Book Covers for Jim Matheson

	Illustration: Author photo by Courts Griner, typography by Crystal Wood For Jim's long-awaited story anthology, Crystal gave the cover the look of tooled leather with contrasting leather "corners" and "spine tape." The spine has the look of a gold-embossed treasury edition, which this collection of stories definitely is! About the Book
	Illustration: Photo by Jim Matheson, typography by Crystal Wood The inspiration for this fantasy novella was a bronze statue in front of the Read Leaf Bookshop in Springerville, Utah. Jim photographed the statue while visiting his family there, and it needed only titles to make it a striking book cover. About the Book
	Illustration: Photo Composite and typography by Crystal Wood A summer thunderstorm and a field of sunflowers were stock photos composited together, and the ghostly image of "Job Codger" is a line drawing by Dr. Lynn McConnell (used by permission) dominating the scene. About the Book
	Illustration: Composition and typography by Crystal Wood. The cover design for this charming Christmas fantasy combines several pieces of stock illustration art. About the Book

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