Jane Austen Cover to Cover: 200 Years of Classic Book Covers
Jane Austen’s six novels are true classics, still immensely popular some 200 years after their first publication. But although the celebrated stories never change, the covers are always different. Jane Austen Cover to Cover compiles two centuries of design, from elegant Victorian hardcovers and...
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Jane Austen’s six novels are true classics, still immensely popular some 200 years after their first publication.
But although the celebrated stories never change, the covers are always different. Jane Austen Cover to Cover compiles two centuries of design, from elegant Victorian hardcovers and the famed 1894 “Peacock” edition to 1950s pulp, movie tie-in editions, graphic novels, foreign-language translations, and many, many others. Filled with beautiful artwork and insightful commentary, this fascinating and visually intriguing collection is a must for Janeites, design geeks, and book lovers of every stripe.
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Format: hardcover
ISBN:
9781594747250 (1594747253)
ASIN: 1594747253
Publish date: 11-11-2014
Publisher: Quirk Books
Pages no: 208
Edition language: English
I won a copy of this book from the publisher in a Booklikes giveaway.I have to say that the first thing I judged about this book was its cover. Obviously. You can’t write a book about book covers without having a good one yourself, it just wouldn’t work. But the cover is lovely, if not groundbreakin...
I've been lusting after this book for a few months now and it finally arrived today. Nothing else got done as I promptly flopped onto the couch and dove it. There's more to this book than I originally expected, with thoughtful and sometimes downright snarky commentary about each cover. The quali...
“The person, be it gentleman or lady, who has not the pleasure in a good novel, must be intolerably stupid.” – Jane Austen, Northanger Abbey (the quote is included in the book) This is a marvelous book, non-fiction of the best kind. It documents most known editions of Austen’s novels, their covers...
Showcasing 200 years of Jane Austen book covers with large color photographs and entertainingly informative text, this is a book Austen fans will treasure, but really anyone interested in history, the evolution of book publishing, or changes in graphic art will have lots to enjoy in its pages. The c...
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