He is also said to have consulted several professors to learn about creative writing, and painted the book jacket himself.

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He dropped out of college to apprentice with a book jacket designer.

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Of course the book jacket of Snobs alerted me to the fact that Fellowes already had a successful track record beyond his first novel.

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Adulatory quotations by distinguished writers on her book's jacket attest to her formidable reputation.

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It hired a publicist who arranged a book tour, then an unusual promotional tool, and it gave the book a dust jacket that was the color of a fire truck.

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The duke was said to keep a book of prayers in his jacket.

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