Jurassic Park by Michael Crichton (Alfred A. Knopf first edition)
Dust jacket for Alfred A. Knopf’s first edition of Michael Crichton’s bestselling science fiction novel Jurassic Park, designed by Chip Kidd. The front panel and spine of the jacket feature text set in Enge Steinschrift, later and perhaps more widely known as Akzidenz-Grotesk schmalhalbfett (medium condensed). The K has been slightly modified from its original form, wherein the diagonal strokes should meet at the vertical. Here, the strokes appear to meet in a T, likely formed by artificially extending the upper diagonal stroke down to the lower half of the vertical.
A silhouette of a Tyrannosaurus rex skeleton, illustrated by Kidd and loosely based upon the famous specimen AMNH 5027, spans the front panel, spine and back panel of the jacket.
The back panel features an advance comment set in Franklin Gothic Condensed and an attribution set in Times. The front and back flaps also feature text set in Times. The spine and the title page feature Publicity Gothic. On the latter, additional text is set in Electra.
The front panel and spine of the jacket feature text set in Enge Steinschrift, later and perhaps more widely known as Akzidenz-Grotesk schmalhalbfett (medium condensed).
The back panel features an advance comment set in Franklin Gothic Condensed and an attribution set in Times.
A silhouette of a Tyrannosaurus rex skeleton, illustrated by Kidd and loosely based upon the famous specimen AMNH 5027, spans the front panel, spine and back panel of the jacket.
The front and back flaps also feature text set in Times.
The title on the spine is set in golden caps from Publicity Gothic.
The title page text is set in Publicity Gothic with additional text set in Electra.
