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Cooper Hewitt Book Recommendations & Book Mentions

This list consists of recommendations or mentions of books spotted in media, social media accounts, podcasts or other public websites.

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✍️ We are the Smithsonian design museum! 🕰 Open Daily, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. 🎟 Tickets at https://t.co/mBOkMJAsVt Legal: https://t.co/LTKtIo0xA9

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Book Cover for: The Great Gatsby, F. Scott Fitzgerald

The Great Gatsby

F. Scott Fitzgerald
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#OnThisDay in 1925 The Great Gatsby was published, cementing F. Scott Fitzgerald as one of the greatest American writers. This design for its cover was made by one of America’s greatest modern designers: Alvin Lustig. He knew how to connect a book's cover to its contents. https://t.co/kiRQw98nl0

Paperback, 2004

$17.00Member price:$8.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Ulysses, James Joyce

Ulysses

James Joyce
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#OnThisDay in 1922, Ulysses was published on James Joyce's 40th birthday. In 1949, E. McKnight Kauffer designed this cover, one of his most famous designs and one beloved by graphic designers to this day. See it on display now, learn more & reserve tix at https://t.co/d2SeSficcB https://t.co/2qGEa07INb

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Book Cover for: Happy Valentine's Day: Valentine Book for Lovers.: Happy Valentine's Day: Valentine Book, Write Sweet Words for You Girl, Women Gift., Jasmin Vu

Happy Valentine's Day: Valentine Book for Lovers.: Happy Valentine's Day: Valentine Book, Write Sweet Words for You Girl, Women Gift.

Jasmin Vu
Cooper HewittCooper Hewitt

"Matters of the heart are never simple"—so said the designer of this necklace, Frank Tjepkema. The intricate and multiple layers, as well as a key to lock or unlock it, adds poetic depth to his concept. #HappyValentinesDay! [Clockwork Love Wings Gold; 2009; gift of Susan Lewin] https://t.co/3C2Gqr0asT

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Book Cover for: Household stories: Coloring book, Walter Crane

Household stories: Coloring book

Walter Crane
Cooper HewittCooper Hewitt

Happy #NationalColoringBookDay everyone! We are more than a little obsessed with Walter Crane's Painting Book. The so-called "academician of the nursery" adapted his fairy tale illustrations to create this commercially successful coloring book in 1889. Courtesy @SILibraries 💙 https://t.co/zTBKryT0Xh

Paperback, 2017

$5.95Member price:$2.97 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Botanical Expressions: A Calming Escape, Lei Faircloth

Botanical Expressions: A Calming Escape

Lei Faircloth
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Can it be Spring yet please? 🥶 See this and other objects inspired by nature in "Nature By Design: Botanical Expressions", find out more here https://s.si.edu/natured. ___ Wellspring Carafe; Designed by Richard Redgrave; 1842–1852 https://t.co/LF7uWO3TGc

Paperback, 2017

$5.99Member price:$2.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: The Great Gatsby, F. Scott Fitzgerald

The Great Gatsby

F. Scott Fitzgerald
Cooper HewittCooper Hewitt

#OnThisDay in 1925 The Great Gatsby was published, cementing F. Scott Fitzgerald as one of the greatest American writers. This design for its cover was made by one of America’s greatest modern designers: Alvin Lustig. He knew how to connect a book's cover to its contents. https://t.co/kiRQw98nl0

Paperback, 2022

$21.35Member price:$10.68 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: The Great Gatsby, F. Scott Scott Fitzgerald

The Great Gatsby

F. Scott Scott Fitzgerald
Cooper HewittCooper Hewitt

#OnThisDay in 1925 The Great Gatsby was published, cementing F. Scott Fitzgerald as one of the greatest American writers. This design for its cover was made by one of America’s greatest modern designers: Alvin Lustig. He knew how to connect a book's cover to its contents. https://t.co/kiRQw98nl0

Hardcover, 2023

$45.00Member price:$22.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Ulysses: Second Edition, James Joyce

Ulysses: Second Edition

James Joyce
Cooper HewittCooper Hewitt

#OnThisDay in 1922, Ulysses was published on James Joyce's 40th birthday. In 1949, E. McKnight Kauffer designed this cover, one of his most famous designs and one beloved by graphic designers to this day. See it on display now, learn more & reserve tix at https://t.co/d2SeSficcB https://t.co/2qGEa07INb

Paperback, 2022

$12.95Member price:$6.47 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Symbol Sourcebook: An Authoritative Guide to International Graphic Symbols, Henry Dreyfuss

Symbol Sourcebook: An Authoritative Guide to International Graphic Symbols

Henry Dreyfuss
Cooper HewittCooper Hewitt

🚨 New exhibition alert! 🚨 From the STOP sign to 😂, symbols are everywhere! Our next exhibition focuses on Henry Dreyfuss's Symbol Sourcebook, used since the 1970s by people across the world as a universal language. "Give Me a Sign: The Language of Symbols" opens May 13. https://t.co/4uOySnjNMz

Paperback, 1991

$59.95Member price:$34.95 + Free shipping50% off your first book(max discount $25)
Book Cover for: Pop Art: A Pop Art Coloring Book Adults 2021, with Several Artistic Drawings, 47 Pages, 8.5×11 inches, Perfect Design Matte Fin, Don Hr

Pop Art: A Pop Art Coloring Book Adults 2021, with Several Artistic Drawings, 47 Pages, 8.5×11 inches, Perfect Design Matte Fin

Don Hr
Cooper HewittCooper Hewitt

Floral designs make up the largest grouping of wallpapers in the Museum’s collection by far. This design, named Poppies, is representative of the 1960s, with its Pop Art style, high contrast and bold colors. ___ Sidewall, Poppies; designed by Ben Morris, ca. 1968 https://t.co/8RzaaZ5SnF

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