Designing a book jacket: How to do it, Number 65.
by [COVER ART -- BOOK JACKET DESIGN]. CURL, Peter
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- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Vancouver, Washington, United States
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About This Item
London & New York: Studio Publications, [1956]. 4to. 96 pp. Colour frontisp., numerous colour plates, black & white plates, illustrating over 100 dustjackets. Red boards, black lettering on spine (minor dustsoiling, shelfwear), w/ d.j. cover art of book jacket by Peter Curl (toning to fore-edges, minor chipping head of spine, couple minor closed tears), still VG/VG- copy. First edition of this informative Mid-Century Modern work detailing the elements of typography, photography, pattern, pen & ink sketch, or full colour illustration allow the commercial artist to quickly produce book jackets without technical difficulties.
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- Bookseller
- Zephyr Used & Rare Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 57942
- Title
- Designing a book jacket: How to do it, Number 65.
- Author
- [COVER ART -- BOOK JACKET DESIGN]. CURL, Peter
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Studio Publications,
- Place of Publication
- London & New York:
- Date Published
- [1956].
- Keywords
- Art, Art Instruction, Books on Books, Cover Art, Illustrated books, Dust Jackets, Commercial Art, Art Technique, Mid-Century Modern, Book Jackets, Dustjacket, Dustjackets
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