FABER AND FABER: Eighty Years of Book Cover Design.
by CONNOLLY, Joseph:
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- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
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- Seller
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York, North Yorkshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Faber and Faber. 2009. First edition, first printing. First edition, first printing. Original black paper-covered boards lettered in white to the spine, in the dustwrapper designed by Neil Gower. A fine copy, presenting as unread, the binding square and firm, the contents clean and bright throughout. In the fine dustwrapper. Not price-clipped (£40.00 to the front flap). A very attractive copy. Published for the eightieth anniversary of Faber and Faber, this beautiful, lavishly illustrated volume documents the remarkable history of Faber book cover design. At the centre of the story is Berthold Wolpe, who was responsible for a huge number of the jackets included here (and some of the most memorable jackets of the last century); but nearly every artist and designer of note has at some point worked with the company, including Shirley Tucker, Barnett Freedman, and Pentagram, who provided the distinctive Faber house style of the 1980s and 90s. The book is introduced by the novelist and former bookseller, Joseph Connolly, and includes a brief history of the publisher, an essay on Wolpe, and individual indexes arranged by author, title, and designer. Further details and images for any of the items listed are available on request. Lucius Books welcomes direct contact with our customers.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Lucius Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 21917
- Title
- FABER AND FABER: Eighty Years of Book Cover Design.
- Author
- CONNOLLY, Joseph:
- Book Condition
- Used
- Edition
- First edition, first printing
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- London: Faber and Faber. 2009
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- Dustwrapper
- Also known as book jacket, dust cover, or dust wrapper, a dust jacket is a protective and decorative cover for a book that is...
- Fine
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- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....