Author: PIET SCHREUDERS, JAMES AVATI, KENNETH FULTON
Title: The paperback art of James Avati
Description: 010 Publishers, 2005. Paperback. Pp: 200. James Avati (1912-2005) is regarded as the pre-eminent painter of paperback covers in the second half of the 20th century. He was known in the business as the 'King of the Paperbacks'. Avati designed realistic cover illustrations for novels by the likes of Steinbeck, Faulkner, Salinger, Caldwell and Moravia, covers that appealed directly to broad sections of the population. He worked for the New American Library (Signet Books) and for every other major paperback publisher including Bantam, Avon, Pocket, Fawcett and Dell. In this lavishly illustrated book graphic designer Piet Schreuders reconstructs Avati's life and 40-year career. During the past 25 years most of Avati's original paintings have been salvaged from the warehouses of American publishers and now fetch many thousands of dollars among collectors. ISBN: 9789064505805. Cond./Kwaliteit: Goed.
Keywords: 9789064505805
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Title: The paperback art of James Avati
Description: 010 Publishers, 2005. Paperback. Pp: 200. James Avati (1912-2005) is regarded as the pre-eminent painter of paperback covers in the second half of the 20th century. He was known in the business as the 'King of the Paperbacks'. Avati designed realistic cover illustrations for novels by the likes of Steinbeck, Faulkner, Salinger, Caldwell and Moravia, covers that appealed directly to broad sections of the population. He worked for the New American Library (Signet Books) and for every other major paperback publisher including Bantam, Avon, Pocket, Fawcett and Dell. In this lavishly illustrated book graphic designer Piet Schreuders reconstructs Avati's life and 40-year career. During the past 25 years most of Avati's original paintings have been salvaged from the warehouses of American publishers and now fetch many thousands of dollars among collectors. ISBN: 9789064505805. Cond./Kwaliteit: Goed.
Keywords: 9789064505805
Price: EUR 18.50 = appr. US$ 20.11 Seller: De Slegte
- Book number: 806235
- Book number: 806235
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