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1953 Cover Fantasy Science Fiction Art Jack Coggins Moon Station Astronaut YSFC2

1953 Cover Fantasy Science Fiction Art Jack Coggins Moon Station Astronaut YSFC2

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Please note that this is a cover only!

This is an original color cover for The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, May 1953, that featured artwork of a crew of astronauts on the moon.

CONDITION

This 59+ year old Item is rated Very Fine +. Light creasing. Light scuffing.

  • Product Type: Original Cover; Color
  • Grade: Very Fine +
  • Dimensions: Approximately 5.25 x 7.5 inches; 13 x 19 cm
  • Authentication: Serial-Numbered Certificate of Authenticity w/ Full Provenance
  • Protection: Packaged in a custom archival sleeve with an acid-free black board (great for display, gift-giving, and preservation)

Explore Space, the final fun-tier in this collection of vintage covers for The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction that Period Paper is excited to offer! First published in 1949, "F&SF" sought to encompass the best stories of both genres and has contained pieces written by authors such as, Robert A. Heinlein, Fritz Leiber, Agatha Christie, and C.M. Kornbluth! Join a crew of astronauts on their mission to colonize the moon! Then rocket on over to Mars, where you'll meet a shopaholic robot and stay at the bed and breakfast of a happily wedded martian-earthling couple! Make sure to lay the bug repellant on thick as you encounter green alien mosquitos on a distant planet, and then stop to marvel at the work of the cloud sculptors of Coral D! To continue on this universally appealing voyage, please click on the link provided below the condition paragraph! Enjoy!

This piece was illustrated by Coggins, Jack. Artist signature in print - bottom left of image.

Keywords specific to this image: Sci-Fi, Outer Space, Universe, Galaxy, Planet, World, Base, Lunar, Stars, Terrain, Surface, Crater, Rocket Ship, Spacecraft, Technology, Futuristic, Transportation, Satellite, Mercury Publication, Communications Relay, Transmitter, Poul Anderson, Anthony Boucher, Ward Moore, John D. MacDonald, Winona McClintic, Dana Lyon, Arthur Porges

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