Treason by the Book

Treason by the Book

Penguin Group, Evan Gaffney Design, New York, New York, 2001

Description

The challenge was to take a subject that would scare off many readers—a Chinese political scandal from centuries ago—and package it like a contemporary thriller without cheapening the content.

Collections: 50 Books | 50 Covers of 2001
Repository: Denver Art Museum
Discipline: Book design
Format: Book cover

Credits

Design firms
Penguin Group, Evan Gaffney Design
Art director
Roseanne Serra
Designer
Evan Gaffney
Cover art
From the introduction of Awakening from Delusion, written by the Emperor Yongzheng (outer cover); from a series of fantasy paintings commissioned by the Emperor Yongzheng (inner cover)
Production coordinator
Dolores M. Reilly
Trim size
5 5/16 x 8 inches
Quantity printed
20,000
Typefaces
Bodoni AS, Cornivus, Eldorado, Helvetica, Nobel, OCRB, Univers
Papers
Mando 70, 40 lb.
Printer
Coral Graphics
Author
Jonathan D. Spence
Publisher
Penguin Group
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