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My Imaginary Brooklyn @myimaginarybrklyn.bsky.social · 1h
Edward Gorey, 1996. “Bibliophile with Six Cats” #illustration #1990s #cats #EdwardGorey
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Book Covers @bookcoverlove.bsky.social · 6h
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Book Covers @bookcoverlove.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
25 July - 21 November "The Wonderful World of Ladybird Book Artists celebrates the iconic books, original artwork and illustrators behind Ladybird’s remarkable success." www.mansfield.gov.uk/museum/exhib...
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Book Covers @bookcoverlove.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
@bookcoverlove.bsky.social @thebookerprizes.com #bookerprize #designerbookbinders Details below about which binder has been paired with which shortlisted novel www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=...
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Book Covers @bookcoverlove.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
The American Bookbinders Museum Open now until December 26th, The Hand Bookbinders of California's 54th Annual Members' Exhibition. bookbindersmuseum.org Image via www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=1...
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Book Covers @bookcoverlove.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Kindred Spirits exhibition presented by Victoria Arts Council and Canadian Bookbinders and Book Artists Guild, When: 3 October - 15 November 2026 For more information: vicartscouncil.ca
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SF Encyclopedia @sfencyclopedia.bsky.social · 22h
Artist José Lima de Freitas sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/lima_d... and author/artist Keith Roberts sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/robert... died on this day, so here's some related artwork (Artist: 1&2 José Lima de Freitas, 3 Keith Roberts, 4 Roger Dean). Roger Dean did all those 1970s rock album covers:
José Lima de Freitas' cover for "Os corsários do espaço" by Isaac Asimov [as by Paul French]José Lima de Freitas' cover for "A cidade da ciência" by Maurice Vernon Keith Roberts' interior magazine artwork for his own story, "Kitemaster"Interior magazine artwork for Keith Roberts' "Kitemistress"
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SF Encyclopedia @sfencyclopedia.bsky.social · 21h
Artist RG Jones sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/jones_... was born on this day, so here's some of his 1951 magazine cover art:
RG Jones' cover for Amazing Stories, January 1951RG Jones' cover for  Fantastic Adventures, January 1951RG Jones' cover for Amazing Stories, March 1951RG Jones' cover for  Fantastic Adventures, March 1951
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Joachim Boaz @joachimboaz.bsky.social · 19h
Roy Virgo's cover art detail for K.-H. Scheer's Contre-offensive Copernicus (1980) #scifi #sciencefiction
A spaceship above with four saucer-like craft descending from it.
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SF Encyclopedia @sfencyclopedia.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Translator, anthologist and critic Norio Itō sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/ito_no... and artist/author Richard A Kirk sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/kirk_r... were born on this day, so here are two covers of Itō books and two illustrations by Kirk (Artist: 1&2 [couldn't identify], 3&4 Richard A Kirk):
The cover to "Cosmicon '77" by Norio Itō and Jun Kazami [subtitled 宇宙塵20周年を祝う会 which translates as '20th Anniversary of Space Dust Celebration']The cover to 世界のSF文学総解説 by Norio Itō [title translates as 'A Complete Guide to Science Fiction Literature Around the World'] Artwork by Richard A Kirk entitled "Past the Light"Artwork by Richard A Kirk entitled "The Window Book"
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Sarah Bodman @sarahbodman.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
GA L E R I E D R U C K & B U C H Vienna presents “MADE IN VIENNA - but not about Vienna! showcasing a selection of artists' books created in Vienna.” All books are filmed on the website. Opening 7pm on 6th Oct all welcome, on until 30th October. mailchi.mp/7ce387708daf...
An image showing a pile of artist books covers on a table, all of which are from the exhibition MADE IN VIENNA - but not about Vienna!  Some have drawings on some text in German.
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Rose A. McCandless @rosemccandless.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
I pulled our copy of this recently as part of my project moving decorative covers from circulating into special collections!
A (more battered than the below example) copy of Dreams and Ghosts (1897).
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Book Covers @bookcoverlove.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
@bookcoverlove.bsky.social @aupresses.bsky.social University Press Coverage, September 2026 spinemagazine.co/articles/uni...
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SPINE-University Press Coverage, September 2026
Welcome to our University Press Coverage — known as the Uni-Press Round-Up on the right side of the Pond — a ongoing feature in which we highlight, with commentary, a selection of university and acade...
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The Casual Optimist @casualoptimist.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Here are SPINE's September Book Covers We Love selections!
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SPINE-September Book Covers We Love!
Welcome to September’s Book Covers We Love! The full list is comprised of a selection of covers reviewed by a panel including Co-Founder of Chapman & Wilder, Cherie Chapman ; Author of the novels...
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Association of University Presses @aupresses.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
The 2026 AUPresses Traveling Book, Jacket & Journal Show hits the road in September & will visit farflung member presses through May 2027, celebrating the best in recent university press design. Make plans to check it out in person: bit.ly/4wGied7 Or online anytime: bit.ly/4bxPGuC
Association of University Presses, 2026 Book, Jacket & Journal Show https://design.up.hcommons.org/
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David Hyman @davidhyman.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
The Big Knockover And Other Stories by Dashiell Hammett (Penguin, 1977, Reprint). #TheBigKnockover #DashiellHammett #1970s #book #books #paperback #PenguinBook #PenguinBooks #crime #mystery #thriller #shortstories #cover #coverart
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Dan Wagstaff @danwagstaff.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
And while I'm down a vintage book cover well, David Pearson's side project The Book Cover Review is great... bookcoverreview.co.uk
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The Book Cover Review
The Book Cover Review brings you 500-ish word reviews of beloved book covers – both new and old – from a range of voices around the world.
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Book Covers @bookcoverlove.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
"...vernacular binding on a 1614 first edition of Bouquet Sacré (346 Boucher *) held by the Harvard Divinity School Library." preservation.library.harvard.edu/news/2026/10...
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John Self @john-self.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Bookalikes
Ismail Kadare’s The File on H, Harvill Press 1997, showing a photo of three hatted and walking-sticked men, dressed in formal suits, looking at the camera John Berger’s About Looking, NYRB classics 2026, using the same photo
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Rare Book School @rarebookschool.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
You are cordially invited to join the Rare Book School staff for our fall Open House on 𝗧𝗵𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗱𝗮𝘆, 𝟴 𝗢𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝟭:𝟬𝟬 𝘁𝗼 𝟰:𝟬𝟬 𝗽.𝗺. in the RBS Suite (UVA’s Edgar Shannon Library, Room 230). All are welcome! rarebookschool.org/events/2026/10/open-house @uvalibrary.bsky.social
A vertically oriented rectangular graphic contains a photo of a black chalkboard in the upper right quadrant, on which are drawn arrows with the words “RARE BOOK SCHOOL Open House. Demos! Scholarship & course info! Snacks!” To the left of this image, red and black text against white and tan reads “You’re invited! Join the Rare Book School staff for our Winter Open House 1–4 p.m. Thursday, 8 October. UVA’s Edgar Shannon Library, Room 230. Free & open to the public.” The lower part of the graphic contains three thumbnail images: a photo of a woman and a man in aprons operating a letterpress, the detail of a book binding with a central medallion on which a woman in a blue Regency-era dress is visited by cherubs, and a close-up photo of a person with black and pink hair leaning over a table as they pick up a piece of gold foil on a metal tool. Below these, black text reads, “Print a letterpress keepsake. View items from RBS’s world-class teaching collection. Try your hand at gold foil stamping.” At the bottom of the graphic, white text on a horizontal black bar reads “rarebookschool.org.”
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BOO! k HistoriAAAH 🎃 @book-historia.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Happy Spooky Season from the most horrifying ledger book I’ve ever come across 😱
Allie’s hand holding a book bound in disturbingly wrinkled parchment
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Helen Day @lbflyawayhome.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Ladybird book in the spotlight. The Sly Fox and the Little Red Hen (1968) Artist: Robert Lumley
The front cover of the ladybird book, featuring a smart red hen winding up the drawbridge on her treetop Home as a fox approaches 
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The Casual Optimist @casualoptimist.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Zachary Petit's best book covers of September + a chat with NYC-based designer Claire Sullivan about her design for Our Cut of Salt by Deena Helm @therumpus.net therumpus.net/2026/09/30/1...
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18 of the Best Book Covers of September 2026 - The Rumpus
Plus Claire Sullivan on designing the cover of Deena Helm’s debut novel Our Cut of Salt
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Joachim Boaz @joachimboaz.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Artist Richard Corben (1940-2020) was born on this day. Bibliography: www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/ea.c... L, 1974; R, 1981 #scifi #sciencefiction #art
Cover for The Deathworld Trilogy by Harrison. Man shoots at large vegetal root/vine/limb/soil. Woman puts her hand up about to be crushed by it.Cover for Demons and Daggers, ed. Carter. Large ice monster opens mouth at two people casting a spell with cat.
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Jim Stokes @jimstokes.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Sorry mate, it wasn't a dream. The Day of the Triffids by John Wyndham. Not dated, cover art by Richard Powers. #booksky
Plant tentacles reaching towards an obscured group of people
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SF Encyclopedia @sfencyclopedia.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Artist Earle K Bergey sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/bergey... died on this day: here's 3 examples of his SF cover art from 1940-1941. As his SFE entry points out, Bergey's "prodigious output for the Pulp magazines ranged across all genres", so for the curious I've included a non-SF example from 1935:
Earle K Bergey's cover art for "Captain Future, Fall 1940"Earle K Bergey's cover art for "Thrilling Wonder Stories, March 1941"Earle K Bergey's cover art for "Captain Future, Summer 1941"Earle K Bergey's cover art for "Tattle Tales" July 1935. The story 'Star Boarder' probably not SF ...
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Lit Hub @literaryhub.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Get ready to appreciate the artistry of September’s best book covers. buff.ly/xNRkksy
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The 12 Best Book Covers of September
Another month of books, another month of book covers. In September, the month of Big Books, it was all about the art selection. Here are some of my favorites from the month. Dorfman does all of Ron…
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Rose A. McCandless @rosemccandless.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
I am so excited to have received an honorable mention in this year’s Honey & Wax Book Collecting Prize for my collection “The Book as Art and Commodity: Design Reform and Commercial Publishing, 1890-1915.” It’s an honor to be among such distinguished collecting company!
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Meet the Winners of the 2026 Honey & Wax Book Collecting Prize - The Millions
In 2017, Honey & Wax Booksellers established an annual prize for American women book collectors, aged 30 years and younger. Our goal, at the time, was to expand the popular perception of who book coll...
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BOO! k HistoriAAAH 🎃 @book-historia.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Some absolute BANGERS in the 2026 winners of the @honeyandwaxbks.bsky.social Book Collecting Prize, including a former student!! :’) www.honeyandwaxbooks.com/prize.php
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Honey & Wax Book Collecting Prize
Prize
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Book Covers @bookcoverlove.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
"Designers will discuss the cover design process, how interiors are related to covers, and how ebooks impact design decisions."
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Sarah Werner @wynkenhimself.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
It’s that time of year: Meet the delightful winners of the Honey & Wax Book Collecting Prize!! I love this prize and always look forward to learning about these collections. Congrats to all the winners and bless Heather and Rebecca for creating this prize 📜 📚
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Meet the Winners of the 2026 Honey & Wax Book Collecting Prize - The Millions
In 2017, Honey & Wax Booksellers established an annual prize for American women book collectors, aged 30 years and younger. Our goal, at the time, was to expand the popular perception of who book coll...
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KU Leuven Libraries Special Collections @speccoll-kuleuven.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
First aid for books! A new exhibition at KU Leuven’s University Library reveals how precious books are cleaned, conserved and protected, ensuring they can be studied and enjoyed for generations to come. (1/3)
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Honey & Wax Booksellers @honeyandwaxbks.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
It’s that time — meet the winners of the 2026 Honey & Wax Book Collecting Prize! themillions.com/2026/09/meet...
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Meet the Winners of the 2026 Honey & Wax Book Collecting Prize - The Millions
In 2017, Honey & Wax Booksellers established an annual prize for American women book collectors, aged 30 years and younger. Our goal, at the time, was to expand the popular perception of who book coll...
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The Portico Library @porticolibrary.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
🏛️ Last chance to see... We're sadly down to our final few days of Everything and Nothing: What Makes a 220-Year-Old Library. This has been such a special exhibition at what is a truly historic time for our building, and the response to it has been so wonderful...
The Portico stamp on display The Portico everything and nothing display caseThe Portico poem written on a scroll
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People‘s Graphic Design Archive @peoplesgdarchive.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Class struggle in the first French Republic, 1977 designed by David King for PLuto Press archived by Alan Marshall #PeoplesGDArchive #GDArchive
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Stiftung Buchkunst @stiftungbuchkunst.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Live-Jurysitzung & Preisverleihung: Deutschlands Schönstes Regionalbuch 2026 @boersenverein.bsky.social Donnerstag, 08. Oktober 2026 15.30 Uhr Stand der @stiftungbuchkunst.bsky.social auf der Frankfurter @buchmesse.de Halle 3.0J129/J126 www.stiftung-buchkunst.de/news-events/...
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Jim Stokes @jimstokes.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
This book review steps around and then, penetrates the glare. A Separate Reality by Carlos Castaneda. 1976, cover art by Roger Hane. #booksky
Man walking, above a landscape, head appears to be a shining star - another man wearing a hat, trees in air below him
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Gladstone's Library @gladlib.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
If you have ever dreamed of building your own home from scratch, then this may be the book for you! 💭 ‘How to Build a House’, (1876) is translated from the French edition, written by M. Eugène Viollet le Duc. This book is an ‘architectural novelette’ that covers all aspects of building a house.
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The Casual Optimist @casualoptimist.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Here are this month's book covers of note... :-)
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Book Covers of Note, September 2026
Hey. Hello. I hope you're keeping safe and well. Things are a bit busy around here, so let's just gone on with things shall we? Against Convenience by Gabe Bullard; design by Jason Ramirez (Hanover Square Press / September 2026) I'm here for the plastic bag covers... (The cover of Returns and Exchanges by Kayla Rae Whitaker from May this year…
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Helen Day @lbflyawayhome.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
The oldest Ladybird books Before the 2nd World War, so many Ladybird books were about trains.
A collection of large, pre-1940 ladybird books with bright covers all featuring steam trains 
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Serena Cockayne Jones @cockaynejones.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
#WorldRiversDay
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SF Encyclopedia @sfencyclopedia.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Artist and author Charles Burns sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/burns_... was born on this day, so here's some examples of his artwork:
The cover to Charles Burns' "X-ed Out" (here with a different title)Charles Burns' "Animal Self-Portrait! (1992)Charles burns' cover for Iggy Pop's album "Brick by Brick"Charles Burns' cover for the The Yo-Yo's "Time Of Your Life" single on Sub-Pop (2000)
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SF Encyclopedia @sfencyclopedia.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Artist Winsor McCay sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/mccay_... was born on this day, so here's some examples of his 'Little Nemo in Slumberland' strip from early(ish) last century. Reposted with new 4th image (as I'd posted the previous one before):
An example of Winsor McCay's 'Little Nemo in Slumberland' comic strip, featuring a giant birdAn example of Winsor McCay's 'Little Nemo in Slumberland' comic strip: Nemo watching the New Year arriveAn example of Winsor McCay's 'Little Nemo in Slumberland' comic strip: an attempt to meet Jack FrostAn example of Winsor McCay's 'Little Nemo in Slumberland' comic strip, featuring a dragon
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Duille @duille.com · 25/09/2026
Book binding. Pe´trus Ruban. 1890. Image: TWAM.
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Boekwetenschap UvA @boekwetenschapuva.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
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British Library @britishlibrary.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
The book before the film. Always. We took a look at our first edition of Sense and Sensibility from 1811 ahead of the film hitting UK cinemas today📖 Be honest: are you book or film first?
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Fine Books & Collections @finebooks.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Bookseller Sky Duthie on Younger Book Collectors and Book-Adjacent Objects www.finebooksmagazine.com/fine-books-n...
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Bookseller Sky Duthie on Younger Book Collectors and Book-Adjacent Objects
Our Bright Young Booksellers series continues today with Sky Duthie, proprietor of Sky Duthie Rare Books based in York, England:How did you get started in rare books?
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Anne Denoon @annedenoon.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Of Love and Hunger, Penguin, 2002 (cover by Edward Bawden) & Julian Maclaren-Ross, 1912-1964. 📚
The cover of Of Love and Hunger, by J. Maclaren-Ross, Penguin edition, 2002, illustrated with Edward Bawden's 1957 line drawing of Brighton Pier in black, cream, brown, yellow, green and blue.Black and white portrait photo of a dark-haired young man wearing a suit jacket, with a cigarette in a holder in his hand, looking rather balefully at the camera.
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SF Encyclopedia @sfencyclopedia.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Artist Bruce Jensen sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/jensen... and author Richard Morgan sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/morgan... were born on this day, so here's some related artwork (Artist: Bruce Jensen, Bruce Jensen, Igor Kordej and Tomas Almeida):
Bruce Jensen’s cover artwork for “Archangel Protocol” by Lyda MorehouseFrom Bruce Jensen’s ‘Alien Menagerie’: “enigma 1”The cover to “Digitalni ugljik” by Richard MorganThe cover to “No Man's Land” by Richard Morgan
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SF Encyclopedia @sfencyclopedia.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Artist Romas B Kukalis sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/kukali... was born on this day, so here's some of his cover art:
Romas B Kukalis' artwork for 'Tarzan, Conqueror of Mars' by Will MurrayRomas B Kukalis' artwork for 'The Saga of the Renunciates' by Marion Zimmer BradleyRomas B Kukalis' artwork for 'David Starr, Space Ranger & Lucky Starr and the Pirates of the Asteroids' by Isaac Asimov [as by Paul French]Romas B Kukalis' artwork for 'Sword of the Deceiver' by Sarah Zettel
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