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| − | Some of these volumes | + | Some of these volumes had printed boards which replicated (in line art, not full color) the original cover artwork. Some later reprintings by the combined Holt, Rinehart, Winston Co. only have the rocket on the front board, and the title in the same script font. |
===Series 'Style'=== | ===Series 'Style'=== | ||
[[Image:SLNDSITS1952.jpg|frame|right|{{P|SLNDSITS1952|Islands in the Sky}} - 1952 - [[:Image:SLNDSITS1952-Huge.jpg|Click to Zoom]]]] | [[Image:SLNDSITS1952.jpg|frame|right|{{P|SLNDSITS1952|Islands in the Sky}} - 1952 - [[:Image:SLNDSITS1952-Huge.jpg|Click to Zoom]]]] | ||
====Color Bar==== | ====Color Bar==== | ||
| − | Most of these volumes has a defined color-bar | + | Most of these volumes has a defined color-bar at the top or bottom of the dust jacket Front and Spine, with "A Science Fiction Novel" and "Winston" on the spine. (Only the last few volumes published had the banner at the top instead of the bottom). |
====Stylistic Script==== | ====Stylistic Script==== | ||
| − | + | Most of these volume have the title displayed in the same 'sweeping' font/script on the dust jacket and presumably the printed boards. | |
Revision as of 02:20, 27 July 2009
The Winston Science Fiction Logo
Description
Artwork
Cover Artwork
Many of these volumes had wraparound artwork which included the Spine as print area for the illustration.
Endpaper Artwork
Most (if not all) of these volumes have the same two page end paper/end pages artwork by Alex Schomburg. (Signature appears below the six-armed, one-eyed robot on the left hand page)
Binding Artwork
Some of these volumes had printed boards which replicated (in line art, not full color) the original cover artwork. Some later reprintings by the combined Holt, Rinehart, Winston Co. only have the rocket on the front board, and the title in the same script font.
Series 'Style'
Islands in the Sky - 1952 - Click to Zoom
Color Bar
Most of these volumes has a defined color-bar at the top or bottom of the dust jacket Front and Spine, with "A Science Fiction Novel" and "Winston" on the spine. (Only the last few volumes published had the banner at the top instead of the bottom).
Stylistic Script
Most of these volume have the title displayed in the same 'sweeping' font/script on the dust jacket and presumably the printed boards.
Mission to the Moon - 1956 - Click to Zoom
Logo
On the spine of every dust jacket, and imprinted on the book itself was the 'Science Fiction' logo.
Artists
- Alex Schomburg was primary among the cover artists for this series. Not only did he create the end-papers used throughout the series, he also painted 18 of the 37 different covers. Click here to view a gallery of the various Schomburg covers in this series.
Books
1952 (Initial Five)
- Earthbound by Milton Lesser, cover by Peter Poulton (1952)
- Find the Feathered Serpent by Evan Hunter, cover by Henry Sharp (1952)
- Five Against Venus by Philip Latham (R. S. Richardson), cover by Virgil Finlay (1952)
- Son of the Stars by Raymond F. Jones, cover by Alex Schomburg (1952)
- Number 1 in the Clonar series
- Marooned on Mars by Lester Del Rey, cover by Paul Orban (1952)
Danger: Dinosaurs! - 1953 - Click to Zoom
1952 (Second Five)
- Islands in the Sky by Arthur C. Clarke, cover by Alex Schomburg (1952)
- Mists of Dawn by Chad Oliver, cover by Alex Schomburg (1952)
- Rocket Jockey by Philip St. John (Lester Del Rey), cover by Alex Schomburg (1952)
- Sons of the Ocean Deeps by Bryce Walton, cover by Paul Orban (1952)
- Vault of the Ages by Poul Anderson, cover by Paul Orban (1952)
1953
- Attack from Atlantis by Lester Del Rey, cover by Kenneth Fagg (Signed) while on title page attributed to Paul Orban (1953)
- Battle on Mercury by Erik Van Lhin (Lester del Rey), cover by Kenneth Fagg (1953)
- Danger: Dinosaurs! by Richard Marsten (Evan Hunter), cover by Alex Schomburg (1953)
- Missing Men of Saturn by Philip Latham (R. S. Richardson), cover by Alex Schomburg (1953)
- The Mysterious Planet by Kenneth Wright (Lester Del Rey), cover by Alex Schomburg (1953)
- Mystery of the Third Mine by Robert A. W. Lowndes, cover by Kenneth Fagg (1953)
- Planet of Light by Raymond F. Jones, cover by Alex Schomburg (1953)
- Number 2 in the Clonar series
- Rocket to Luna by Richard Marsten (Evan Hunter), cover by Alex Schomburg (1953)
- The Star Seekers by Milton Lesser, cover by Paul Callé (1953)
- Vandals of the Void by Jack Vance, cover by Alex Schomburg (1953)
Rockets to Nowhere - 1954 - Click to Zoom
1954
- Rockets to Nowhere by Philip St. John (Lester Del Rey), cover by Alex Schomburg (1954)
- The Secret of Saturn's Rings by Donald A. Wollheim, cover by Alex Schomburg (1954)
- The Year After Tomorrow edited by Lester Del Rey, Carl Carmer & Cecile Matschat, cover and illustrated by Mel Hunter (1954)
- Step to the Stars by Lester Del Rey, cover by Alex Schomburg (1954)
- Number 1 in the Jim Stanley series
- Trouble on Titan by Alan E. Nourse, cover by Alex Schomburg (1954)
- The World at Bay by Paul Capon, cover by Alex Schomburg (1954)
The Year After Tomorrow - 1954 - Click to Zoom
1955
- The Ant Men by Eric North, cover by Paul Blaisdell (1955)
- Secret of the Martian Moons by Donald A. Wollheim, cover by Alex Schomburg (1955)
1956
- The Lost Planet by Paul Dallas, cover by Alex Schomburg (1956)
- Mission to the Moon by Lester Del Rey, cover by Alex Schomburg (1956)
- Number 2 in the Jim Stanley series
1957
- Rockets Through Space by Lester Del Rey, cover and illustrated by James Heugh (1957)
- Special Companion Book (nonfiction)
1958
- The Year When Stardust Fell by Raymond F. Jones, cover by James Heugh (1958)
1959
- The Secret of the Ninth Planet by Donald A. Wollheim, cover by James Heugh (1959)
- The Star Conquerors by Ben Bova, cover by Mel Hunter (1959)
1960
- Stadium Beyond the Stars by Milton Lesser, cover by Mel Hunter (1960)
Moon of Mutiny - 1961 - Click to Zoom
1961
- Moon of Mutiny by Lester Del Rey, cover by Ed Emshwiller (1961)
- Number 3 in the Jim Stanley series
- Spacemen, Go Home by Milton Lesser, cover by Ed Emshwiller (1961)
Spacemen, Go Home - 1961 - Click to Zoom
Sources
Details from various places around the net including but not limited to
| This is an ISFDB Bibliographic Comments page for the Winston Science Fiction series. This page may be used for a list of the titles in the series, bibliographic comments or extended notes about the series, or discussion on how to organize and/or record the works in the series. The link above leads to the ISFDB series record for Winston Science Fiction. To discuss what should go on this page, use the talk page.
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