Book Jackets: All (by author)
Displaying 289–324 of 616 book jackets
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Hood, Gwenyth , 1982
William Morrow and Company
First Edition, Hardcover
ISBN: 9780688007768
As the cover proclaims, this novel is “historical science fantasy.” In it, aliens come to earth in the 13th century, and change human history. Fred’s eerie montage incorporates the period, and other-worldliness, all at once.
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Houseman, John , 1986
Simon & Schuster
First Edition, Hardcover
ISBN: 9780671622336
John Houseman, the producer, director, and Academy Award-winning actor, here presented a collection of essays, book reviews, forwards, and newspaper columns, among other previously published works. Fred’s chose a straightforward design for the book’s first edition jacket.
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Hudson, Christopher , 1988
Atheneum Books
First Edition, Hardcover
ISBN: 9780689119170
This is a novel by the author of “The Killing Fields.” PW said “ ...it is both a gripping war story and a splendid evocation of the waning glories of British colonialism.” Fred’s tinted photo composite for the first edition jacket succinctly encapsulates the time, place and mood.
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Hynd, Noel , 1988
Doubleday Books
First Edition, Hardcover
ISBN: 9780385237901
One of the book’s reviewers said: “There was, however, another Giant era, a time when certain giant Giants would speak derisively of lesser teams in lesser boroughs...” For this first edition jacket, Fred portrayed that team and its era.
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Isherwood, Christopher , 1976
Farrar, Straus & Giroux
First Edition, Hardcover
ISBN: 9780374312565
In this autobiographical work, the famous author explores the topic of his homosexuality in earlier years, when it was basically unmentionable. Fred’s art deco-inspired typography reflects the era.
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Johnson, Nora , 1984
Simon & Schuster
First Edition, Hardcover
ISBN: 9780671473020
Twin sisters are reunited at their childhood home when told by their father that he intends to divorce their mother. One has evolved into a straight-arrow, the other a bohemian sort. Fred’s first edition jacket presents a less complicated time in their lives.
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Johnson, Diane , 1987
Alfred A. Knopf
First Edition, Hardcover
ISBN: 9780394558042
The heroine ends up alone in Iran just weeks before the uprisings against the Shah begin. What follows is the story of her life, loves, travel experiences, and third world discoveries. Fred’s softly mysterious illustration evokes the mood of the time and place.
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Johnson, Willis , 1986
Harcourt Brace Jovanovich
First Edition, Hardcover
ISBN: 9780151356911
This is a series of short tales, all revolving around a small community of Russians living in a Maine town. The title story concerns a girl who chooses to fake an accent, and to dress in costumes that seem to be consistent with it.
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Jones, R. S. , 1991
Viking Press
First Edition, Hardcover
ISBN: 9780670835911
For this first edition jacket, Fred appropriately began with one of M. C. Escher’s convoluted and improbable interiors. This is a tale about mental illness. Its protagonist, drowning in the routine tasks of daily life, quietly loses his sanity, taking the reader along for the ride.
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Josephs, Rebecca , 1980
Farrar, Straus & Giroux
First Edition, Hardcover
ISBN: 9780374145798
Set in New York City, this novel tells the story of a bright 15-year-old girl whose general anxiety about growing up results in anorexia. Fred depicted her as willowy, as desired, but hopelessly boxed-in.
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Jowitt, Deborah , 1988
William Morrow and Company
First Edition, Hardcover
ISBN: 9780688049102
Fred was an avid ballet fan. He was often asked to design jackets for books on the topic, like this history from the Romantic era to the present time. He chose to juxtapose a famous image of Marie Taglioni with another famous image of Martha Graham.
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Kallifatides, Theodor , 1977
Doubleday Books
First Edition, Hardcover
ISBN: 9780385099165
Although masterfully done, this jacket is surprising to anyone familiar with Fred’s work. At that early stage of his book cover career, all publishers wanted “the big book look,” meaning huge type and a small descriptive illustration. Subsequently, he spent many years combating that formula, but for this one, he appears to have delivered.
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Kaplan, Fred , 1992
William Morrow and Company
First Edition, Hardcover
ISBN: 9780688090210
When commissioned to create a cover for a biography, Fred felt that the best solution had to be the use of a photographic portrait wherever possible. But his artistry had to find an outlet, so, as was the case here, the typography was often a tour-de-force.
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Kaplan, Fred , 1988
William Morrow and Company
First Edition, Hardcover
ISBN: 9780688043414
Drawing on unpublished material brought to light in the 1980s, this portrait of the famous novelist explores the autobiographical significance of his greatest works and gives a frank account of his marriage, and his relationship with his mistress.
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Kaufelt, David A., 1980
Delacorte Press/Seymour Lawrence
First Edition, Hardcover
ISBN: 9780440052449
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Keneally, Thomas , 1982
Simon & Schuster
First Edition, Hardcover
ISBN: 9780671449773
When the movie version of “Schindler’s List” debuted in 1993, its success was so immediate that it might seem strange to learn that the fact-based novel upon which it was based first appeared as long as eleven years prior. Fred designed the original first edition hardcover jacket.
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Kerr, M. E. , 1978
Harper & Row
First Edition, Hardcover
ISBN: 9780060231767
A horrifying revelation presents itself to a young man when he proudly introduces his girlfriend to his estranged, aristocratic grandfather. The illustrations in Fred's cover art seem to reflect the ”gentle” part of the novel's title, while tempting the reader to investigate further.
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Kimball, Philip , 1984
E.P. Dutton
First Edition, Hardcover
ISBN: 9780525242284
“Shooting snooker and pissing in the shuffleboard machine. Seemed to be ’bout the only things to do in Buffalo Gap.” So begins this acclaimed first novel about farm life on the Great Plains of South Dakota. For the first edition, Fred painted this unlikely interior.
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King, Francis , 1986
Washington Square Press
First Edition, Paperback
ISBN: 9780671557386
Communication beyond the grave is the theme of this chilling work, in which three artfully delineated women try to get in touch with loved ones who’ve just died. For this paperback reprint, Fred delivered a stark table top, clearly suggestive of a very recent departure.
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King, Tabitha , 1985
Macmillan Publishers
First Edition, Hardcover
ISBN: 9780025631403
You can probably guess that this is a horror story. For one thing, the author is the wife of Stephen King. For another, the title sounds pretty ominous. But Fred’s isolated rural cabin with footprints in the snow clearly states that this book is not for the faint of heart.
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Kitchen, Paddy , 1979
Harper & Row
First Edition, Hardcover
ISBN: 9780060124069
It’s been said that Fred revolutionized the book jacket. He insisted on reading the entire manuscript before beginning to design any cover. In this case, one image tells us a tale of marriage, and cozy domesticity. But that key?
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Klein, Norma , 1983
Dial Press
First Edition, Hardcover
ISBN: 9780525241881
This is a novel for young-adult readers about exactly what the title proclaims it to be. Shy-boy meets the more-experienced-girl, resulting in trouble. Fred’s first edition jacket sidesteps the obvious by presenting a more oblique image than might be otherwise expected.
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Klein, Carole , 1979
Harper & Row
First Edition, Hardcover
ISBN: 9780060124236
Aline Bernstein, a stage designer, met Thomas Wolfe when she was 44, and he was 24. Their ensuing affair was fraught with heartbreak, shifting dependency, and, on her part, self-debasement. For the first edition, Fred introduced the couple within an Art Deco framework.
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Knudson, R. R. , 1983
Farrar, Straus & Giroux
First Edition, Hardcover
ISBN: 9780374339678
When the main character is jilted by his girlfriend, he’s inspired to take up body-building, in hopes that an improved physique might help him to win her back. As Fred’s cover illustration succinctly implies, musculature aside, in the end the female calls the shots.
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