Curated at Juniper Custom in Boulder, Colorado

There is a long tradition of reimagining the classics — giving beloved, time-tested literature a visual identity that feels alive and contemporary without diminishing an ounce of the substance within. The Canterbury Classics Word Cloud Series does exactly that, and does it beautifully.

Each volume in this distinctive collection features a flexible binding wrapped in a visually striking cover design built entirely from text — words and phrases drawn from the book itself, arranged into an eye-catching, typographic composition that is as clever as it is compelling. The result is a shelf that rewards a second look, and a third, and a fourth — a collection that announces its contents in the most literal and inventive way possible.

These are books that are as much a pleasure to read as they are to display. Fifty titles. Fifty covers. One completely cohesive, conversation-starting collection.

The Collection

This is a curated collection of 50 Word Cloud Classics titles, assembled to represent the breadth of the literary canon with the visual consistency and contemporary design sensibility that makes this series so immediately appealing. Each collection is curated to order. Please allow four weeks.

Please note that the publisher applies barcode stickers with prices to the back of each book. If stickers are removed and leave a discolored area, the books cannot be exchanged or returned.

All Juniper Custom orders are non-refundable and non-returnable due to the custom nature of each collection.

FAQs

What makes the Word Cloud Classics covers distinctive?
Each cover is composed from the book's own language, with words and phrases from its pages arranged into a bold typographic design unique to that title. No two covers are alike, yet together the series reads as one unified library, a quiet delight for readers and designers alike.

How are the fifty titles chosen?
Our curators assemble each collection to span the breadth of the canon, from ancient epics and Shakespeare to the great novels of the nineteenth century and beyond, while balancing the colors and patterns of the covers so the shelf flows as gracefully as it reads.

How do the flexible bindings differ from a traditional hardcover?
They are lighter and more supple in the hand, so the books open easily and invite reading in an armchair or on a journey, while the covers keep their shape on the shelf. The result is a collection meant to be read as freely as it is admired.