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::So, something like "(Lisp (language))" or so, would be possible, too.
::Now since we're looking for something graphical, the choice is clear, imo. These s-expression drawings are often the only pictures in older Lisp articles or text books. See the Lisp 1.5. manual, for instance.
::To the contrary, the current icon would be good for the book's logo, as it was purposely designed as such. So Mr. Steele picked something unique for this book, a combination of Yin-Yang and Lambda symbols, which would not have been recognized as meaning "Lisp". I agree it is nice and unique, but purposely not anything that would have been recognized as an icon for the language. See "The little Schemer"'s cover drawing as another such example.
::I think the designer of the LMI logo picked the cons-cell pretty much for the same reason, i'm suggesting it here. Note some distinguishing features in the drawing of the cell. Most particular, the "cdr", right hand side, reference is drawn on the same level as the cell, emphasizing the list nature of the s-expression.
::This is contrary to a tree-like depiction, which can be seen, for instance in the Lisp 1.5 primer, but this is less common and less iconographic and would not have been recognized as a Lisp-emblem. This one does.
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