George Salter (1897-1967): The Library of Book Designs
![Alfred Döblin, Berlin Alexanderplatz , 1930, cover designed by George Salter.](/media/images/02-Berlin-Alexanderplatz-01.height-515.png)
![Thomas Mann, Death in Venice, cover designed by George Salter](/media/images/06-Death-in-Venice-01.height-515.png)
![Ayn Rand, Atlas Shrugged, 1957, jacket designed by George Salter](/media/images/01-Atlas-Shrugged-02.height-515.png)
![Alfred Bertram Guthrie, <i> The Big Sky, 1980, cover designed by George Salter](/media/images/03-Big-Sky-01.height-515.png)
![Thomas Mann, Confessions of Felix Krull, Confidence Man, 1955, jacket designed by George Salter](/media/images/05-Confessions-of-Felix-Krull-01.height-515.png)
![Oswald Spengler, The Decline of the West, 1962, jacket designed by George Salter](/media/images/07-Decline-of-the-West-01.height-515.png)
![East of Midnight, 1946, book jacket designed by George Salter](/media/images/10-East-of-Midnight-01.height-515.png)
![The Fall of Paris, 1943, jacket designed by George Salter](/media/images/11-Fall-of-Paris-02.height-515.png)
![Hopscotch, 1966, jacket designed by George Salter](/media/images/13-Hopscotch-01.height-515.png)
![Hopscotch, 1966, cover designed by George Salter](/media/images/13-Hopscotch-03.height-515.png)
![Die Lion Feuchtwanger, Die hässliche Herzogin Margarete Maultasch, 1930, dust jacket designed by George Salter](/media/images/12-Hassliche-Herzogin-01.height-515.png)
![Journey of Tapiola, 1946, dust jacket designed by George Salter](/media/images/14-Journey-of-Tapiola-02.height-515.png)
![Journey of Tapiola, 1946, cover designed by George Salter](/media/images/14-Journey-of-Tapiola-03.height-515.png)
![Lord of the Flies, 1962, dust jacket designed by George Salter](/media/images/16-Lord-of-the-Flies-01.height-515.png)
![Lord of the Flies, 1962, dust jacket designed by George Salter](/media/images/16-Lord-of-the-Flies-02.height-515.png)
![Lord of the Flies, 1962, cover designed by George Salter](/media/images/16-Lord-of-the-Flies-03.height-515.png)
![Manhattan Transfer, 1953, cover designed by George Salter](/media/images/17-Manhattan-Transfer-01.height-515.png)
![Miracle in Brittany, 1950, dust jacket designed by George Salter](/media/images/18-Miracle-in-Brittany-01.height-515.png)
![Miracle in Brittany, 1950, dust jacket designed by George Salter](/media/images/18-Miracle-in-Brittany-02.height-515.png)
![Miracle in Brittany, 1950, cover designed by George Salter](/media/images/18-Miracle-in-Brittany-03.height-515.png)
![Miracle in Brittany, 1950, cover designed by George Salter](/media/images/18-Miracle-in-Brittany-04.height-515.png)
![The Night in Lisbon, 1964, dust jacket designed by George Salter](/media/images/19_Night-in-Lisbon-01.height-515.png)
![Nightmare of the Dark, 1967, dust jacket designed by George Salter1967](/media/images/20-Nightmare-of-the-Dark-01.height-515.png)
![The Ordeal of Gilbert Pinfold, 1957 - dust jacket designed by George Salter](/media/images/22-Ordeal-of-Gilbert-Pinfold-01.height-515.png)
![Out of the Night, 1941, dust jacket designed by George Salter](/media/images/23-Out-of-the-Night-01.height-515.png)
![Out of the Night, 1941 - dust jacket designed by George Salter](/media/images/23-Out-of-the-Night-02.height-515.png)
![Out of the Night, 1941 - cover designed by George Salter](/media/images/23-Out-of-the-Night-03.height-515.png)
![A Quiet Place to Work, 1968, dust jacket designed by George Salter](/media/images/24-Quiet-Place-to-Work-01.height-515.png)
![The Scarf, 1947, cover designed by George Salter](/media/images/25-Scarf-01.height-515.png)
![Schreib das auf, Kisch, 1930, cover designed by George Salter](/media/images/26-Schreib-das-auf-Kisch-01.height-515.png)
![See How They Run, 1951, cover designed by George Salter](/media/images/27-See-How-They-Run-01.height-515.png)
![See How They Run, 1951, cover designed by George Salter](/media/images/27-See-How-They-Run-03.height-515.png)
![The Sense of Beauty, 1955, cover designed by George Salter](/media/images/28-Sense-of-Beauty-01.height-515.png)
![The Silver Bacchanal, 1960, cover designed by George Salter](/media/images/29-Silver-Bacchanal-01.height-515.png)
![The Snow Goose, 1941, cover designed by George Salter](/media/images/30-Snow-Goose-01.height-515.png)
![The Snow Goose, 1941, cover designed by George Salter](/media/images/30-Snow-Goose-02.height-515.png)
![A Thing of Beauty, 1956, cover designed by George Salter](/media/images/31-Thing-of-Beauty-01.height-515.png)
![The Tower of Babel, 1947, cover designed by George Salter](/media/images/32-Tower-of-Babel-01.height-515.png)
![The Tower of Babel, 1947, cover designed by George Salter](/media/images/32-Tower-of-Babel-03.height-515.png)
![The Trial, 1947, cover designed by George Salter](/media/images/33-Trial-01.height-515.png)
![The Trial, 1947, cover designed by George Salter](/media/images/33-Trial-02.height-515.png)
![Under the Eye of the Storm, 1967, cover designed by George Salter](/media/images/34-Under-the-eye-of-the-Storm-01.height-515.png)
![Under the Eye of the Storm, 1967, cover designed by George Salter](/media/images/34-Under-the-eye-of-the-Storm-02.height-515.png)
![Under the Eye of the Storm, 1967, cover designed by George Salter](/media/images/34-Under-the-eye-of-the-Storm-03.height-515.png)
![The Violent Season, 1961, cover designed by George Salter](/media/images/35-Violent-Season-01.height-515.png)
![Winter’s Tales, 1942, cover designed by George Salter](/media/images/36-Winters-Tales-01.height-515.png)
![Winter’s Tales, 1942, cover designed by George Salter](/media/images/36-Winters-Tales-02.height-515.png)
![Winter’s Tales, 1942, cover designed by George Salter](/media/images/36-Winters-Tales-04.height-515.png)
This collection of more than 300 books, book covers, and individual graphic designs shows the scope and development of the eclectic design talent of George Salter. George Salter is recognized as one of the most creative forces in modern book design. His innovative work, done for publishers during the Weimar Republic, produced signature pieces for some of the important literary works of the 20th century. So great was Salter’s international reputation that when he immigrated to New York in 1934, he was immediately able to begin work for American publishers and change the face of American book design.
The acquisition and digitization of this collection, which was mainly collected by Prof. Thomas Hansen, Wellesley College, was generously funded by The Cahnman Foundation, New York as described in his interview for the Leo Baeck Institute.
Bibliography: Important Catalogs of George Salter's work:
Hansen, Thomas S. Classic book jackets: the design legacy of George Salter. New York: Princeton Architectural Press, 2005.
Holstein, Jürgen. Georg Salter: Bucheinbände und Schutzumschläge aus Berliner Zeit 1922-1934 : mit einer Auswahl-Bibliographie zur Buchumschlag-Literatur = book bindings and dust jackets from the Berlin period 1922-1934 : with a checklist on jacket design. Berlin: Holstein, 2003.