An all-time favourite: Michael Ende’s The Neverending Story. Cover art by Claudia Seeer [sic].

An all-time favourite: Michael Ende’s The Neverending Story. Cover art by Claudia Seeer [sic].

Pan paperback edition of Ira Levin’s A Kiss Before Dying.

Pan paperback edition of Ira Levin’s A Kiss Before Dying.

Some lovely @GrantaMag, including the ‘Chicago’ issue [top] with a cover illustration by Chris Ware.

Some lovely @GrantaMag, including the ‘Chicago’ issue [top] with a cover illustration by Chris Ware.

The Wonderful World of Film Fun 1920-1962.

The Wonderful World of Film Fun 1920-1962.

Czech edition of Samuel Beckett’s Murphy (1971).

Czech edition of Samuel Beckett’s Murphy (1971).

Christine de Rivoyre’s Boy (Penguin 1976). Cover illustration Philip Castle.

Christine de Rivoyre’s Boy (Penguin 1976). Cover illustration Philip Castle.

Noel Langley’s Hocus Pocus (Guild Books 1952).

Noel Langley’s Hocus Pocus (Guild Books 1952).

Little Caesar by W.R. Burnett (Hodder 1968).

Little Caesar by W.R. Burnett (Hodder 1968).

Nelson Algren’s The Neon Wilderness (Mayflower).

Nelson Algren’s The Neon Wilderness (Mayflower).

Hubert Selby Jr.’s Last Exit to Brooklyn, (Grove Press 1965). Think this is a Roy Kuhlman design.

Hubert Selby Jr.’s Last Exit to Brooklyn, (Grove Press 1965). Think this is a Roy Kuhlman design.