Louise Brooks has appeared on the covers of more than a handful of contemporary books, which is notable in that a good number of them are not necessarily about the actress or only reference her. These cover appearances are sometimes merely decorative — as an iconic figure, Brooks’ image was meant to be alluring, or perhaps evoke something about fashion or popular culture. With some covers, Brooks’ image was merely decorative — a pretty face, as is said, can help sell a book or magazine or whatever.
Besides this, there are a few other pages on the LBS website which showcase contemporary book covers featuring Louise Brooks or a Louise Brooks look-alike, including ones for fiction, poetry and drama, general non-fiction, and works of film history. Those pages are:
FICTION | POETRY & DRAMA | NON-FICTION | FILM HISTORY
A 2012 article by Thomas Gladysz on the subject of contemporary book covers featuring Louise Brooks can be found on the Huffington Post, “Louise Brooks – Cover Girl and Secret Muse of the 20th Century.” Notably, Louise Brooks also appeared on number of books published in the past. The LBS website which features a generously illustrated page of vintage Photoplay Editions (movie tie-in books and booklets) as well as a page of a few unrelated Vintage Book Covers. Know of other cover appearances? Have a better scan or additional information to share? The LBS would love to hear from you via its CONTACT page.
COVER APPEARANCES – DRAMA & POETRY:
Displayed below are editions of two books of poetry and a handful of dramatic works which also have Louise Brooks on the cover.
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| Lulu Frank Wedekind L’age d’Homme, 1989 drama | France |
Emphysema: (A Love Story) Janet Munsil Signature Editions, 2000 drama | Canada |
Louise in Love Mary Jo Bang Grove Press, 2001 poetry | USA |
Lulu : a new version by Nicholas Wright Nick Hern Books, 2001 drama | UK |
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| Il Guanto Rosso Tadeusz Rozewicz Libri Scheiwiller, 2003 poetry | Italy |
Brooks, Garbo, Dietrich Tax Fries null edition, 2011 drama | USA |
Twenty Below Robert Nichols & Jim Tully Ring eBooks, 2012 drama | USA |