Straight Jackets: the Art of the Book Jacket University of Otago Straight Jackets: the art of the book jacket

This striking cover has a heavily stamped centerpiece containing an enameled image of a vase and flowers. The use of such elaborate cover designs diminished as publishers adopted the cheaper plain cloth boards and relied more heavily on the eye-catching components of the book jacket.

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