Page decided that each member could select a personal insignia for the cover in lieu of a title. The album cover has an image from the late 19th century with an elderly guy carrying a load of sticks on his back. Then, in order to snap the photo, the image was adhered to the papered interior wall of a partially collapsed suburban home.
The apartment complex depicted in the album is Salisbury Tower, located in Birmingham's Ladywood neighborhood. According to Page, the fourth album's cover was meant to highlight the contrast between city and country that had first been seen on Led Zeppelin III and to serve as a message for people to take care of the environment. Later on, he remarked that the cover was not meant to be a clear statement, but rather something for "other people to savour". One of the ten album covers that Royal Mail selected for a set of "Classic Album Cover" postage stamps that were released in January 2010 was this one.
Drawing inspiration from the Rider-Waite tarot deck's card of the same name, Barrington Coleby (credited to Barrington Colby MOM on the record jacket) created the interior illustration titled "The Hermit". Later, Page himself played this role in the 1976 concert film The Song Remains the Same, which featured Led Zeppelin. Another name for the inner artwork is View in Half or Varying Light. Page contributed the typeface for the "Stairway to Heaven" lyrics, which were put on the album's inner sleeve. He discovered it in The Studio, an outdated Arts and Crafts publication from the late 1800s. He arranged for someone to design an entire alphabet since he found the lettering to be interesting.
"Rock and Roll". Poster Print
"The Battle of Evermore (featuring Sandy Denny)". Canvas Print
"Stairway to Heaven". Framed Print
"Misty Mountain Hop". Metal Print
"Four Sticks". Acrylic Print
"Going to California". Wood Print
"When the Levee Breaks". Jigsaw Puzzle
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