Search the Sky by Frederik Pohl and C.M. Kornbluth (Bantam Books)

Patrick Concannon — Sun, 18 Jun 2023 12:11:48 +0000

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Search the Sky is a satirical science fiction novel by American writers Frederik Pohl and Cyril M. Kornbluth, first published in 1954 by Ballantine Books.

For the cover of this 1977 paperback edition by Bantam Books, the novel's title and author's names are set in Limited View (see Corporate Image). Though the differences are somewhat negligible, one might spot the slight changes to the letterforms of the F, s and t that are present in Limited View. Additional text is set in Eurostile.

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SF Rediscovery series (Equinox/Avon)

Florian Hardwig — Fri, 26 May 2023 17:08:43 +0000

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Source: www.isfdb.org The Internet Speculative Fiction Database. License: CC BY.

The covers of all 27 titles as compiled by the Internet Speculative Fiction Database

SF Rediscovery is a series of trade paperback editions of novels and anthologies by science fiction writers such as Philip José Farmer, Robert Silverberg, Harry Harrison, and E.C. Tubb. Between 1974 and 1977, a total of 27 books were published by Equinox, an imprint of Avon Books. This probably makes it the most extensive use of Eightway, a shaded all-caps grotesque designed by Milton Glaser and George Leavitt.

All book covers feature the Shaded Southwest style, that is the variant with a shadow to the bottom left of the outlined letterforms. This treatment is echoed in the (custom) SF logo as well as the border around the cover art. The last ten books additionally show the series number in the top left corner, revealing that the Eightway typeface also comprised numerals.

Scans of individual covers courtesy of Cadwalader Ringgold.

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#1, Strange Relations by Philip José Farmer. Cover art by Vincent Calabrese.

#2, The Syndic by C.M. Kornbluth. Cover artist unknown.

#3, The Reproductive System by John T. Sladek. Cover art by Jack Gaughan

#4, Rogue Moon by Algis Budrys. Cover art by William Maughan.

#5, The Man in the Maze by Robert Silverberg. Cover art by Michael Presley.

#6, The Iron Dream by Norman Spinrad. Cover art by Bob Haberfield.

#7, Inside Outside by Philip José Farmer. Cover art by Jacques Wyrs.

#8, Omnivore by Piers Anthony. Cover art by Bill Maughan.

#9, The Great Explosion by Eric Frank Russell. Cover art by Chris Foss

#11, No Blade of Grass by John Christopher. Cover art by Michael Presley.

#12, A Mirror for Observers by Edgar Pangborn. Cover art by Stanislaw Fernandes.

#13, Bill, the Galactic Hero by Harry Harrison. Cover art by Michael Gross.

#14, Ultimate World by Hugo Gernsback. Cover art by .

#15, City Under the Sea by Kenneth Bulmer. Cover art by Bill Maughan.

#16, The Space-Born by E. C. Tubb. Cover art by Vicente Segrelles.

#17, The Humanoids by Jack Williamson. Cover art by Michael Presley.

#18, The Judgment of Eve by Edgar Pangborn. Cover art by Patrick Woodruffe.

#27, Black Easter by James Blish. Cover artist unknown.

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Thirteen O’Clock and Other Zero Hours by Cyril M. Kornbluth

Garrison Martin — Thu, 25 Jul 2019 06:45:18 +0000

A posthumous collection of short stories by Cyril M. Kornbluth, who died in 1958. Originally published under the pseudonym Cecil Corwin. Edited by James Blish and released in 1970 by Dell Publishing.

Both the author’s name and the main title get a multi-color treatment in Montgomery Pousse Cafe (1969). The subtitle uses narrow slab-serif caps with a 3-dimensional effect. This face goes back to the 1830s. It was available from PLINC as Sunset and is also known as Broadcast today. The range is completed by caps from Broadway (1927) and Lightline Gothic (1908).

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