The Art of Book Covers (1820–1914)

[DannMcGrew]

Some exceptional art here and good ideas for current work. It's all now public domain.

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[tegeus-Cromis]

Here's one that would fit in there:

 

[tegeus-Cromis]

And one more:

 

[-K2-]

I've been considering the question of 'simplicity' again, of late (as seen in this thread): To Cover Art or Not...

Using this as an example:

 

[Starbeast]

@-K2- The title is a great "eye catcher", which is highlighted very well with a little color. A person who would step closer if interested and see the author's name. A well-known author can do this easily. Like this fellow (below).

However, I do enjoy a detailed, hard cover book.

 

[-K2-]

@-K2- The title is a great "eye catcher", which is highlighted very well with a little color. A person who would step closer if interested and see the author's name. A well-known author can do this easily. Like this fellow (below).

However, I do enjoy a detailed, hard cover book.

I can't even imagine the cost of doing such today might be (all the embossing, individually laid paint colors and leaf).

K2

 

[Starbeast]

@-K2- No doubt.

Here's an 1899 edition of one of my favorite stories.

 

[tinkerdan]

They don't really tell you how much it would cost...

How to Create Artwork to Foil, Stamp, and Emboss Your Books - The Book Designer

A look at how to prepare artwork for books that will be foil stamped, blind stamped, or embossed with stamping dies

www.thebookdesigner.com

But they do tell you how to do the artwork for it.