Robert Ronald Pepper (American, 1938-2019). Islands in the Sky paperback cover, 1960. Watercolor on paper laid on board...

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Robert Ronald Pepper (American, 1938-2019)
Islands in the Sky paperback cover, 1960
Watercolor on paper laid on board
16-1/4 x 11-1/4 inches (41.3 x 28.6 cm) (sheet)
Not signed

The Signet/New American Library Collection of Paperback Art

An early example of Robert Pepper's psychedelic style which would become prominent in his science fiction and fantasy book covers, this present work is published as the cover of Islands in the Sky by Arthur C. Clarke (Signet, 1960) and is accompanied by a print out of the cover.


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