"This day's experience, set in order, none of it left ragged or lying about, all of it gathered in like treasure and finished with, set aside." –Alice Munro, "What is Remembered"
Yes, there are some serious creases and wear marks on some of the covers, but it is difficult to find pristine copies of thirty-nine-year-old-plus paperbacks, especially when one limits one’s search to local bookstores:
ABOVE: Andre Norton, Star Hunter And Voodoo Planet (New York: Ace, n.d.), with cover by Jeffrey Jones.
ABOVE: Andre Norton, Sorceress of the Witch World (New York: Ace, 1968/1978), with cover by Jeffrey Jones (mis-credited to John Pound).
ABOVE: John Jakes, The Planet Wizard (New York: Ace, 1969), with cover by Jeffrey Jones.
ABOVE: Lin Carter, Thongor Fights The Pirates Of Tarakus (N.p.: Berkley Medallion, 1970), with cover by Jeffrey Jones.
ABOVE: Andre Norton, The Zero Stone (New York: Ace, n.d.), with cover by Jeffrey Jones.
ABOVE: Andre Norton, Uncharted Stars (New York: Ace, n.d.), with cover by Jeffrey Jones.
I don’t really like any of the above covers, with the exception, perhaps, of the Uncharted Stars cover, which I feel is a step up from the others in terms of draftsmanship, composition, technique, originality, and wit.
Keywords:Star Hunter And Voodoo Planet, Sorceress of the Witch World, The Planet Wizard, Thongor Fights The Pirates of Tarakus, The Zero Stone, Uncharted Stars.
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