Book-jackets : their history, forms, and use /
The present work offers a concise history both of publishers' detachable book coverings (primarily British and American) and of the attention they have received from scholars, dealers, collectors, and librarians. It also surveys their use by publishers (as protective devices and advertising med...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Charlottesville :
Bibliographical Society of the University of Virginia,
2011.
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| Online Access: | Table of contents |
| Summary: | The present work offers a concise history both of publishers' detachable book coverings (primarily British and American) and of the attention they have received from scholars, dealers, collectors, and librarians. It also surveys their use by publishers (as protective devices and advertising media) and their usefulness to scholars of literature, art, and book history (as sources for biography, bibliography, cultural analysis, and the development of graphic design). |
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| Item Description: | The Cushing Library Lit/Mitchell copy is a donation from J. Lawrence Mitchell. |
| Physical Description: | xii, 288 pages, 24 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and indexes. |
| ISBN: | 9781883631130 1883631130 |