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Another item brought to light during the Great Shelf Re-ordering and Spring Clean is this 1950 Lancer paperback of The Dying Earth by Jack Vance, a slim collection of six short connected stories, and another favourite book. Despite the sf label this is far more a work of fantasy (science fantasy, if you must), being [...]

Previous posts about illustrators.

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• Jugend, 1897

• The art of Melchior Lechter, 1865–1937

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Previous posts about book covers or cover design.

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• March of the Penguins

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