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Front Cover: Great Book Jackets and Cover Design
By Alan Powers

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You can’t judge a book by its cover…but some covers simply speak for themselves. The most influential book jacket designs from throughout the 20th century are on display, and the fascinating images track their evolution from throwaway utilitarian “dust jackets” into a powerful modern art form. Three hundred hardcover and paperback book jackets appear in full color, including many from rare first editions seldom seen outside a serious collector’s library. Accompanying analysis commemorates the contributions of top European and American artists like Victor Gollancz, Paul Rand, and Barnett Freedman; explains how cover art styles helped launch such publishing brands as Penguin and Bloomsbury; and explores the impact of today’s digitally designed covers.

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Amazon Sales Rank: #171186 in Books
Published on: 2006-10-28
Original language: English
Number of items: 1
Binding: Paperback
144 pages

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ISBN13: 9781845332426
Condition: NEW
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"A fascinating book" Literary Review "A treat for book lovers" Time Out"

About the Author
Dr Alan Powers writes and lectures on architecture and applied art. He is a Senior Lecturer at the University of Greenwich School of Architecture and Landscape, and is actively involved in the Twentieth Century Society. He is the author of Living with Books and Living with Pictures, and contributed to the best-selling Elements of Design (Mitchell Beazley 1991). Dr Powers frequently contributes to magazines including, Country Life, Crafts and The Spectator. In 1999 he was guestcurator of the exhibition on British Modernism of the 1930s at the Design Museum, London. He lives in London.

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Interesting book
This book is useful for seeing how book design has evolved. And particularly interesting with regard to the evolution of design in relation to marketing strategies.