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 her 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 can help sell a book or magazine or whatever.
There is another page on the LBS website which showcases contemporary book covers featuring Louise Brooks which are works of fiction. More on the subject of contemporary book covers featuring Louise Brooks can be found on this 2012 Huffington Post article, “Louise Brooks – Cover Girl and Secret Muse of the 20th Century.” Louise Brooks also appeared on a small number of books published in the past. Additionally, there are pages on the LBS website which feature vintage Photoplay Editions (movie tie-in books) and other 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.
WORKS OF NON-FICTION (excluding film history):
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| Una giovinezza inventata Lalla Romano Einaudi, 1979 non-fiction | Italy |
People Will Talk John Kobal Aurum, 1991 non-fiction | UK |
Photographic Printing Gene Nocon Virgin Pub, 1995 non-fiction | USA |
The Eyebrow Robyn Cosio William Morrow, 2000 non-fiction | USA |
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| People And Pearls Ki Hackney & Diana Edkins HarperCollins, 2000 non-fiction | USA |
A Due Voci: Photography of Rita Hammond Ann M. Ryan, Kim Waale & Julie Grossman Syracuse University Press, 2003 non-fiction | USA |
Wicked Wit of Women Dominique Enright Michael O’Mara, 2003 non-fiction | USA |
Selected Sketches and Studies Dave Stevens Bulldog Studios, 2004 non-fiction | USA |
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| Girls in Pearls Claudia Lanfranconi Merrell Publishers, 2006 non-fiction | USA |
Portrait d’une flapper Roland Jaccard PUF, 2007 non-fiction | France |
100 Years of Fashion Cally Blackman unknown publisher, c 2012 non-fiction | Japan ? |
Rappers 2 Flappers Tom Dalzell Dover Publications, 2012 non-fiction | USA |
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| Art Deco Hair Daniela Turudich Streamline Press, 2013 non-fiction | USA |
Flappers Judith Mackrell Pan Macmillan, 2014 non-fiction | UK |
Louise Brooks, Frank Zappa, & Other Charmers… Tom Graves DeVault-Graves Agency, 2015 non-fiction | USA |
La Femme est une dandy comme … Alister Fayard/Pauvert, 2018 non-fiction | France |
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| La sensualità nell’arte Anna Maria Landi Independently published, 2018 non-fiction | Italy |
Hollywood 1920s (back cover) Nagaharu Yodogawa Haga Publishing, 1977 non-fiction | Japan |
Women of the 1920s (back cover) Thomas Bleitner Abbeville Press, 2019 non-fiction | Italy |
Popular Performer: 1920s Jan Sanborn Alfred Music, date unknown piano book | USA |
AN APPEARANCE IN NAME ONLY:
Louise Brooks’ name can be found on the covers of the following books. On Lee Israel’s Can You Ever Forgive Me?, Brooks’ name is XXXXXX XXXXXX out.
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| People Will Talk John Kobal Alfred A. Knopf, 1986 non-fiction | USA |
People Will Talk John Kobal Arum Press, 1986 non-fiction | UK |
Profiles Kenneth Tynan HarperCollins, 1990 non-fiction | USA |
Can You Ever Forgive Me? Lee Israel Simon & Schuster, 2008 non-fiction | USA |
WORKS OF NON-FICTION (film history):
Aside from the ” Louise Brooks Bookshelf,” a page of essential reading, Louise Brooks has appeared on the cover of numerous works about the movies and film history. These titles are not about the actress, and might only reference the actress in passing.
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| Amour-Erotisme et Cinema (binding) Ado Kyrou Le Terrain Vague, 1957 non-fiction | France |
Dictionnaire du cinema et de la télévision (v2) Maurice Bessy Jean-Jacques Pauvert, 1965 non-fiction | France |
A Dictionary of the Cinema Peter Graham A. S. Barnes, 1968 non-fiction | USA |
A Dictionary of the Cinema Peter Graham A. Zwemmer Ltd, 1968 non-fiction | UK |
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| Hollywood Glamor Portraits John Kobal Dover Publications, 1976 non-fiction | USA |
Rebellin in Hollywood Paul Werner, Uta van Steen Tende, 1986 non-fiction | Germany |
Celluloid Closet Vito Russo Harper, 1987 non-fiction | USA |
Il cinema di Augusto Genina Germani Sergio & Martinelli Vittorio Biblioteca dell’immagine, 1989 non-fiction | Italy |
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| Femmes Fatales By Mary Ann Doane Routledge, 1991 non-fiction | USA |
Der Film der Weimarer Republik 1929 Gero Gandert Walter de Gruyter, 1993 non-fiction | Germany |
Cine 100 Catherine Tourne L’Institut Lumiere, 1994 datebook | France |
50 Most Erotic Films of All Time Maitland McDonagh Citadel, 1995 non-fiction | USA |
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| Hollywood Movie Stills (variant?) Joel W. Finler B T Batsford Ltd, 1995 non-fiction | UK |
G.W. Pabst Wolfgang Jacobsen Argon, 1997 non-fiction | Germany |
Geheimnisvolle Tiefe: G. W. Pabst Günter Krenn film archiv austria, 1998 non-fiction | Austria |
Hollywood Dressed & Undressed Sandy Schreier Rizzoli, 1998 non-fiction | USA |
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| Pandoras Schätze Gerald Koll Diskurs Film Verlag, 1998 non-fiction | Germany |
Playing to the Camera (HB) Bert Cardullo & Harry Geduld Yale University Press, 1998 non-fiction | USA |
Film ist Comics Paolo Caneppele & Günter Krenn film archiv austria, 1999 non-fiction | Austria |
Halbnah Thomas Kroebner Gardez Verlag, 1999 non-fiction | Germany |
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| Playing to the Camera (PB) Bert Cardullo & Harry Geduld Yale University Press, 1999 non-fiction | USA |
Dictionnaire du cinéma (v3) Jacques Lourcelles Robert Laffont, 1999 non-fiction | France |
Intl Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers Tom Pendergast St. James Press, 2000 non-fiction | USA |
Positif Bernard Chardère Jean-Michel Place, 2000 anthology | France |
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| M wie Nebenzahl Hans-Michael Bock Edition Text + Kritik, 2002 non-fiction | Germany |
Movie Star Vamps and Scamps Tom Tierney Dover Publications, 2003 non-fiction | USA |
Casting Etienne Ethaire Le Somnambule équivoque, 2006 non-fiction | Belgium |
City Girls Jatho Gabriele Bertz und Fischer, 2007 non-fiction | Germany |
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| Louise Brooks and the New Woman in Weimar Cinema Vanessa Rocco International Center of Photography, 2007 non-fiction | USA |
Concise Cinegraph Hans-Michael Bock Berghahn Books, 2009 non-fiction | USA |
Academy Award Losers 1912-1939 Jordan Young Past Times Publishing, 2012 non-fiction | USA |
Exhibiting Cinema in Contemporary Art Erika Balsom Amsterdam University Press, 2013 non-fiction | USA |
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| The Photoplay * Hugo Munsterberg Duke Classics, 2014 non-fiction | USA |
Cosas que no creeríais José Manuel Benítez Ariza Universitat de València, 2016 non-fiction | Spain |
Cinema tedesco: i film Leonardo Quaresima Mimesis Edizioni, 2019 non-fiction | Italy |
Shadows in a Phantom Eye Nocturne Group Independently published, 2023 non-fiction | USA |