Displaying 1–36 of 616 book jackets
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Michael French,
1979
Doubleday Books
First Edition,
Hardcover
ISBN:
9780385143349
In this novel, Abingdon's is the most glamorous and successful department store in New York (think Bloomingdale's). This novel explores the political machinations within this fantasy palace for the super-rich and the hyper-chic. The trendy shopping bag on Fred's first edition jacket says it all.
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Anne Tyler,
1985
Alfred A. Knopf
First Edition,
Hardcover
ISBN:
9780394546896
Not easy to be a guy who writes travel guidebooks, but would prefer to stay home reading. How do you depict the thought? Fred always strove to “...reflect the book’s feeling. If a book is good, images just come forth. I think there’s a real correlation between the quality of a book and the quality of the cover I produce.” The book was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize and won the National Book Critics Circle Award for Fiction in 1985 and the Ambassador Book Award for Fiction in 1986. It was also adapted into a 1988 award-winning film starring William Hurt, Kathleen Turner, and Geena Davis, for which Davis won an Academy Award.
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Anne Bernays,
1983
Little, Brown and Company
First Edition,
Hardcover
ISBN:
9780316091954
When a book editor loses, then finds her address book, she discovers that it now contains the names of five unknown people written in her own handwriting. As Fred’s first edition cover suggests, her encounters with these supposed strangers have revelatory consequences.
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Mark Twain,
1988
Doubleday Books
Reissue,
Hardcover
ISBN:
9780385232449
The editor reinserted some elements of Twain’s original novel, to the chagrin of many purists. Fred’s cover plays it straight, using one of his favorite devices, the ghosted and oversized secondary portrait looming in the sky.
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George C. Chesbro,
1979
Simon & Schuster
First Edition,
Hardcover
ISBN:
9780671246259
This is the third book in The Mongo Series, featuring a detective with a genius IQ, who happens to be a dwarf. As the jacket art implies, the threat of death lurks, but the hero’s gift for examining the occult saves the day.
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Doris Lessing,
1981
Touchstone Books
First Edition,
Paperback
ISBN:
9780671428099
“Africa gives you the knowledge that man is a small creature, among other creatures, in a large landscape,” said Doris Lessing, as quoted in this edition’s jacket summary. Fred’s cover art steps back from that observation, and lets his minimalist image express the thought. Fred won the 1982 American Book Award for Jacket Design for African Stories, receiving a Louise Nevelson Sculpture prize.
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Jean Rhys,
1982
Harper Perennial
First Edition,
Mass Market Paperback
ISBN:
9780060805791
Jean Rhys is said to have been one of Jackie Kennedy’s favorite authors, with her tales of formerly beautiful but cash-strapped heroines from the 1920s and '30s. Fred created jackets for a series of paperback re-issues, all featuring lovely ladies.
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Barry Hannah,
1978
Alfred A. Knopf
First Edition,
Hardcover
ISBN:
9780394500218
Always controversial, the author’s Southern Gothic messaging often provoked outrage, as was the case in this series of short stories. Fred found a visual metaphor for the book’s title, a type treatment at once airy, while also bombastic.
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Carole Klein,
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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Michael Martone,
1984
Alfred A. Knopf
First Edition,
Hardcover
ISBN:
9780394530215
What do James Dean, Mark Spitz, Ezra Pound, John Dillinger, and Colonel Sanders have in common? Indiana, it seems. For this collection of short monologues, Fred fashioned a Monty Python-esque montage. The shadows hold the elements together.
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William Wright,
1991
Simon & Schuster
First Edition,
Hardcover
ISBN:
9780671684594
Christina Onassis was always famous, born to staggering wealth, but plagued with grave personal misfortunes. Fred chose to simply present a lovely tinted photo, but surrounded it with clashing, stylized forms and type.
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George Fox,
1978
Simon & Schuster
First Edition,
Hardcover
ISBN:
9780671226817
Ever since World War II ended, a gigantic Japanese named Kurusu, has been terrorizing the Philippine jungles, thinking he is keeping the Emperor's honor alive. Fred’s first edition jacket, once again, nailed the premise while offering this poster-esque attention-grabber.
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Donald Hall,
1990
Oxford University Press
First Edition,
Hardcover
ISBN:
9780195038132
In 1908, Picasso gave a banquet for Rousseau, who insulted his host royally in one of this book’s fascinating anecdotes. Fred chose to illustrate the disgruntled Douanier, evidently observing that, with modern art, as in his masterpiece, it’s “a jungle out there.”
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Ronald J. Glasser,
1985
Simon & Schuster
First Edition,
Hardcover
ISBN:
9780671507671
This novel is about two soldiers who, in spite of everything, become fast friends. The author, a physician, was drafted into the army at the height of the Vietnam War. Fred’s straightforward airbrushed image reflects the work’s simple eloquence.
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David Dubal,
1989
Simon & Schuster
First Edition,
Hardcover
ISBN:
9780671492380
David Dubal’s handbook “... must be read by everyone who loves the instrument," said Vladimir Horowitz, and it’s hard to imagine a more impressive endorsement than that. Fred’s keyboard close-up for the jacket celebrates the instrument, pure and simple.
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Alice Hoffman,
1988
G. P. Putnam's Sons
First Edition,
Hardcover
ISBN:
9780399133671
A poignant tale of a loving, resilient New England family fighting to keep their eleven-year-old gifted daughter—stricken with AIDS—in school and to preserve their family bonds in the face of tragedy. Fred’s empty picture frame tells it all.
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Christopher Cook Gilmore,
1978
Simon & Schuster
First Edition,
Hardcover
ISBN:
9780671242916
“It’s hard to describe my way of working, as it’s pretty chaotic. I used to think collage should be my medium because I always seem to be assembling bits and pieces.” Here Fred indulged his affection for pastiche, using images from postcards and snapshots.
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Dave Lowry,
1985
Shambhala Publications
First Edition,
Hardcover
ISBN:
9780394730271
The author juxtaposes his singular experience as a student of kenjutsu (the art of swordsmanship) under a Japanese teacher in St. Louis, with an account of the samurai tradition in Japan. Fred’s image captured the flavor for the jacket of this trade paperback reissue.
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Ellen Currie,
1986
Summit Books
First Edition,
Hardcover
ISBN:
9780671554323
As the jacket illustration suggests, a lot of people are concerned about the disposition of “Dorinda’s baby.” Fred found a way to incorporate the publisher’s desire for reviewers’ quotes without destroying his concept.
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Tobias Wolff,
1985
Houghton Mifflin
First Edition,
Hardcover
ISBN:
9780395354162
This is the first edition hardcover jacket for a widely reprinted collection of short stories.. Frustrated, lonely and divorced from their youthful expectations, Tobias Wolff's disaffected heroes drift through the present by telling assorted stories and lies.
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Robert Tracy,
1983
Simon & Schuster
First Edition,
Hardcover
ISBN:
9780671461461
Fred was a ballet-lover, especially during the Balanchine years. He was often called upon by publishers to create relevant book jackets. Here is a simple, eloquent photo of the Master and his Muse, Suzanne Farrell.
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Solomon Volkov,
1985
Simon & Schuster
First Edition,
Hardcover
ISBN:
9780671622558
On his influences, Fred said, “...But just as important for me is music, both orchestral and operatic. That’s a rather abstract influence, I guess, but it’s very much a part of my work.” He would certainly have the said the same of Balanchine’s ballets.
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Mary Clarke,
1982
Alfred A. Knopf
First Edition,
Hardcover
ISBN:
9780394513072
Once again, publishers, authors, and editors turned to Fred for jackets concerning books about ballet, knowing that he was an avid fan. Here is a photo of Merrill Ashley in a perfect arabesque.
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Displaying 1–36 of 616 book jackets
Michael French, 1979
Anne Tyler, 1985
Anne Bernays, 1983
Mark Twain, 1988
George C. Chesbro, 1979
Doris Lessing, 1981
Jean Rhys, 1982
Barry Hannah, 1978
Carole Klein, 1979
Michael Martone, 1984
William Wright, 1991
George Fox, 1978
Donald Hall, 1990
Ronald J. Glasser, 1985
David Dubal, 1989
Alice Hoffman, 1988
Christopher Cook Gilmore, 1978
Judith Rossner, 1983
Dave Lowry, 1985
Ellen Currie, 1986
Tobias Wolff, 1985
Robert Tracy, 1983
Solomon Volkov, 1985
Mary Clarke, 1982
