![]() Multiple book orders and books over 2kg are shipped via APC Overnight, regardless of Postcode. Where possible, we will ship single book orders (under 2kg) by Royal Mail to all UK postcodes. There may also be additional time required for delivery to some areas of the United Kingdom. For these orders we will contact customers to agree a suitable and economic method of shipping. The Really Important Bit: Because we use courier and signed for delivery services, please use an address at which your parcel can be signed for during the normal working day, for example, you may want to have your order delivered to your work address if you're not at home during the day.įirst £3.75 (sometimes a shipping supplement may be added for particularly heavy books or specific postcodes*)Īnother Really Important Bit: There are a number of Postcodes in the UK for which we will need to charge a shipping supplement, this will be calculated once we know the size and weight of the shipment. Sometimes we may ship your order in several parts, particularly if you have 'Pre-Order' titles in your order or titles which are held in stock with our publishing partners. Signed Books are shipped in our specially made book mailing cartons, with the books themselves wrapped in paper to protect them. Orders for delivery in the UK are despatched by Courier and Signed For delivery services and will normally be delivered to you within a few days of placing your order. We use courier and signed for delivery services, so please use an address at which your parcel can be signed for during the normal working day. This may result in small marks to the dustjacket and title page. Please Note: By their very nature, all books will have been handled several times before they get to you. The book includes Steinweiss’s personal recollections and ephemera from an epic career, as well as insightful essays by three-time Grammy Award–winning art director/designer Kevin Reagan and graphic design historian Steven Heller. His daring designs, gathered here in all their bright combinations of bold typography with modern, elegant illustration, revolutionized the way music was sold. Over the next three decades, Steinweiss made thousands of original artworks for classical, jazz, and popular record covers for Columbia, Decca, London, and Everest as well as logos, labels, advertising material, even his own typeface, the Steinweiss Scrawl. In 1940, as Columbia Records’ young new art director, he pitched an idea: why not replace the standard plain brown wrapper with an eye-catching illustration? The company took a chance, and within months its record sales increased by over 800 percent. This book includes personal recollections of the father of album covers, ephemera from his epic career, and insightful essays.Īlex Steinweiss (1917–2011) invented the album cover as we know it. Record collectors and graphic designers rejoice! With this fresh, affordable edition of Alex Steinweiss’s genius cover art, discover the bold typography and illustration that revolutionized the way music was consumed.
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