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Great Book Jacket and Cover Design

By Alan Powers

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| Hardcover | 9781840004212

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In this revealing and highly entertaining look at the great book jackets of the 20th century from around the world, author Alan Powers tells the story of the book jacket from its early days, via the advent of the paperback, to the most eye-catching covers produced today. With over 300 illustrations,Continue

In this revealing and highly entertaining look at the great book jackets of the 20th century from around the world, author Alan Powers tells the story of the book jacket from its early days, via the advent of the paperback, to the most eye-catching covers produced today. With over 300 illustrations, including first editions by famous artists, jackets by key designers and artists, groundbreaking series from major publishing houses, and classic pulp-fiction jackets, this unique and fascinating insight into the world of the front cover will appeal to anyone with a passion for books and graphic design.

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  • Tarting up the word

    In 1956 Nancy Mitford contributed, with Alan S. C. Ross and others, to the book Noblesse Oblige, about the language and mores of the English upper classes. She wrote as an insider, and that might be thought an advantage. Not so. It is the outsider wh ... (read full critics)

    spectator published on Fri, 17 Sep 2010

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  • English Books
  • Hardcover 144 Pages
  • ISBN-10: 1840004215
  • ISBN-13: 9781840004212
  • Publisher: Mitchell Beazley
  • Pub date: Sep 13, 2001
  • Dimensions: 1871 mm x 1548 mm x 129 mm Just how big is that?
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