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020 _a9781568984971 (pbk.) :
_cNo price
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082 0 4 _a741.6'4'0973'09
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100 1 _aDrew, Ned.
245 1 0 _aBy its cover :
_ba history of the American book cover /
_cNed Drew, Paul Sternberger.
260 _aNew York :
_bPrinceton Architectural ;
_aLondon :
_bHi Marketing [distributor],
_c2005.
300 _a176 p. :
_bcol. ill. ;
_c28 cm.
520 8 _a'By Its Cover' traces the story of the American book cover from its inception as a means of utilitarian protection for the book to its current status as an elaborately produced form of communication art. The authors intertwine the story of American graphic design and literature and feature the work of significant designers.
650 0 _aBook covers
_zUnited States
_xHistory.
700 1 _aSternberger, Paul Spencer,
_d1966-
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