June 3, 2009

George Orwell’s Nineteen Eighty-Four covers since the 1950s

The graphic design of George Orwell's classic novel, 1984, has faced a dramatic makeover since publication, take a look at some of the dustcovers from the past

Nineteen Eighty-Four: George Orwell's Nineteen Eighty-Four cover from the 1950s — George Orwell's Nineteen Eighty-Four cover from the 1950s Photograph: Public domain

Nineteen Eighty-Four: George Orwell's Nineteen Eighty-Four cover from the 1960s — George Orwell's Nineteen Eighty-Four cover from the 1960s Photograph: Public domain

Nineteen Eighty-Four: George Orwell's Nineteen Eighty-Four cover from the 1970s — George Orwell's Nineteen Eighty-Four cover from the 1970s Photograph: TBC/Public domain

Nineteen Eighty-Four: George Orwell's Nineteen Eighty-Four cover from the 1980s — George Orwell's Nineteen Eighty-Four cover from the 1980s Photograph: TBC/Public domain

Nineteen Eighty-Four: George Orwell's Nineteen Eighty-Four cover from the 1990s — George Orwell's Nineteen Eighty-Four cover from the 1990s Photograph: TBC/Public domain

Nineteen Eighty-Four: George Orwell's Nineteen Eighty-Four cover from the noughties — George Orwell's Nineteen Eighty-Four cover from the noughties Photograph: Public domain

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