Jackets Required

An Illustrated History of American Book Jacket Design,

1920-1950

by Steven Heller and Seymour Chwast

Chronicle Books, San Francisco, CA. 1995. Trade paperback. 144 pages. (10 X 9). Introduction by the authors. A large number of dust jackets in color are presented. Sometimes the full cover is presented, and many of them are from the 1920s and 1930s. The designs on many of the covers is very eye-catching.

Scan and Commentary by Bob Gaines