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THE LOOK OF THE BOOK: By Peter Mendelsund & David J. Alworth (2020 HC){S3}
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A book that has been read but is in good condition. Very minimal damage to the cover including scuff marks, but no holes or tears. The dust jacket for hard covers may not be included. Binding has minimal wear. The majority of pages are undamaged with minimal creasing or tearing, minimal pencil underlining of text, no highlighting of text, no writing in margins. No missing pages.
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Item specifics
- Condition
- Good
- Seller Notes
- ISBN
- 9780399581021
About this product
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Potter/Ten SPEED/Harmony/Rodale
ISBN-10
0399581022
ISBN-13
9780399581021
eBay Product ID (ePID)
242553721
Product Key Features
Number of Pages
292 Pages
Publication Name
Look of the Book : Jackets, Covers, and Art at the Edges of Literature
Language
English
Publication Year
2020
Subject
Publishing, Book, Graphic Arts / General
Type
Textbook
Subject Area
Design, Language Arts & Disciplines
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
1.2 in
Item Weight
51.5 Oz
Item Length
11.4 in
Item Width
9 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
2020-936886
Reviews
Praise for Cover : "In the past decade, Mr. Mendelsund has designed about 600 book jackets, ranging from a sober, sophisticated cover for Tolstoy's War and Peace to his whimsical Pop Art-like treatment of Kafka's novella Metamorphosis , to the hypnotic fluorescent swirls on Stieg Larsson's thriller The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo ." -- New York Times " Cover is foremost a visually enticing tour of some of the most important books of recent times, made even more memorable by Mendelsund's daring covers." -- Washington Post Praise for What We See When We Read : "A playful, illustrated treatise on how words give rise to mental images." --Alexandra Alter, New York Times "Mendelsund, throughout this thought-provoking book, helps the lay reader contemplate text in ways you hadn't thought about previously." -- Los Angeles Times "A welcome and fascinating new book." -- New York Review of Books
TitleLeading
The
Dewey Edition
23
Illustrated
Yes
Dewey Decimal
741.64
Synopsis
Why do some book covers become instant classics? This captivating visual exploration of the book cover sheds light on the creative genius sitting on our shelves. As readers, we're all guilty of judging a book by its cover. The cover is the outward face of the text--done right, a cover can become iconic, but done wrong, it can become an object of ridicule. The Look of the Book examines the art of the book cover through notable covers and the stories behind them, interviews with artists and literary luminaries, galleries of the many different jackets of bestselling books, and more. Authored by legendary designer and art director Peter Mendelsund--who has designed iconic covers for authors such as David Sedaris, Stieg Larsson, Yaa Gyasi, Jo Nesbo, and Kazuo Ishiguro--and Harvard humanities professor David Alworth, this fascinating inside look at the intersection of culture and commerce challenges our notions of what a book cover can and should be., Why do some book covers instantly grab your attention, while others never get a second glance? Fusing word and image, as well as design thinking and literary criticism, this captivating investigation goes behind the scenes of the cover design process to answer this question and more. NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY THE NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW As the outward face of the text, the book cover makes an all-important first impression. The Look of the Book examines art at the edges of literature through notable covers and the stories behind them, galleries of the many different jackets of bestselling books, an overview of book cover trends throughout history, and insights from dozens of literary and design luminaries. Co-authored by celebrated designer and creative director Peter Mendelsund and scholar David Alworth, this fascinating collaboration, featuring hundreds of covers, challenges our notions of what a book cover can and should be.
LC Classification Number
NC973.M46 2020
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