About the collection:Designed by the award-winning Coralie Bickford-Smith and bound in high-quality colourful, tactile cloth with foil stamped into the design, Penguin’s elegant hardback Clothbound Classics series will add a pop of colour and literary excellence to any bookshelf. Featuring 85 handsome modern editions of classic novels from Oliver Twist to Pride and Prejudice, this collection unites a love of the canon with an appreciation of books as beautiful objects. These are a must-have for every avid reader looking to embrace the classics with style. We are lucky to be one of the few online shops that stock the full collection. Not looking for the complete set? We also have a Lucky Dip 6, and can provide more tailored selections on enquiry. Specific novels are subject to availability - if there is a specific title you would love to see in your set, don't hesitate to get in touch and let us know. About the designer:Coralie Bickford-Smith is a London based designer, illustrator and author. She graduated from Reading University with a degree in Typography and Graphic Communication. Now a renowned cover designer as well as the author-illustrator of The Fox and the Star (2015) – the first picture book to win the Waterstones Book of the Year award – The Bird and the Worm (2017), The Song of the Tree (2020) and The Squirrel and the Lost Treasure (2023).Her book covers have been recognised by the AIGA (NY) and D&AD (UK) and have featured in a numerous international magazines and newspapers including The New York Times, Vogue and The Guardian. The work she does with Penguin Classics on the clothbound series attracts worldwide attention and harks back to the world of Victorian bindings and a golden age of book binding.