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Design Category
Book design, 1997
Design firm
Little, Brown & Company (New York, New York)
Collection
(1998) 50 Books/50 Covers of 1997
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A rollicking novel about a rare book is the impetus for this modern book jacket, which surprints the book described in the novel. The book’s humor and darkness are meant to be reflected by the juxtaposition of these two elements. The die-cut hole, while playing literally off the title, is also intended to represent the bullets that fly in the narrative.