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Peter Mendelsund has enjoyed years as a much-sought-after book cover designer and art director. Cover abounds with Mendelsund's completed book jackets along with ephemera from his previously unseen creative method, including jacket sketches, interior art and editorial illustrations, and scores...

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Main Author: Mendelsund, Peter (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Brooklyn, NY : powerHouse Books, 2014.
Edition:First edition.
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Summary:Peter Mendelsund has enjoyed years as a much-sought-after book cover designer and art director. Cover abounds with Mendelsund's completed book jackets along with ephemera from his previously unseen creative method, including jacket sketches, interior art and editorial illustrations, and scores of rejected drafts. These images are punctuated by Mendelsund's reflections on his work and his process, as well as by texts from writers with whom he has worked and designed for.
Physical Description:267 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 29 cm
ISBN:9781576876671 (hbk.) :
1576876675 (hbk.)