Look Here: Four more F/SF covers with art by Bob Pepper

8 September 201410 August 2016 RCLeave a comment

Freshly scanned, just for you, the long-suffering followers of Ragged Claws Network:

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**ABOVE:** Arthur C. Clarke, *Islands in the Sky* (NY: Signet, 1960), with cover art by Bob Pepper.

**ABOVE:** Edmund Cooper, *Seed of Light* (NY: Ballantine, 1969), with cover art by Bob Pepper.

**ABOVE:** Evangeline Walton, *The Island of the Mighty* (NY: Ballantine 1974), with cover art by Bob Pepper.

**ABOVE:** Michael Moorcock, *Legends from the End of Time* (NY: Daw Books, 1977), with cover art by Bob Pepper.

Sorry I’ve been so slow to post updates. Fact is, as the site has grown, I’ve had to worry more and more about how to reduce RCN’s CPU usage. I’ve already scaled back various bells and whistles on the site, and I’ve reduced my own activity in the admin section to a bare minimum, but I fear the day is coming when I will be forced to upgrade the site to a more expensive hosting package… or shut it down… ugh…

Book/Magazine Covers (All) · Illustration Art · Look Here · Paul Lehr

Look Here: Two SF novels and a political thriller covered by Paul Lehr

3 July 201410 August 2016 RCLeave a comment

So many covers to scan… so little time…

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**ABOVE:** Arthur C. Clarke, *Dolphin Island* (NY: Berkley, 1971), with cover art by Paul Lehr.

**ABOVE:** Dean R. Koontz, *Nightmare Journey* (NY: Berkley, 1975), with cover art by Paul Lehr.

**ABOVE:** Richard Rohmer, *Separation* (NY: Bantam-Seal, 1977), with cover art by Paul Lehr.

Book/Magazine Covers (All) · Illustration Art · Look Here · Wilson McLean

Look Here: One lovely cover with kaleidoscopic art by Wilson McLean

10 March 201410 August 2016 RC4 Comments

I collect ’em (if they’re cheap enough), I scan ’em (when I can force myself to do the work), I process ’em (though I have no idea what I’m doing), and I post ’em (with a modicum of commentary, when the mood strikes; with blather like this, when I can’t think of anything interesting to say, which these days is nine times out of ten):

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**ABOVE:** Douglas R. Mason, *Dilation Effect* (NY: Ballantine, 1971), with cover art by Wilson McLean.

Scottish artist Wilson McLean was inducted by the Society of Illustrators into its Hall of Fame in 2010.

BONUS COVER SCANS:

**ABOVE:** Arthur C. Clarke, *The Wind from the Sun* (Scarborough: Signet, 1973), with uncredited, unsigned cover art.

**ABOVE:** D.G. Compton, *Synthajoy* (NY: Berkley, 1979), with cover art by Richard Powers.

Book/Magazine Covers (All) · Illustration Art · Look Here · Stanislaw Fernandes

Look Here: Two by Clarke and two by Moorcock with cover art by Fernandes

1 December 201310 August 2016 RCLeave a comment

Since I started TRANSISTORADIO back in August, I have been even slower to post new stuff here at RCN than I used to be, but this evening, I found the time to scan and process four covers with airbrush art by Stanislaw Fernandes, whose work has been featured once before here at RCN. Enjoy!

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**ABOVE:** Arthur C. Clarke, *Reach for Tomorrow* (NY: Ballantine, 1972), 29474, with cover art by Stanislaw Fernandes.

**ABOVE:** Arthur C. Clarke, *Childhood’s End* (NY: Ballantine, 1974), 29730, with cover art by Stanislaw Fernandes.

**ABOVE:** Michael Moorcock, *The Cornelius Chronicles* (NY: Avon, 1977), 31468, with cover art by Stanislaw Fernandes.

**ABOVE:** Michael Moorcock, *An Alien Heat* (NY: Avon, 1977), 34611, with cover art by Stanislaw Fernandes.

Book/Magazine Covers (All) · Illustration Art · Look Here · Richard Powers

Look Here: Nine more SF covers with art by Richard Powers

14 September 201110 June 2022 RCLeave a comment

Once again, RCN presents an assortment of vintage paperback covers scanned from my very own collection of SF “classics”:

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richard-powers_outpost-mars_ny-dell-1952 — **ABOVE:** Cyril Judd, *Outpost Mars* (New York; Dell, 1952; 760), with cover art by Richard Powers. “Cyril Judd” was a pseudonym of Cyril Kornbluth and Judith Merril.

richard-powers_earthlight_ny-ballantine-1955 — **ABOVE:** Arthur C. Clarke, *Earthlight* (New York: Ballantine, 1955; 97), with cover art by Richard Powers.

richard-powers_the-city-and-the-stars_ny-signet-1957 — **ABOVE:** Arthur C. Clarke, *The City and the Stars* (New York: Signet, 1957; P3429), with cover art by Richard Powers.

richard-powers_reach-for-tomorrow_ny-ballantine-1963 — **ABOVE:** Arthur C. Clarke, *Reach for Tomorrow* (New York: Ballantine, 1963; U2110), with cover art by Richard Powers.

richard-powers_odd-john_ny-berkley-1965 — **ABOVE:** Olaf Stapledon, *Odd John* (New York: Berkley, 1965; F1128), with cover art by Richard Powers.

richard-powers_assignment-in-nowhere_ny-berkley-1968 — **ABOVE:** Keith Laumer, *Assignment in Nowhere* (New York: Berkley, 1968; X1596), with cover art by Richard Powers.

richard-powers_trader-to-the-stars_ny-berkley-1976 — **ABOVE:** Poul Anderson, *Trader to the Stars* (New York: Berkley, 1976; Z3199), with cover art by Richard Powers.

richard-powers_the-trouble-twisters_ny-berkley-1976 — **ABOVE:** Poul Anderson, *The Trouble Twisters* (New York:, Berkley, 1976; Z3245), with cover art by Richard Powers.

richard-powers_homeward-and-beyond_ny-berkley-1976 — **ABOVE:** Poul Anderson, *Homeward and Beyond* (New York: Berkley, 1976; D3162), with cover art by Richard Powers.

To view all of the paperbacks with cover art by Richard Powers that I’ve posted so far, click here.

Book/Magazine Covers (All) · Illustration Art · Look Here · Paul Lehr

Look Here: Four more covers by Paul Lehr

21 January 201011 August 2016 RC2 Comments

**ABOVE:** Arthur C. Clarke, *The Deep Range* (New York: Signet, 1964), with cover by Paul Lehr.

**ABOVE:** Keith Laumer and Gorden R. Dickson, *Planet Run* (New York: Berkley, 1967), with cover by Paul Lehr.

**ABOVE:** John Brunner, *More Things in Heaven* (New York: Dell, 1973), with cover by Paul Lehr.

**ABOVE:** Keith Laumer, *Night of Delusions* (New York: Berkley, 1974), with cover by Paul Lehr.

The 1964 edition of The Deep Range by Arthur C. Clarke with the cover by Paul Lehr is a pretty cool find, I think. It’s a pity the artwork is obscured by the title, etc., but the book is in excellent condition, so it scanned fairly nicely, and of course, it is instructive to compare it with Lehr’s later covers, which, unlike The Deep Range, typically combine highly saturated colours with a strict adherence to traditional colour schemes.