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This week's topic is:
“I’m disinclined to acquiesce to your request.” – A cover featuring Pirates
I thought that this would be an easy topic, but then I realized that a lot of the pirate books I've read recently only have a few covers, which made them a no-go for this post. I then decided to go with Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson, which seems a btt obivious for this topic, but hey, it works! I also remembered that The Black Corsair by Emilio Salgari also existed and I loved all of the pirate covers for that one as well, so this week I"m sharing both books!
Treasure Island:
2005 Simon & Schuster | 1982 Bantam | 2005 Barnes & Noble
1985 French | 2011 Oxford Press | 2004 Italian
The Black Corsair:
Which covers do you like best?
“I’m disinclined to acquiesce to your request.” – A cover featuring Pirates
I thought that this would be an easy topic, but then I realized that a lot of the pirate books I've read recently only have a few covers, which made them a no-go for this post. I then decided to go with Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson, which seems a btt obivious for this topic, but hey, it works! I also remembered that The Black Corsair by Emilio Salgari also existed and I loved all of the pirate covers for that one as well, so this week I"m sharing both books!
Treasure Island:
2005 Simon & Schuster | 1982 Bantam | 2005 Barnes & Noble
1985 French | 2011 Oxford Press | 2004 Italian
The Black Corsair:
1998 Italian | 2011 English | 2010 Portuguese
1994 Portuguese | 1974 Italian | 2009 Spanish
My choice:
Honestly, it was difficult to choose my favorites and even now I'm second-guessing my choices! For Treasure Isand, I really liked the art style of this Oxford Press edition and how it shows all three pirates. The Black Corsair was a tough pick (and there were so many other covers I wanted to share here also!), but I just love the joviality and general 'victory' feel that accompanies these pirates--it feels like a very classic pirate-like scene.
These are so great! While I do like the ones that have the quintessential pirate on them, the one with the skull and crossbones is also really striking!
ReplyDeleteThese are two great examples of pirate books! My favorite Treasure Island is the French edition and my favorite The Black Corsair is the 1974 Italian😊
ReplyDeleteI almost did two covers this week too 😂😂 I couldn't decide between The Princess Bride and Daughter of the Pirate King. In the end I went with the latter and I will probably do The Princess Bride later this month for "Movie Cover Tie-In!"
ReplyDeleteMy favorite is the 2011 English cover of the Black Corsair :) idk why I just like the look of the guy!