Good Typography

I'm a big Marcel Proust fan, and although all my copies of his work have great designs (especially the Penguin Deluxe Classics!; check out the American designs by Kelly Blair) I really love this box set from Vintage. Shown above is the side of the slip cover where you can see the beautiful typeface and some of the art nouveau designs decorating each volume. Below is a close-up of Volume three showing in more detail some of the type. Although the organization of type on these books is nothing special (everything is centered and that's about it), I think the type itself goes perfectly with the ornate black and white decorations that surround it. In addition, I feel it's just the beauty of the typeface itself that does all the work.

These pictures were taken this evening in my room.