Cookery Postcards from Penguin: 100 Cookbook Covers in One Box

Cookery Postcards from Penguin: 100 Cookbook Covers in One Box

John Hamilton (Compiled by)
$25.00
Publication Date: March 31st, 2015
Publisher:
Penguin Books
ISBN:
9780241004999
Pages:
100

Description

A postcard box set of 100 cookbook covers curated by Penguin Art Director John Hamilton. A potted history of book jacket art over the last sixty or so years - classic, witty and inventive - and the perfect gift item for foodies and design fans.

About the Author

John Hamilton attended the Glasgow School of Art and Design where he specialized in Illustration. He joined Penguin in 1997 as Art Director and is responsible for art directing Penguin General's hardback imprints, Viking, Hamish Hamilton, Michael Joseph, Fig Tree and Penguin Ireland, as well as its Penguin paperback editions. He lives in Lewes, East Sussex, with his large collection of old cookbooks, his family and lurcher, Tess.