Originally Posted by KevinJS

Looks to me like the kind of illustration you might see on the front cover of "Astounding" or one of the other pulp SF mags.

That too. The older Popular Science magazines sometimes had illustrations like this as well.

Originally Posted by twerppoet

That too. The older Popular Science magazines sometimes had illustrations like this as well.

You beat me to my guess ...great minds and all

Originally Posted by twerppoet

Looks like the cover art (illustration) for a classic science fiction novel. The style is very familiar, but I don't recognize the novel. If I'm right it would be found in a library or used book store.

You're the closest so far,twerppoet. Think Juvenile. Used.book stores would be the best place to find this and other similar books.
BTW,it's a hardcover book.

Originally Posted by scifan57

You're the closest so far,twerppoet. Think Juvenile. Used.book stores would be the best place to find this and other similar books.

Hmm, possibley Heinlein then. Close enough to attempt some Googling at any rate.

Originally Posted by twerppoet

Hmm, possibley Heinlein then. Close enough to attempt some Googling at any rate.

Not a major science fiction writer. These books were ghost written by writers hired by the publisher. They were of a type sometimes called invention fiction.

Well, it does not appear to be from Tom Corbett, Space Cadet. I guess I'll have to search further afield.

Originally Posted by twerppoet

Well, it does not appear to be from Tom Corbett, Space Cadet. I guess I'll have to search further afield.

Persistence will win out in the end.

Is it an issue of "Authentic Science Fiction Monthly."
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Well, there's the Perry Rhodan series, but nothing is matching there either.

I suppose it's possible (barely) that I missed reading a science fiction series or two in my youth.

Originally Posted by twerppoet

Well, there's the Perry Rhodan series, but nothing is matching there either.

I suppose it's possible (barely) that I missed reading a science fiction series or two in my youth.

I read more of the story collection in magazines than books.

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