This has a certain sans serif early '80s snobbery feel that reminds me of every volume on my hippie mother's bookshelves when we were kids.

This has a certain sans serif early ’80s snobbery feel that reminds me of every volume on my hippie mother’s bookshelves when we were kids.

Another beautiful yet modern Penguin edition. Of the widely available in-print editions, this is the best-looking.
Sometimes book designers did abstract things in the '60s, and we get to reap the benefits.