.”—Maria Popova, \u003ci\u003eBrain Pickings\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e“The Penguin Drop Caps series is a great example of the power of design. Why buy these particular classics when there are less expensive, even free editions of \u003ci\u003eGreat Expectations\u003c\/i\u003e? Because they’re beautiful objects. Paul Buckley and Jessica Hische’s fresh approach to the literary classics reduces the design down to typography and color. Each cover is foil-stamped with a cleverly illustrated letterform that reveals an element of the story. Jane Austen’s A (\u003ci\u003ePride and Prejudice\u003c\/i\u003e) is formed by opulent peacock feathers and Charlotte Bronte’s B (\u003ci\u003eJane Eyre\u003c\/i\u003e) is surrounded by flames. The complete set forms a rainbow spectrum prettier than anything else on your bookshelf.”—Rex Bonomelli, \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e“Drool-inducing.”—\u003ci\u003eFlavorwire\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e“Classic reads in stunning covers—your book club will be dying.”—\u003ci\u003eRedbook\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003eJessica Hische\u003c\/b\u003e is a letterer, illustrator, typographer, and web designer. She currently serves on the Type Directors Club board of directors, has been named a Forbes Magazine \"30 under 30\" in art and design as well as an ADC Young Gun and one of Print Magazine’s \"New Visual Artists\". She has designed for Wes Anderson, McSweeney's, Tiffany \u0026amp; Co, Penguin Books and many others. 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