This is one of my favourite Stephen Russ covers; it's not just a nice pattern it's an idea. I think that's what, often, makes his covers stand out from others in the series, even those patterns for Comic and Curious Verse and More Comic and Curious Verse are "idea-based", i.e. they reflect the genre rather than are purely decorative like the Matthew Arnold book.
Special "thanks for the support" to Lena Corwin for including a link to Ace Jet 170 on her blog, I've had lots of reffered hits since.
wow, yes this is a really special one! how many of these do you have? i'm looking forward to seeing more, if you have more...
your blog is great! it's nice to find someone equally in love with vintage books as i am...
Posted by: lena | 29 September 2006 at 03:35 PM