Art of american book covers

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Apr 22, 2015 in 1974 he founded the center for book arts in new york city, the first organization of its kind. Romanceerotica premade book covers rocking book covers. The hardcover edition of the art of american book covers 18751930 sold out two printings and won the worldwide books award for publications from the art libraries society of north america in 2011. Canvas book cover maker makes designing book covers amazingly simple even for nondesigners. African american premade book covers beetiful predesigned. He also designed covers for one flew over the cuckoos nest, rosemarys baby. See more ideas about cover art, art and romance novel covers. Ivan created a beautiful design that totally captured the mood of my novel. Reviews editor everett jones recommends the art of american book covers. Her first childrens book, the true mother goose, was published by lamson, wolffe in boston the same year. Minskys art of american book covers 18751930 is, granted, a very specialized area of book collecting interest. Choose your favorite book covers designs and purchase them as wall art, home decor, phone cases, tote bags, and more.

I often love an alltext cover, but not in this caseit just doesnt reflect the magical energy of the book the way the us version does. Capture your readers attention with a stunning book cover design. This page features our bible covers and book covers decorated with african american art. Each of these african american chicklit romance book covers features an illustration of a black woman. Exclusive premade covers at an affordable price original book covers for sale, we only sell once and promise never to sell again, so your cover design is all exclusive free customization is included with all the premade ebook covers. Publishers commissioned distinguished artists such as maxfield parrish and rockwell kent to create exquisite covers appreciated by authors and readers alike.

The art of american book covers richard minsky haftad. Its success stems from its haunting, haunted nature, its surrealism, and the way it captures the mood of the book. Born male, she originally achieved notoriety as jeff jones and was hailed by fantasy artist frank frazetta as the greatest living painter. But on a recent trip to england, even i, the artistically challenged, noticed that british and american cover art was decidedly different. Before the early nineteenth century, books were handbound, as in luxury medieval manuscripts using materials such as gold, silver and jewels. Collection of premade book covers for romance and erotica genres. The art of american book covers aabc is a prize every collector deserves, particularly those whose interests include book design, decorative bookbindings, women book artists, american gilded age literature, or the arts and crafts movement.

The art of american book covers mainly consists of the covers themselves, which are shown in full color, along with brief biographical and historical information, but minskys introduction beautifully illustrated with examples is a remarkably complete yet succinct history of the period, its artists and its main business and intellectual. Us cover artwork by ruby onyinyechi amanze grove press. Art the fluid fantasy of jeffrey catherine jones jeffrey catherine jones was an american artist and illustrator best known for her book covers across numerous genres in both prose and comics. The art of american book covers, 18751930 by richard. In 1974 he founded the center for book arts in new york city, the first organization of its kind. For hundreds of years, book bindings functioned as a protective device for the expensively printed or handmade pages, and as a decorative tribute to their cultural. Both covers play with folded paperand the detail of the fold on the uk version is very deftly placedbut the us cover takes a much bolder stance, appropriate for the bold form of this novel, and the colors.

The art of american book covers, 18751930 by richard minsky. Buy art online from the worlds largest community of independent artists and iconic brands. Our covers are all unique, professionally designed, and only ever sold once. The uk cover makes the book look as though there are makeup tips inside. Discover unique things to do, places to eat, and sights to see in the best destinations around the world with bring me.

Since the publication of harry potter and the philosophers stone in 1997, many publishers have created new editions of each book with new cover art provided by various illustrators. Youve done the hard work and created an amazing book. Harry potter and the philosophers stone first hit shelves in the united kingdom on june 26, 1997, arriving stateside as harry potter and the sorcerers stone on sept. We have had the pleasure of designing hundreds of book covers for talented authors across nearly every genre. High to low az za oldest to newest newest to oldest best selling. Feb 8, 2020 book covers in art nouveau and art deco designs.

I do custom and premade book covers in addition to blog designs, promotional materials, and interior formatting. The book is full of carefullycurated photographs of book covers from that. At the turn of the nineteenth century, book covers were revered as works of art. Our african american bible covers african american bible organizers are perfect for protecting your bible or favorite book. All organizers feat artwork by african american artists on vinyl and the majority of them are inscribed with a scripture quote. Richard minsky in the 1870s, book cover art in the united states entered a golden age that lasted more than fifty years. If you see an ecover you want to purchase, contact me via.

Premade book covers and ebook covers, book covers for sale. The art of american book covers, 18751930 is now in bookstores and available online. How and why theyre different what i dont know about art can fill a book entitled, i dont know if its art, but i know what i like. Event the art of american book covers 1875 1930 with. All organizers feat artwork by africanamerican artists on vinyl and the majority of them are inscribed with a scripture quote.

Shop for book covers art from the worlds greatest living artists. Born in louisiana in 1870, blanche mcmanus studied art in london and paris before opening her chicago studio in 1893. He was always very professional and responsive to my requests. At the turn of the twentieth century book design was more than a craft. Book cover 243 cookbooks recipes 22 selfhelp wellness 15 childrens books 12 horror thriller 9 biographies memoir 7 photographic 34 illustrative 12 typographic 7 service includes. American book covers were more colorful, almost garish, while british book covers were more austere and muted. Another highly influential early book cover designer was aubrey beardsley, thanks to his striking covers for the first four volumes of the yellow book 18945. We have extremely high standards for our book cover design and creative work and our book cover designs always stand out with premium and professional level design aesthetic. The volume is well written and researched and beautifully produced. All book cover paintings ship within 48 hours and include a 30day moneyback guarantee. In the postwar era, book covers became vitally important as the book industry became commercially competitive. His book art has been exhibited and collected all over the world. American art decor licensed marvel comics avengers comic.

These multifunctional items are perfect for protecting and showcasing your bible or your favorite book. Enter your mobile number or email address below and well send you a link to. Its one of the most important marketing tools an author has to generate book sales, so it is imperative to capture the essence of the story, its tone, andor characters in eyecatching cover art. The art of american book covers is an entertaining and educational retrospective, lavishly illustrated with more than one hundred fullcolor plates. In the past, minsky published two limited edition catalogues of his american decorated publishers bindings, 18721929 which are still available on his website. Jan 18, 2016 stories behind classic book covers the catcher in the rye posted on january 18, 2016 august 20, 2019 by american writers museum although the old mantra dont judge a book by its cover would have us believe that exterior artwork is irrelevant to a novels contents, the iconic status achieved by some book covers would suggest otherwise. Bookcoverscre8tive book cover design bestselling premade. Cover art directory by artist ebook cover artists comments showing 150 of 69 69 new. African american bible covers black art book cover. Asia pacific offset firm, in the 1870s, book cover art in the united states entered a golden age that lasted more than fifty years. Original book covers for sale, we only sell once and promise never to sell again, so your cover design is all exclusive. Our africanamerican bible covers africanamerican bible organizers are perfect for protecting your bible or favorite book.

Artistically, this era is one of my sweet spots, since i am a big fan of preraphaelite art and art nouveau. Check back often as new covers are added frequently. Stories behind classic book covers the catcher in the rye. Each cover is original and only sold to one author. I have additional illustrations i could use if you want more books in the series. Back to school 10% discount on all premade book covers. Some of the work is startling for its prescience and can be associated with art movements. They are 8 by 11 inches and will fit any bible or book up to 9 12 by 6 12 inches. See more ideas about book cover art, cover art and vintage book covers.

He has a white beard and his hands are on his hips. You will find covers suitable for a large variety of both fiction and nonfiction books. Let us know your books title, subtitle and author name and receive the completed design within 48 hrs. Immediately following on my reading of the fantastic tome the library. If you want to purchase the covers for future use this is completely acceptable. A world history, i set about reading minskys the art of american book covers. The 8 12 x 11 bible covers have a front and rear compartment. The art of american book covers is the first trade edition of his work, and its an opportunity not to be missed. Bloomsbury is the british publication that has created both adult and childrens covers. Our custom book cover design will get your book or ebook noticed. Readers accustomed to todays more utilitarian book covers will find breathtaking images heregold leaf patterns intricate enough to replicate the shimmer of feathers, forests rendered in rich color and silver, and elegant allusions to asian art. Artist george corsillo, who designed the cover art for bret easton ellis first two books turned down the chance to design the artwork for american psycho, stating i was disgusted with myself for reading it. Book cover design services by book cover designers fiverr. All book covers artwork ships within 48 hours and includes a 30day moneyback guarantee.