"The Franchise Affair" By Josephine Tey, Cover Illustration By Romek Marber (First published by Peter Davies 1948, this edition by Penguin Books Ltd, UK 1971)

Romek Marber (b.1925, Poland) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Romek_Marber

"The New Men" By C. P. Snow, Cover Illustration By Philippe Jullian (published by Penguin Books, 1962, Reprinted 1963)

Three book jacket illustrations by the French illustrator, art historian, biographer and novelist Philippe Jullian (1919-1977) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philippe_Jullian  There is also a more detailed biography along with a long list of his work as a writer on JOHN COULTHART's excellent blog:  http://www.johncoulthart.com/feuilleton/2010/12/13/philippe-jullian-connoisseur-of-the-exotic/ Here's an older post featuring Philippe Jullian's work http://picturesfromanoldbook.blogspot.co.uk/2013/11/for-whom-cloche-tolls-scrap-book-of_12.html

"The Affair" By C. P. Snow, Cover Illustration By Philippe Jullian (published by Penguin Books, 1962, Reprinted 1963)

"The Masters" By C. P. Snow Cover Illustration By Philippe Jullian (published by Penguin Books Great Britain 1956 - Reprinted 1963)

"The Penguin Book Of Contemporary Verse" Edited By Kenneth Allott, Book Cover Designed By Stephen Russ (published by Penguin Books Ltd, London 1956 - first published in 1950)

 

 

A classic 50's book jacket designed by Stephen Russ (1919-1983). Russ studied at the Royal College of Art in the 1930's under Edward Bawden and Eric Ravilious and worked as a freelance designer/illustrator for many publishers in the UK. From the 1950's onwards he taught design at Bath Academy of Art. Here's the only biography I could find on the internet:  http://www.baacorsham.co.uk/lightbox/srussintro.htm 

 

Some more Penguin covers designed by Stephen Russ here: http://vintagepenguins.blogspot.co.uk/2013/10/covers-by-stephen-russ-part-one.html