An Archive of Book Cover Designs & Designers

cover of Retribution
Book Info:

Retribution

Author: Max Hastings

ISBN: 307263517

Genre: nonfiction

Publisher: Knopf

Design Info:

Designer: Peter Mendelsund

Art Director: Carol Devine Carson

Photographer: W. Eugene Smith

The Book Cover Archive, for the appreciation and categorization of excellence in book cover design.

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© 2025 Ben Pieratt & Eric Jacobsen. All covers are the copyright of their respective owners. We work hard to credit well.

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Font identification

Font identification generously provided by Stephen Coles, editor of Fonts In Use and Typographica.

Portfolio sites of
book cover designers

  • Mark Abrams
  • Kelly Blair
  • Milan Bozic
  • Christopher Brand
  • Barbara deWilde
  • Roberto de Vicq de Cumptich
  • David Drummond
  • David Gee
  • Jonathan Gray
  • Darren Haggar
  • High Design
  • Jamie Keenan
  • Chip Kidd™
  • Gregg Kulick
  • Chin-Yee Lai
  • Mark Melnick
  • Peter Mendelsund
  • David Pearson
  • Isaac Tobin
  • Megan Wilson
  • Ben Wiseman
  • Henry Sene Yee
  • Helen Yentus

Great sites on
book cover design

  • The Casual Optimist
  • The Book Design Review
  • Book Covers Anonymous
  • Faceout Books
  • Judge a Book…
  • Tal Designz
  • The Penguin Blog
  • Peter Mendelsund’s Thoughts
  • The Pelican Project
  • Joe Kral’s Penguin Collection
  • Caustic Cover Critic

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