Can you judge a book by its cover? What does the book jacket add to the book? Does the value of a book really increase when the book jacket is in perfect condition? If you were wondering what to think about book jackets, these books offer guides to the art of book covers. Read about the history of book covers and how the jacket relates to book contents. Read on.
1. Classic Book Jackets
by Thomas S. Hansen. Princeton. From the publisher: "'Classic Book Jackets' tells Salter's story and describes the innovative design thinking he brought to his design students (including his designation of seven different jacket types that are still valid today). It includes more than 200 reproductions of his finest works, and a complete catalog of his jackets, designs, layouts, and lettering jobs for the book trade."
2. Breese's Guide to Modern First Editions and Their Values
by Martin Breese (Compiler). Breese Books. From the publisher: "Values are provided for books with and without dust jackets and the price structure is realistic and up to date. Unlike any other price guide it has comprehensive and detailed chapters dealing with authors such as Ian Fleming, Ruth Rendell, P.G. Wodehouse Graham Greene, Agatha Christie..."3. Art for the Written Word
by Wendell Minor, and Florence F. Minor (Editor). Harcourt. From the publisher: "This one-of-a-kind retrospective brings together a rich selection of pieces from Wendell Minor's extraordinary body of jacket art, coupled with lively commentary from authors and others in publishing on the relationship between a book's cover and what is inside. The volume includes over one hundred full-color reproductions of artwork from the jackets of best-selling books."