Tom Wolfe paperbacks, Bantam
Contributed by Florian Hardwig on Jul 13th, 2025. Artwork published in
circa 1969
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In the late 1960s and 1970s, Bantam brought out a series of paperback editions of books by Tom Wolfe. The cover designs all follow the same recipe: take an image and place it inside concentric circles. Add the title and author’s name in the heavy slab-serif caps of West Behemoth above, set center-aligned and/or stacked and justified, and separated by a thin line that further accentuates the boldness of the type. Complete with a blurb in caps from Trade Gothic. Use reversed type on darker background colors and black type on lighter ones.
The Pump House Gang, 1969
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The Painted Word, 1975
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Mauve Gloves & Madmen, Clutter & Vine is an exception in that it replaces West Behemoth with Egyptienne Bold Extended: