The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie Poster

The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie PosterThe original cover art, by London born artist Victor Reinganum, from the first edition (1961) of this remarkable novel by Muriel Spark. Described as a Surrealist artist, Reinganum often used biomorphic forms and poetic abstraction in his work. He was also art director at Elstree studios for a short time at the end of the 1920s and designed a number of Radio Times covers including the first to mark Eurovision in 1960. A1 size, 84 x 59. 4 cm. Dimensions

or as the poster would have it ‘polymesmeric’

she was true to her style

which changed the shape of American literature (not to be confused with H

look out for the innovative 'Reading Trees' to fill in - use these to map out which books to read next or to recommend

which is often described as the best play of the twentieth century

Poster is produced from a vintage copy of the book dust jacket including various small scuffs / marks

This poster features the beautiful 1932 first edition cover design of William Faulkner's dark tale of Southern life

but he eventually agreed to the alternative for later editions

And then fished the first draft out the bin and used that

an American graphic designer who was honoured for his significant contributions to American design

Rand considered this her best book and this distinctive cover was designed by George Salter

This is the cover from the 1967 US edition