tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5448581132479481740.post2444786193804995105..comments2024-03-25T11:29:25.356-04:00Comments on Existential Ennui: Science Fiction Beautiful British Book Jacket Design of the 1950s and 1960sNick Jones (Louis XIV, the Sun King)http://www.blogger.com/profile/17716508525331235684noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5448581132479481740.post-64636865349265143992023-01-30T00:16:18.283-05:002023-01-30T00:16:18.283-05:00"A Life for the Stars" caught my attenti..."A Life for the Stars" caught my attention but I imagine the cover art doesn’t actually reflect the content. These aren’t the covers showing buxom space nymphs that were apparently popular for science fiction but look! Look at the cover! Three mm m … checks notes- 1966 … right … three men, 2 have complete head domes, crispy space underwear and manly bidigital hooks for pulling the 3rd who may be able to breathe the craggy, splintered rock air (the only type of non-terrestrial air in the 1960s) or he’s just wearing Star Trek red and we can’t see it. I lay odds I could read the book forward and backwards and never solve the fundamental mystery presented by front cover. <br /><br />Pity. <br />Tree Climbing Dognoreply@blogger.com