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Adult readers can also enjoy illustrations for their favorite books - decorative editions of well-known classics and popular bestsellers are currently all the rage.
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They are a real eye-catcher on the bookshelf and make you want to finally discover a classic for yourself: jewelry editions are currently extremely popular with readers.
And in recent years, various publishers have published numerous special editions of popular stories in new looks - and there are certainly many more planned.
What is special about the jewelry editions is not only the beautifully illustrated covers, but also numerous illustrations in the book itself, which wonderfully breathe life into various scenes in the story.
It's no wonder that decorative editions are also popular Christmas gifts - both for bookworms who already have the standard edition book on their shelves and for those who want to immerse themselves in a new story.
Get inspired by seven of the most beautiful jewelry editions.
Eerily beautiful: Daphne du Maurier: “Rebecca”
The story of “Rebecca” is a classic novel with elements of a horror novel and crime thriller - the story was also made into a film by the famous director Alfred Hitchcock.
As of this year, Coppenrath now has an illustrated jewelry edition with ten elaborate extras, including a film poster or an envelope with contents.
Daphne du Maurier: “Rebecca”
2023, Coppenrath Verlag, ISBN: 978-3649646105
Price: 34 euros, 400 pages
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Sherlock Holmes stories in a new look – “The Valley of Fear” as the latest jewelry edition
In August, the sixth edition of the stories about the detective Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan Doyle was published by Coppenrath Verlag.
This volume contains the novel “The Valley of Fear”, in which the master detective and his loyal companion Watson end up in Sussex because of a mysterious message.
The jewelry edition contains eleven elaborate extras and numerous background information on the content of the novel.
Arthur Conan Doyle: “Sherlock Holmes: Valley of Fear”
2023, Coppenrath Verlag, ISBN: 978-3649646051
Price: 24 euros, 272 pages
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Illustrated edition by Michael Ende: “The Neverending Story”
“The Neverending Story” by Michael Ende is a classic of children's and young adult literature that should not be missing from any bookshelf.
To mark the 40th anniversary of the work, Thienemann Verlag has published a beautiful jewelry edition with numerous illustrations by the artist Sebastian Meschenmoser.
Embark on a visually stunning journey to fantasy!
Michael Ende: “The Neverending Story”
2019, Thienemann Esslinger, ISBN: 978-3-522-20250-3
Price: 39 euros, 416 pages
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Redesigned by award-winning design studio: the Harry Potter books
Many people associate their childhood and youth with the Harry Potter books - and there is hardly a household in which the books are not on the shelf somewhere.
But that doesn't stop die-hard fans from buying the volumes again as soon as the publisher releases them with new covers.
The most beautiful editions are probably the jewelry editions from MinaLima, the award-winning design studio that also shaped the graphic design of the Harry Potter films.
The first three volumes “The Philosopher's Stone”, “The Chamber of Secrets” and “The Prisoner of Azkaban” are currently available as illustrated editions with pop-up elements.
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Classic from MinaLima
Also designed by MinaLima are numerous classics such as “Pinocchio”, “Alice in Wonderland” and “Beauty and the Beast”.
The illustrations in “Pinocchio,” for example, are reminiscent of woodcuts, and the jewelry edition also contains interactive extras such as finger and dress-up puppets or a small theater.
Carlo Collodi: “The Adventures of Pinocchio”
2020, Coppenrath Verlag, ISBN: 978-3649635680
Price: 32 euros, 228 pages
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Scary jewelry edition for “The Picture of Dorian Gray”
The literary classic “The Picture of Dorian Gray,” which is about self-indulgence and temptation, has been available since October 2023 as a gruesome jewelry edition from arsEdition.
It is part of the “Biblioteca Obscura” series, as part of which a freshly illustrated edition of “Frankenstein” has also been published.
The illustrations are by Marcin Minor.
Oscar Wilde: “The Picture of Dorian Gray”
2023, arsEdition, ISBN: 978-3-8458-5440-3
Price: 28 euros, 304 pages
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Fantasy hit with colorful illustrations: “Eragon” by Christopher Paolini
The illustrated and large-format jewelry edition of the fantasy bestseller “Eragon: The Legacy of the Dragon Riders” was also recently published.
The story about the dragon rider Eragon and his dragon lady Saphira was illustrated by Sidharth Chaturvedi with 41 four-color illustrations.
Christopher Paolini: “Eragon: Legacy of the Dragon Riders”
2023, cbj, ISBN: 978-3570167113
Price: 48 euros, 368 pages
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