在《书》一书中，基思·休斯顿揭示了书籍的纸张、墨水、线、胶水和纸板，它们如同书页上的文字一样，蕴含着丰富的故事。休斯顿以引人入胜的方式，追溯了这一拥有2000年历史的媒介的历史，追溯了书写、印刷、插图艺术和装订艺术的发展，展现了我们如何从楔形文字板和纸莎草卷轴发展到如今的精装书和平装书。 In The Book, Keith Houston reveals that the paper, ink, thread, glue, and board from which a book is made tell as rich a story as the words on its pages. In an invitingly tactile history of this 2,000-year-old medium, Houston follows t...(展开全部)

“Everybody who has ever read a book will benefit from the way Keith Houston explores the most powerful object of our time. And everybody who has read it will agree that reports of the book’s death have been greatly exaggerated.”―Erik Spiekermann, typographer We may love books, but do we know what lies behind them? In The Book, Keith Houston reveals that the paper, ink, thread, ...(展开全部)

Why do some book covers instantly grab your attention, while others never get a second glance? Fusing word and image, as well as design thinking and literary criticism, this captivating investigation goes behind the scenes of the cover design process to answer this question and more. NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY THE NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW As the outward face o...(展开全部)

* A best-selling anthology of over 400 covers from one of the most acclaimed record labels of all time. * Complete compliation of the original Blue Note volumes * A timeless collector's piece for all music fans The Cover Art of Blue Note Records is Graham Marsh and Glyn Callingham's classic collection of the finest record sleeves produced by the celebrated Blue Note record l...(展开全部)

* A best-selling anthology of over 400 covers from one of the most acclaimed record labels of all time. * Complete compliation of the original Blue Note volumes * A timeless collector's piece for all music fans The Cover Art of Blue Note Records is Graham Marsh and Glyn Callingham's classic collection of the finest record sleeves produced by the celebrated Blue Note record l...(展开全部)

（1）编者简介 妮可·马修斯（Nicole Matthews），澳大利亚悉尼麦考瑞大学媒介、批评和文化研究讲师，著有《喜剧政治》（Comic Politics, 2002）。 妮基安娜·穆迪（Nickianne Moody），英国利物浦约翰摩尔斯大学媒介与文化研究的负责人。编有《性别化的图书馆史》（Gendering Library History，2000）、《西班牙通俗小说》（Spanish Popular Fiction，2004）等多部论文集。 （2）译者简介 王苇，文学博士，南京师范大学外国语学院讲师。主要研究方向为英美文学与女性文学、文学翻译等。出版专著《西方女性小说经典导读》（合著）、译著《与阿列克斯一路同行》，在《当代外国文学》等刊物发表学术论文十余篇。

Under the Cover follows the life trajectory of a single work of fiction from its initial inspiration to its reception by reviewers and readers. The subject is Jarrettsville, a historical novel by Cornelia Nixon, which was published in 2009 and based on an actual murder committed by an ancestor of Nixon's in the postbellum South. Clayton Childress takes you behind the scenes to ...(展开全部)

彼得·门德尔桑德（Peter Mendelsund） 世界知名书籍装帧设计师、作家、古典钢琴演奏家。毕业于美国哥伦比亚大学文学与哲学专业，是《大西洋月刊》的创意总监，曾担任美国克诺夫出版社艺术副总监、万神殿书局艺术总监。他操刀的封面有《情人》、卡夫卡作品系列、卡尔维诺作品系列等。 《纽约时报》称他为“如今活跃着的最顶尖的设计师”。《华尔街日报》称他的作品为“当代小说封面中最具辨识度与代表性的设计”。

彼得·门德尔桑德（Peter Mendelsund） 世界知名书籍装帧设计师、作家、古典钢琴演奏家。毕业于美国哥伦比亚大学文学与哲学专业，是《大西洋月刊》的创意总监，曾担任美国克诺夫出版社艺术副总监、万神殿书局艺术总监。他操刀的封面有《情人》、卡夫卡作品系列、卡尔维诺作品系列等。 《纽约时报》称他为“如今活跃着的最顶尖的设计师”。《华尔街日报》称他的作品为“当代小说封面中最具辨识度与代表性的设计”。