John Kirby of Discworld Space Opera Fantasy Art Postcard

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ts361x  A rare circa early 1980s postcard from Josh Kirby of Space Opera from the 1974 Science Fiction Monthly magazine cover he designed and is an amazing fantasy art portrait which reverse states is the first edition too unused and mint.Ronald William "Josh" Kirby (27 November 1928 23 October 2001) was a British commercial artist Over a career spanning 60 years, he was the artist for the covers of many science fiction books including Terry Pratchett's Discworld novels.  Kirby's most significant work in the 1980s was the covers for the Discworld series, a commission that Kirby thought would be a "one-off". Starting with The Colour of Magic, he eventually produced the covers for 26 of the series until his death in 2001.Upon his passing, his successor Paul Kidby painted a portrait of Kirby into the cover art of the novel Night Watch, in tribute to the artist.

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• Titre: John Kirby of Discworld Space Opera Fantasy Art Postcard
• Reliure: Couverture souple
• Édition: Edition originale
• Catalogues du vendeur:
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  • Europe Topographical
  • Germany