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Book cover proof for Colette's "Claudine at School"Janina EdePublished by Secker & Warburg1960

British illustrator Janina Ede (1937-2018) created covers and illustrations for over 100 books from the 1950s to the 1980s.

She designed the covers of several books by French author and pioneer of autofiction Sidonie-Gabrielle Colette.

Claudine at School was Colette’s first novel, written in 1900. It follows the story of the eponymous Claudine, navigating school and lesbian relationships.