Just a quick post to alert any interested parties to the fact that selected covers of the Hugo Gernsback-edited magazines
Amazing Stories and
Wonder Stories are now available to access via the University of Leeds'
Digital Library (some images may require a University login). The covers viewable online are designed by Frank R. Paul, the artist most closely associated with Gernsback’s publications. Paul had studied to be an architect and, working in bright colours to offset the poor paper quality of low-cost printing, he became regarded as the most influential artist in the development of modern science fiction artwork. Here's a full list of issues with Paul's cover artwork in the Library's collection:
Amazing Stories
1927: April, May
1928: January-April, July-September, November
1929: January-March, June
Wonder Stories
1930: June, July, August
1931: April, June, August-December
1932: January-December
1933: January-June, August, October-December
1934: January, February, April-June, August, September, November, December
1935: January-October, December
1936: February, April
The completion of this project would not have been possible without the support of the Frank R. Paul estate, and is a step towards preserving these very fragile magazines.
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