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Genre/Form: | Exhibition catalogues History |
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Additional Physical Format: | Online version: Baines, Phil, 1958- Penguin by design. London : Allen Lane, 2005 (OCoLC)606934295 Online version: Baines, Phil, 1958- Penguin by design. London : Allen Lane, 2005 (OCoLC)608212968 |
Document Type: | Book |
All Authors / Contributors: |
Phil Baines |
ISBN: | 0713998393 9780713998399 |
OCLC Number: | 57692203 |
Notes: | Includes index. |
Description: | 255 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), portraits ; 22 cm |
Contents: | I. Establishing paperback publishing, 1935-46 -- II. Consistency and competition, 1947-59 -- III. Art direction and graphic design, 1960-70 -- IV. Life after Lane, 1970-95 -- V. Re-inventing the brand, 1996-2005. |
Responsibility: | Phil Baines. |
Abstract:
Since the creation of the first Penguin paperbacks in 1935, their jackets have become a constantly evolving part of Britain's culture and design history. Looking back at seventy years of Penguin, Phil Baines charts the development of British publishing, book cover design and the role of artists in defining the Penguin look.
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