Jackets required
By: Steven Heller, Seymour Chwast.
Contributors: Chwast, Seymour.
Publisher: Chronicle Books
Published: 1995
Place of publication: San Francisco
Language: eng
Number of pages: 143
Subjects: Book jackets -- United States -- History -- 20th century -- Themes, motives; Book jackets -- United States -- Design
Other titles: Illustrated history of the American book jacket design, 1920-1950
Description: At once seductive, informative, and ephemeral, a book jacket is designed to evoke - and promote - the contents of a book. During the 1920s, '30s, and '40s, book jackets emerged as one of America's most vital graphic media, showcasing the talent of America's most exciting illustrators and designers.

JACKETS REQUIRED: An Illustrated History of American Book Jacket Design, 1920-1950 features a striking array of book jackets created for a wide range of subjects and formats, including novels, humor books, romances, mysteries, biographies, and history books, among others.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 143) and index.