Ancient Epics, four Penguin Clothbound Classics

Homer twice, Virgil and Ovid. Troy, the journey home, Rome's founding and the myths of transformation.

A set of four Penguin Clothbound Classics, chosen by Mr Books to sit together on a shelf. Each cover has its own pattern, so side by side they look like a set. They are bound in cloth and not paper, with the design stamped on in foil. Each one has coloured endpapers and a ribbon bookmark. They were designed by Coralie Bickford-Smith, who took her inspiration from Victorian bookbinding. They make beautiful presents, and a set makes a better one.

In this set

• The Odyssey
• The Iliad
• The Aeneid
• Metamorphoses