The Best Book Covers of 2017

They say never judge a book by its cover… but we all know we’d be lying if it didn’t help sway our opinion. Bridgeman has licensed images for some beautiful covers around the world over the past year. Take a look at some of our highlighted designs, not including the winners of our first ever Book Cover Design Awards 2017.

 

America

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From left: published by Harper Collins; Hogarth; Columbia University Press; Penguin Random House

 

France

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From left: published by Buschet Chastel; Fernand Hazan; Actes Sud; Points

Germany

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From left: published by Aufbau Taschenbuch Verlag; Kiepenheuer & Witsch Gmbh; Piper Verlag Gmbh; Bastei Entertainment

 

Korea

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From left: published by Woongjin Thing Big; Gilbut Publishing; –, Gilbut Publishing

Spain / Portugal

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From left: published by Salamandra; Editorial Planeta; D. Quixote; Editorial Planeta

United Kingdom

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From left: published by Michael Joseph Ltd; Windmill Books; Oxford University Press; Sceptre

Italy

From left: published by BUR Contemporanea; Guanda; La Nave di Teseo I delfini; La Nave di Teseo Le Onde

From left: published by BUR Contemporanea; Guanda; La Nave di Teseo I delfini; La Nave di Teseo Le Onde

Like what you see? Get in touch with your local Bridgeman office for any image research or licensing queries:

UK and Rest of the World:  uksales@bridgemanimages.com
North and South America:  nysales@bridgemanimages.com
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