Connections: Humanity (an)atomized

24 June 201310 August 2016 RCLeave a comment

Courtesy of our new 11 x 17 inch scanner/printer, my personal library, and GIMP, here are four covers that share a sort of thematic family resemblance along with a bonus cover on a slightly different theme; the artist credits, where known, are in the file names, as usual:

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The cover art for Notions: Unlimited by Robert Sheckley is uncredited, and no signature is visible, but I wouldn’t be surprised if the artist turned out to be Dean Ellis.

BONUS SCAN:

Barry N. Malzberg · Book/Magazine Covers (All) · Davis Meltzer · Illustration Art · Look Here · Samuel R. Delany

Look Here: Two more novels with bold cover art by Davis Meltzer

30 April 201311 August 2016 RCLeave a comment

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Isn’t it interesting that the art director at Ace put the blurb on The Falling Astronauts cover directly over Meltzer’s signature. No art credit inside the book, either. But Meltzer was probably paid a lot for his work, right? Yeah, right…

Barry N. Malzberg · Book/Magazine Covers (All) · Charles Moll · Illustration Art · Look Here

Look Here: Four SF novels by Barry N. Malzberg with cover art by Charles Moll

2 December 201213 June 2017 RCLeave a comment

From the library of yours truly:

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**ABOVE:** Barry N. Malzberg, *Herovit’s World* (New York: Pocket Books, 1974), with cover art by Charles Moll.

**ABOVE:** Barry N. Malzberg, *Beyond Apollo* (New York: Pocket Books, 1974), with cover art by Charles Moll.

**ABOVE:** Barry N. Malzberg, *On a Planet Alien* (New York: Pocket Books, 1974), with cover art by Charles Moll.

**ABOVE:** Barry N. Malzberg, *The Sodom and Gomorrah Business* (New York: Pocket Books, 1974), with cover art by Charles Moll.

I like to think that when Barry N. Malzberg first saw Charles Moll’s terrific cover art for the Pocket Books editions of his novels, he briefly felt hopeful about the future of his career in science fiction.