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Original Book Covers

Original Book Cover Artwork
Original Book Cover Artwork

Original Book Cover Artwork

By Eldon Dedini

Located in San Francisco, CA

On offer is an original sketch done in watercolors and acrylic for the book jacket of humorist Max Shulman's 1971 novel, “Potatoes Are Cheaper.”

Category

1970s Surrealist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Acrylic, Watercolor

The Passage, Original Book Cover Illustration

The Passage, Original Book Cover Illustration

By Ron Lesser

Located in Fort Washington, PA

Original cover illustration for book published by Avon Books Dimensions: 27.62" x 21.90" Signature: Signed Lower Right

Category

Late 20th Century Figurative Paintings

Materials

Paint

Girls Reading in the Grass, Original book cover for "A Little Maid of Virginia"
Girls Reading in the Grass, Original book cover for "A Little Maid of Virginia"

Girls Reading in the Grass, Original book cover for "A Little Maid of Virginia"

By Sarah S. Stilwell Weber

Located in Fort Washington, PA

Sarah Stilwell Weber's original cover illustration for Alice Turner Curtis's A Little Maid of Virginia, from Turner’s popular “Little Maid” series of historical fiction.

Category

1920s Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"A Cold Day in Hell" Book Cover
"A Cold Day in Hell" Book Cover

"A Cold Day in Hell" Book Cover

By Louis S. Glanzman

Located in Fort Washington, PA

Dimensions: 24.50" x 36.00" Original book cover for "A Cold Day in Hell" by Terry Johnston for Bantam Books, published 1996.

Category

1990s Figurative Paintings

Materials

Paint

The Wench is Dead

Ron LesserThe Wench is Dead

$900

H 20 in W 14 in

The Wench is Dead

By Ron Lesser

Located in Fort Washington, PA

Original book cover illustration for "The Wench is Dead," published by Centipede Press.

Category

20th Century Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

Montezumas Daughter, original vintage book cover
Montezumas Daughter, original vintage book cover

Montezumas Daughter, original vintage book cover

Located in London, GB

Vivian Bewick Montezumas Daughter, original vintage book cover Wash and gouache 34 x 28 cm This work was originally a book cover design for the historical adventure novel 'Montez...

Category

20th Century Realist Mixed Media

Materials

India Ink, Color

Red 12, Original Paperback Book Cover

Red 12, Original Paperback Book Cover

By Ron Lesser

Located in Fort Washington, PA

Cover illustration for the novel Red 12 by Louis A Goth, Published by Dell (January 1, 1980). Medium: Oil on Board Dimensions: 32.13" x 21.25"

Category

1980s Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Leopold of Habsburg, original vintage book cover
Leopold of Habsburg, original vintage book cover

Leopold of Habsburg, original vintage book cover

Located in London, GB

Vivian Bewick Leopold von Habsburg, original vintage book cover India ink and body colour 30 x 26 cm This work was originally a book cover design for the biography on Leopold Habs...

Category

1940s Realist Mixed Media

Materials

India Ink, Color

Night Must Fall, original vintage book cover
Night Must Fall, original vintage book cover

Night Must Fall, original vintage book cover

Located in London, GB

Vivian Bewick Night must fall, original vintage book cover Poster colours 24 x 16 cm Signed to reverse This vibrant work was originally a book cover design for the play 'Night Mus...

Category

20th Century Realist Mixed Media

Materials

India Ink, Color

Best Friends, Original Paperback Book Cover Artwork
Best Friends, Original Paperback Book Cover Artwork

Best Friends, Original Paperback Book Cover Artwork

By Ron Lesser

Located in Fort Washington, PA

Original paperback cover artwork for the book 'Best Friends' by Consuelo Baehr, Dell books, published 1981.

Category

1980s Other Art Style Paintings

Materials

Board, Oil

"A Gentleman's Daughter" Original Romance Book Cover
"A Gentleman's Daughter" Original Romance Book Cover

"A Gentleman's Daughter" Original Romance Book Cover

By Robert Berran

Located in Fort Washington, PA

Zebra Books Robert Berran has been a prolific romance and historical book cover illustrator since the 1970s. Signed lower left, and again on the reverse with date. Unframed Canvas...

Category

1990s Romantic Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Day of Judgement, Original Paperback Book Cover Artwork

Day of Judgement, Original Paperback Book Cover Artwork

By Ron Lesser

Located in Fort Washington, PA

Original paperback cover artwork for the book Day of Judgment by Jack Higgins, published by Pocket Books, 1990.

Category

1990s Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Season in Hell, Original Paperback Book Cover Artwork

Season in Hell, Original Paperback Book Cover Artwork

By Ron Lesser

Located in Fort Washington, PA

Date: 1990 Medium: Oil on Board Dimensions: 21.38" x 28.50" Cover illustration for Season of Hell written by Jack Higgins, Pocket Books

Category

1990s Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

"Julius Caesar"  original art for Penguin book cover
"Julius Caesar"  original art for Penguin book cover

"Julius Caesar" original art for Penguin book cover

By Milton Glaser

Located in Miami, FL

An uncanny and unexpected pose characterizes this work as Julius Ceasar warily looks over his shoulder and blood-stained toga. Signed lower right "M. Glaser" Exhibited: Milton Glase...

Category

1980s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor, Pencil, Paper

Blood of the Rich, Original Paperback Book Cover Artwork

Blood of the Rich, Original Paperback Book Cover Artwork

By Ron Lesser

Located in Fort Washington, PA

Medium: Oil on Board Dimensions: 10.75" x 12.75" Original paperback cover artwork for a book published by Warner Books

Category

Late 20th Century Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

A Few Painted Feathers, Original Paperback Book Cover Illustration
A Few Painted Feathers, Original Paperback Book Cover Illustration

A Few Painted Feathers, Original Paperback Book Cover Illustration

Located in Fort Washington, PA

Paperback book cover illustration for A Few Painted Feathers by Stephen Longstreet, published by Popular Library, 1963. A historical novel about the American Revolution. The cover...

Category

1960s Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Board

Eagles Where I Walk, Original Paperback Book Cover Illustration
Eagles Where I Walk, Original Paperback Book Cover Illustration

Eagles Where I Walk, Original Paperback Book Cover Illustration

Located in Fort Washington, PA

Paperback book cover illustration for Eagles Where I Walk by Stephen Longstreet, published by Popular Library, 1961. The publisher describes the story: “Anger had burst into rebel...

Category

1960s Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Couverture Mourlot IV
Couverture Mourlot IV

Couverture Mourlot IV

By Pablo Picasso

Located in Wien, 9

Pablo Picasso (1881-1973) Couverture Mourlot IV is the original book cover of the monograph "Picasso. Lithograph".

Category

1960s Modern Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Rambles in the Wye Valley, Original Artwork for Book Cover, Railway Art

Rambles in the Wye Valley, Original Artwork for Book Cover, Railway Art

By Gwynn

Located in London, GB

Gouache on paper, unsigned Image size: 12 x 15 ¼ inches (30.5 x 39 cm) Art Deco frame This rare original artwork was used as the book cover for Hugh E.

Category

Early 20th Century Art Deco Landscape Paintings

Materials

Gouache

Little Benny Wanted a Pony Little Golden Book Cover Illustration Original Art
Little Benny Wanted a Pony Little Golden Book Cover Illustration Original Art

Little Benny Wanted a Pony Little Golden Book Cover Illustration Original Art

Located in Miami, FL

Little Benny Wanted a Pony, from Little Golden Books, is a classic in the children's book genre. Famed Illustrator Richard Scarry succeeds in connecting people's lives, but in his c...

Category

1950s Outsider Art Figurative Paintings

Materials

Gouache, Illustration Board, Pencil

Spanish artist original 1975 lithograph on canvas book cover for Rafael Alberti
Spanish artist original 1975 lithograph on canvas book cover for Rafael Alberti

Spanish artist original 1975 lithograph on canvas book cover for Rafael Alberti

By Joan Miró

Located in Miami, FL

Joan Miro (Spain, 1893-1983) 'Maravillas con variaciones acrósticas en el jardín de Miró (cobertura para el estuche)', 1975 lithograph on canvas 21.5 x 32.25 x 21 in. (54 x 82 cm.) E...

Category

1970s Abstract Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph, Canvas, Ink

Somerset by Maxwell Fraser (original painting for book cover), British Art-Deco
Somerset by Maxwell Fraser (original painting for book cover), British Art-Deco

Somerset by Maxwell Fraser (original painting for book cover), British Art-Deco

By Leonard Cusden

Located in London, GB

Leonard Cusden British Flourished: 1920 - 1950 Somerset Gouache, signed lower right Image size: 17 ¾ x 27 inches Contemporary oak gilt frame This is the original painting used...

Category

20th Century Art Deco Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Gouache

The Duel, Cover for Kuppenheimer Style Book, Fall / Winter 1910-1911
The Duel, Cover for Kuppenheimer Style Book, Fall / Winter 1910-1911

The Duel, Cover for Kuppenheimer Style Book, Fall / Winter 1910-1911

By Frank Xavier Leyendecker

Located in Fort Washington, PA

Original Kuppenheimer Style Book Cover, Fall / Winter 1910-1911 edition For the Fall/Winter 1910-1911 Kuppenheimer Style Book, Francis Xavier Leyendecker crafted a captivating cov...

Category

1910s Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

October: The Silence with 2 lithograph by Kumi Sugar - 1970
October: The Silence with 2 lithograph by Kumi Sugar - 1970

October: The Silence with 2 lithograph by Kumi Sugar - 1970

Located in Roma, IT

Includes original hard cover on green cardboard with names of the poet and the artist printed in white on bottom center of the book, and original slipcase.

Category

1970s Abstract More Art

Materials

Paper, Lithograph

Simple Uncle Sam
Simple Uncle Sam

Jeff LadouceurSimple Uncle Sam, 2020

$2,950

H 10.75 in W 8.75 in D 1 in

Simple Uncle Sam

By Jeff Ladouceur

Located in Hollywood, FL

Artist: Jeff Ladouceur Title: Simple Uncle Sam Size: 10.75 x 8.75 Inches (Framed: 14.5 x 12 Inches) Medium: Mixed Media on Book Cover Edition: Original Year: 2020 Notes: Hand...

Category

2010s Contemporary Mixed Media

Materials

Mixed Media

Peanuts Limited Edition Giclee Print: It's The Great Pumpkin!

Peanuts Limited Edition Giclee Print: It's The Great Pumpkin!

Located in Los Angeles, CA

MEDIUM: ​Limited Edition Giclee Print IMAGE SIZE: 18" x 16.125" EDITION SIZE: 66 ABOUT THE IMAGE: A Limited Edition giclée print based on an original ink and paint book cover illust...

Category

1960s Pop Art More Art

Materials

Paint, Paper, Pen, Pencil

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Vanitas-From Pop

Paul BéliveauVanitas-From Pop

Unavailable

H 36 in W 36 in

Vanitas-From Pop

By Paul Béliveau

Located in New York, NY

Paul Beliveau Original acrylic painting Book covers Invented book spines

Category

2010s Photorealist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

Life with Archie, Volume 1, #178, 1971
Life with Archie, Volume 1, #178, 1971

Life with Archie, Volume 1, #178, 1971

By Michael Suchta

Located in East Hampton, NY

Each painting starts with the original comic book cover as a guide. Suchta then creates his own design which is then reverse painted on six or seven different panels of lucite.

Category

2010s Pop Art More Art

Materials

Lucite, Acrylic

Wonder Woman, Volume 1, #268
Wonder Woman, Volume 1, #268

Michael SuchtaWonder Woman, Volume 1, #268, 2018

Unavailable

H 30 in W 24 in D 2 in

Wonder Woman, Volume 1, #268

By Michael Suchta

Located in East Hampton, NY

Each painting starts with the original comic book cover as a guide. Suchta then creates his own design which is then reverse painted on six or seven different panels of lucite.

Category

2010s Pop Art More Art

Materials

Lucite, Acrylic

Richie Rich, Volume 1, #110, 1971
Richie Rich, Volume 1, #110, 1971

Richie Rich, Volume 1, #110, 1971

By Michael Suchta

Located in East Hampton, NY

Each painting starts with the original comic book cover as a guide. Suchta then creates his own design which is then reverse painted on six or seven different panels of lucite.

Category

2010s Pop Art More Art

Materials

Lucite, Acrylic

Superman, Volume 2, #53, 1991
Superman, Volume 2, #53, 1991

Superman, Volume 2, #53, 1991

By Michael Suchta

Located in East Hampton, NY

Each painting starts with the original comic book cover as a guide. Suchta then creates his own design which is then reverse painted on six or seven different panels of lucite.

Category

2010s Pop Art More Art

Materials

Lucite, Acrylic

Giants Bread Original Book Cover by Mary Westmacott pseudonym of Agatha Christie

Giants Bread Original Book Cover by Mary Westmacott pseudonym of Agatha Christie

Located in London, GB

Macadam (illustrator) Giants Bread Original Book Cover Design (written by 'Mary Westmacott' pseudonym of Agatha Christie) Watercolour and pencil 37.5x25cm Agatha Christie wrote a se...

Category

1930s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

Materials

Pen, Pencil

Crime and Punishment - Original Oil Painting of Fictional Oversized Book Cover
Crime and Punishment - Original Oil Painting of Fictional Oversized Book Cover

Crime and Punishment - Original Oil Painting of Fictional Oversized Book Cover

By Don Pollack

Located in Chicago, IL

Jane Austin is not the author of Crime and Punishment. And so let the discussion begin. This large scale painting takes inspiration from Penguin's Great Books series. But the arti...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

George Orwell, 2017 - Original Oil Painting of Fictional Oversized Book Cover
George Orwell, 2017 - Original Oil Painting of Fictional Oversized Book Cover

George Orwell, 2017 - Original Oil Painting of Fictional Oversized Book Cover

By Don Pollack

Located in Chicago, IL

George Orwell's dystopian novel, 1984, which touches on themes of government overreach, and totalitarianism is the inspiration for this painting based on Penguin's Modern Classics se...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Year of the Eclipse - Original Oil Painting of Fictional Oversized Book Cover
Year of the Eclipse - Original Oil Painting of Fictional Oversized Book Cover

Year of the Eclipse - Original Oil Painting of Fictional Oversized Book Cover

By Don Pollack

Located in Chicago, IL

True Life Novelettes is the most recent addition to the bigger project; Crossing The Great Divide which is loosely a series of landscape and history projects I began in 2009. It expl...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Christopher Wool, Assassin, from "Black Book", 1989
Christopher Wool, Assassin, from "Black Book", 1989

Christopher Wool, Assassin, from "Black Book", 1989

By Christopher Wool

Located in London, GB

CHRISTOPHER WOOL Page from Black Book, 1989 Complete book is a hardcover book, printed on smooth wove paper with title page and justification, unpaginated, bound (as issued) with ori...

Category

1980s Contemporary Prints and Multiples

Materials

Screen

On the Fence
On the Fence

Sam CherryOn the Fence, 1950s

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H 16.5 in W 22 in

On the Fence

By Sam Cherry

Located in Fort Washington, PA

Signature: Signed Lower Right Sight Size 16 1/2" x 22" Framed 20 1/2" x 26 1/2" Condition: Excellent Original Use: Cover Art For An As Of Yet Unidentified Paperback Book Title A b...

Category

1950s Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Illustration Board

Rare original Keith Haring cover art
Rare original Keith Haring cover art

Rare original Keith Haring cover art

By Keith Haring

Located in NEW YORK, NY

Keith Haring illustrated Nous Tintin 1987, 'Keith Haring in Tintin Land': An artist tribute collection to Tintin featuring double-sided original book cover art by Keith Haring. Brill...

Category

1980s Pop Art Prints and Multiples

Materials

Paper

A single page extracted from "Black Book", 1989

A single page extracted from "Black Book", 1989

By Christopher Wool

Located in London, GB

CHRISTOPHER WOOL Page from Black Book, 1989 Complete book is a hardcover book, printed on smooth wove paper with title page and justification, unpaginated, bound (as issued) with o...

Category

1980s Prints and Multiples

Materials

Screen

"The Chap-Book" Original Vintage Chap Book American Magazine Cover

"The Chap-Book" Original Vintage Chap Book American Magazine Cover

Located in Boston, MA

The pocket-sized Chap-Book debuted in 1894 and became the first literary periodical of note in the US. Bragdon's handsome poster of a woman reading the magazine in a smart coach com...

Category

1890s Art Nouveau Prints and Multiples

Materials

Lithograph

Christopher Wool, 'Page From Blackbook', 1989
Christopher Wool, 'Page From Blackbook', 1989

Christopher Wool, 'Page From Blackbook', 1989

By Christopher Wool

Located in Park City, UT

CHRISTOPHER WOOL Page from Black Book, 1989 Complete book is a hardcover book, printed on smooth wove paper with title page and justification, unpaginated, bound (as issued) with ori...

Category

1980s Contemporary More Prints

Materials

Black and White

On The Fence
On The Fence

Sam CherryOn The Fence, 1950s

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H 26.5 in W 20.5 in

On The Fence

By Sam Cherry

Located in Minneapolis, MN

A bawdy smoking redheaded bad girl finds herself proverbially "on the fence" and garnering the attention of a pair of well articulated convincing hayseeds in this large and wonderful...

Category

1950s American Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Illustration Board

Unpopular Penguin 305
Unpopular Penguin 305

Ben TankardUnpopular Penguin 305, 2018

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H 43.51 in W 29.93 in D 1.19 in

Unpopular Penguin 305

By Ben Tankard

Located in Melbourne, AU

I wanted to take the original format of the book cover and transform it, distorting it with thick brushstrokes, and distorting the text, retaining the essence of the original inspira...

Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Unpopular Penguin 312
Unpopular Penguin 312

Ben TankardUnpopular Penguin 312, 2018

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H 39.77 in W 29.93 in D 1.19 in

Unpopular Penguin 312

By Ben Tankard

Located in Melbourne, AU

I wanted to take the original format of the book cover and transform it, distorting it with thick brushstrokes, and distorting the text, retaining the essence of the original inspira...

Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic, Pencil

Christopher Wool, 'Page From Blackbook', 1989
Christopher Wool, 'Page From Blackbook', 1989

Christopher Wool, 'Page From Blackbook', 1989

By Christopher Wool

Located in Park City, UT

CHRISTOPHER WOOL Page from Black Book, 1989 Complete book is a hardcover book, printed on smooth wove paper with title page and justification, unpaginated, bound (as issued) with ori...

Category

1980s Contemporary More Prints

Materials

Black and White

Christoper Wool, 'Page From Blackbook', 1989
Christoper Wool, 'Page From Blackbook', 1989

Christoper Wool, 'Page From Blackbook', 1989

By Christopher Wool

Located in Park City, UT

CHRISTOPHER WOOL Page from Black Book, 1989 Complete book is a hardcover book, printed on smooth wove paper with title page and justification, unpaginated, bound (as issued) with ori...

Category

1980s Contemporary More Prints

Materials

Black and White

Unpopular Penguin 301
Unpopular Penguin 301

Ben TankardUnpopular Penguin 301, 2018

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H 43.51 in W 29.93 in D 1.19 in

Unpopular Penguin 301

By Ben Tankard

Located in Melbourne, AU

I wanted to take the original format of the book cover and transform it, distorting it with thick brushstrokes, and distorting the text, retaining the essence of the original inspira...

Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

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Original Book Covers For Sale on 1stDibs

An assortment of original book covers is available on 1stDibs. There are many contemporary, modern and Impressionist versions of these works for sale. There are many variations of these items available, from those made as long ago as the 18th Century to those made as recently as the 21st Century. You can search the original book covers that we have for sale on 1stDibs by color — popular works were created in bold and neutral palettes with elements of gray, black, beige and purple. Many versions of these artworks are appealing in their rich colors and composition, but Roberta Fineberg, Gered Mankowitz, Alex Sher, Slim Aarons and Ian Gittler produced especially popular works that are worth a look. Frequently made by artists working in pigment print, paper and archival pigment print, all of these available pieces are unique and have attracted attention over the years. If space is limited, there are small original book covers measuring 0.25 across, while our inventory also includes pieces up to 177.17 inches across to better suit those in the market for large iterations.

How Much are Original Book Covers?

Prices for pieces in our collection of original book covers start at $65 and top out at $250,000 with the average selling for $1,803.