Ashes and Stars by George Zebrowski
First edition of the first book in the Omega Point trilogy by George Zebrowski (b. 1945), published in 1977 as a prequel to The Omega Point (1972). The cover art for Ashes & Stars is by Bob Pepper.
For the title and also for the date on the back (“A.D. 6599”), the uncredited typographer went with the heaviest weight of Eras. This early design of Albert Boton’s was started around 1958 at Hollenstein, initially in a single light style without lowercase. The Ultra was released as part of ITC’s expanded version of Eras from 1976, which comprised six weights plus Outline and Contour styles.
Posted as part of a series that pays tribute to Albert Boton, one of the preeminent French type designers of the past sixty years. Albert Boton died on July 20, 2023, at the age of 91.
