Now this is a cover worthy of a great warrior. Brave and distinctive, this is a retina-burning image.
The publishers have set out to sell copies of this title rather than hope fans will find a copy at the back of a shop in the Poetry section.

There are various versions of this book and their covers all are very predictable which makes this edition all the more remarkable. The publisher’s have created something that is capable of attracting newcomers yet isn’t so crass that it turns off literary die-hards.

Of all the tightropes in book design, this is one of the hardest to walk.