Star Born
This one for me is amazing just for the details as well as the otherwordly feel. I love all the windows that hint at multiple deck levels inside the ship.
Planet Of No Return
This one has that otherwordly feel as well, with the moons in the background and the alien landscape. The retro weapon and tech are kinda fun too?
One Against Herculum
Okay there's definitely a story here- dude is jumping for his life. I love the retro futuristic city and the guys inside the building chasing him.
Dune
This cover has always appealed to me. Something about two hooded figures in the desert, heading for a city or outpost amidst the wasteland.
The Snows of Ganymede
This looks ominous, and I love the evocative title as well as the snow they're apparently trudging through and the moon (or is it Jupiter?) in the background.
The Mysterious Planet
Something about this one- the frozen landscape, the planet in the background- it just has that sense of wonder.
Attack From Atlantis
I LOVE the domed city
Lord of Thunder
I have NO idea
Dome Around America
This one either
Daybreak 2250 AD
War Of The Wing-Men
The Chessmen Of Mars
A living chess match?
These book covers look so cool. It's always fun to see what older book covers looked like.
ReplyDeleteVintage scifi covers are so interesting to me!
ReplyDeleteSuch cool covers. I really like the one for Dune.
ReplyDeleteThese are all really good! I think my favorite is One Against Herculum, because you can SEE that the guy is like "oh shit this is a bad scene" hahah. Also I cannot say Ganymede in my head unless it is in Gunny's accent. So that's a problem. And Planet Of No Return
ReplyDeleteis just plain appealing- pretty, while being sci-fi.
That Star Born cover has to be one of my all time favorites. And of course the classic Dune covers. 😍
ReplyDeleteBaz found a hardcover bind-up of the the first Dune trilogy when we were in B&N, but I waited for Cyber Monday and ordered it online with the discount and saved $9. Then I added a stocking stuffer for Baz and got free shipping. You can't beat that. There is no way my 80s paperbacks can ever be read again. I should buy a little display box for them. Ha ha. 📚
Great old covers, where did you source the original paintings from (just curious).
ReplyDeleteThese vintage covers are the COOLEST!
ReplyDeleteI love old book covers. These Sci-Fi ones are super cool. Thanks for sharing them.
ReplyDeleteoh I'll go with Dune again :) There is something about it :)
ReplyDeleteLord of Thunder and Daybreak are awesome. Vintage sci-fi can be so fun sometimes.
ReplyDeleteAll of these are great, but that Dune cover sure attracts me the most!
ReplyDeleteLove the Star Born cover
ReplyDeleteThese are so great! I especially love One Against Herculum and The Mysterious Planet. And who could resist War of the Wing-Men? Awesome post. :)
ReplyDeleteThese posts always make me so sad that we have such generic covers these days. An I love when they're artwork rather than photos.
ReplyDeleteKaren @ For What It's Worth
With some of these I'm already familiar with from your previous post, and even though I am not a huge fan of vintage covers, I agree with you that they are important. I, as a reader, notice them first.
ReplyDeleteI love vintage covers and you've found some amazing ones here.
ReplyDeleteLovely post.
Lynn :D
These are so much fun and so detailed!
ReplyDeleteFun idea for a post. I love that rocket ship. The dolphins (?) are pretty neat, too.
ReplyDeleteAj @ Read All The Things!
Love it! I was just viewing vintage horror books from a booktuber. He mentioned that they were a bit silly. I have a feeling the same thing applies to these sci-fi reads. All I could think of when viewing was the original Star Trek series.
ReplyDeleteRetro covers do seem very hit or miss. That first one is great! I'm really confused about the green guy though because the detail in the shading of his muscles seems to suggest he's not wearing clothing, only boots lol.
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