Origins of the Portuguese Paper Fetish


Twenty-four vintage book covers from Portugal
:

01 Cover by João da Câmara Leme for Calvino, O Visconde Cortado ao Meio (early 60s)
Cover by João da Câmara Leme for Calvino, O Visconde Cortado ao Meio (early 60s)
via Frenesi Loja

02 Cover by João da Câmara Leme for Calvino, O Barão Trepador (early 60s)
Cover by João da Câmara Leme for Calvino, O Barão Trepador (early 60s)
via Frenesi Loja

03 Cover by João da Câmara Leme for Calvino, O Cavaleiro Inexistente (early 60s)
Cover by João da Câmara Leme for Calvino, O Cavaleiro Inexistente (early 60s)
via Frenesi Loja

04 Cover Paulo Guilherme for Gide, Isabel (1958)
Cover Paulo Guilherme for Gide, Isabel (1958)
via Frenesi Loja

05 Cover by Sebastião Rodrigues for Alexandre Grine, O Apelo do Mar (1961)
Cover by Sebastião Rodrigues for Alexandre Grine, O Apelo do Mar (1961)
via Frenesi Loja

06 As Quadras do Povo, pamphlet series from Lisbon, 1909
As Quadras do Povo, pamphlet series from Lisbon, 1909
via Frenesi Loja

07 Cover of Poemas de Deus e do Diabo by JOSÉ RÉGIO (c. 1943), designer unknown
Cover of Poemas de Deus e do Diabo by JOSÉ RÉGIO (c. 1943), designer unknown
via Frenesi Loja

08 Rui Knopfli, Mangas Verdes com Sal, 1972, cover by the author
Rui Knopfli, Mangas Verdes com Sal, 1972, cover by the author
via Frenesi Loja

09 Cover by Miguel Flávio for 9 Novelas de Antecipação Americanas (1964)
Cover by Miguel Flávio for 9 Novelas de Antecipação Americanas (1964)
via escribalistas

10 Cover by Miguel Flávio for Cunhal, Senalonga (1965)
Cover by Miguel Flávio for Cunhal, Senalonga (1965)
via Frenesi Loja

11 Cover by Sebastião Rodrigues for Aparicao by VERGÍLIO FERREIRA (1960)
Cover by Sebastião Rodrigues for Aparicao by VERGÍLIO FERREIRA (1960)
via Frenesi Loja

12 Cover by Amorim for Celine, Viagem ao  fim da noite (1944)
Cover by Amorim for Celine, Viagem ao fim da noite (1944)
via Frenesi Loja

14 Portuguese book cover (Rosa Duarte)
Portuguese book cover (Rosa Duarte?)
via escribalistas

15 Portuguese book cover (Rosa Duarte)
Portuguese book cover (Rosa Duarte?)
via escribalistas

13 Rosa Duarte, cover for Chandler, À Beira do Abismo
Rosa Duarte, cover for Chandler, À Beira do Abismo
via escribalistas

16 Cover by António Domingues for Portuguese Buzzati book, 1960
Cover by António Domingues for Portuguese Buzzati book, 1960
via escribalistas

17 Cover by Infante do Carmo for Caldwell, Motim em Julho (1956)
Cover by Infante do Carmo for Caldwell, Motim em Julho (1956)
via Frenesi Loja

18 Cover by Cândido Costa Pinto for Simenon, A Sombra Chinesa (not dated)
Cover by Cândido Costa Pinto for Simenon, A Sombra Chinesa (not dated)
via Frenesi Loja

19 Cover by Cândido Costa Pinto for Chandler, O Imenso Adeus (not dated)
Cover by Cândido Costa Pinto for Chandler, O Imenso Adeus (not dated)
via Frenesi Loja

20 Cover by António Vaz Pereira for Anao by Par Lagerkist
Cover by António Vaz Pereira for Anao by Par Lagerkist
via Frenesi Loja

21 Cover by Carlos Botelho for Mendes, Assombros (1962)
Cover by Carlos Botelho for Mendes, Assombros (1962)
via Frenesi Loja

22 Cover by Luiz Filipe for Roteiro Africano by Fernando Laidley (1958)
Cover by Luiz Filipe for Roteiro Africano by Fernando Laidley (1958)
via Frenesi Loja

23 Alberto R. Pidwell Tavares cover for Al Berto (c. 1977)
Alberto R. Pidwell Tavares cover for Al Berto (c. 1977)
via Frenesi Loja

24 Cover by Victor Palla for Os Filhos do Pai Tomás (1958)
Cover by Victor Palla for Os Filhos do Pai Tomás (1958)
via Frenesi Loja
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Previously:

Blickfang! The Eye-catching covers of Weimar Berlin
Atomic Anadolu Pop: 25 book covers from Turkey
–Japanese book covers 1 & 2
–Indian book covers 1 & 2
–Czechoslovakian book covers 1 & 2, 3
–Polish book covers 1 & 2

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2 responses

  1. Just look at these! This is fast becoming one of my very favourite Rumpus features.

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