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Faber and Faber : eighty years of book cover design / Joseph Connolly.
Van Pelt Library Z271.3.B65 C66 2009
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Athenaeum of Philadelphia - Reference Cataloging Office NC973 .C66 2009
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Connolly, Joseph, 1950-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Faber and Faber--History.
- Faber and Faber.
- Book covers--Design--History--20th century.
- Book covers.
- Book covers--Design.
- History.
- Physical Description:
- xvii, 281 pages : color illustrations ; 28 cm
- Other Title:
- Eighty years of book cover design
- 80 years of book cover design
- Place of Publication:
- London : Faber and Faber, 2009.
- Summary:
- Joseph Connolly - book collector, antiquarian dealer, and acclaimed novelist - has compiled an impassioned guide and love letter to the designers, artists and authors at the heart of Faber's design story.
- Contents:
- A personal preface
- A brief history of Faber and Faber
- Berthold Wolpe: an appreciation
- The decades
- Some prominent Faber cover artists.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Class of 1924 Book Fund.
- Athenaeum copy: Rosenlund fund bookplate.
- ISBN:
- 0571240003
- 9780571240005
- 0571240011
- 9780571240012
- OCLC:
- 317748811
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