Mr Boddington’s Penguin Classics

Mr Boddington's Penguin English Library

Introduction

Mr Boddington’s Studio is a luxury stationer from Manhattan, where skilled artisans created jacketed premium cotton stock in vintage-y, custom artwork to create this gorgeous series of classic fiction for Penguin.

In addition to the beautiful covers, they have added a ribbon marker, deckle-edged pages and coloured endpapers.

These beautiful editions were sold exclusively at Anthropologie (until they went out of print) for less than $20. However, they are currently difficult to find for a decent price, so my best advice is to keep regularly checking second hand options until a copy you can afford pops up. I’ve added links below for a few common places you might find them, but second hand shops are also a good bet.

Boddington Austen Pride Prejudice dj boards

Boddington Austen Pride Prejudice front flaps

(Interesting note: there was a printing error on Jane Eyre, and Emily Brontë is credited as the author instead of Charlotte Brontë on the boards underneath the dust jacket!)

Other fun books put out by Mr Boddington in a similar illustration style include Mr Boddington’s Etiquette and Every Day – a five-year memory book.