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'The Short Cut' by Jackson Gregory

Print
1917 (printed)
Artist/Maker
Hurst & Blackett (publishers)
Place of origin
Britain (printed)

Red book jacket for a novel entitled 'The Short Cut' by Jackson Gregory, depicting a woman in a white skiing outfit with mittens and a hat, with a red bobble on the hat, and a red belt around her waist. She is standing in a mountainous setting with her arms aloft. The tagline reads 'A gripping, dramatic romance of Western life'. The back cover is white with blue and red text, listing other novels in the 2/- Red Jackets series.

Object details

Categories
Books
Prints
Object type
Print
Title'The Short Cut' by Jackson Gregory (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Printed book jacket
Paper
Printing
Brief description
Book jacket for 'The Short Cut' by Jackson Gregory, part of the 2/- Red Jackets series of popular fiction. Great Britain, 1917.
Physical description
Red book jacket for a novel entitled 'The Short Cut' by Jackson Gregory, depicting a woman in a white skiing outfit with mittens and a hat, with a red bobble on the hat, and a red belt around her waist. She is standing in a mountainous setting with her arms aloft. The tagline reads 'A gripping, dramatic romance of Western life'. The back cover is white with blue and red text, listing other novels in the 2/- Red Jackets series.
Dimensions
  • Height: 264mm
  • Width: 182mm
Dimensions measured 02/07/2013
Subjects depicted
Ski
Skiing
Mountains
Snow
Books
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.1543-1987

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Record createdJuly 1, 2013
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1265663/the-short-cut-by-jackson-print-hurst--blackett/
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