Tuesday we took Shaun, our Shih Tzu cross, to Prince Albert 

for a haircut. Every trip to PA includes a stop at Value Village 

for T-shirts, hoodies etc. to wear around the cabin.

 While at the cabin my SF collecting mostly stops

so I was delighted to see some great SF books for 1 to 2 

dollars. Some I already have but most of these have different 

covers and some can stay  at the cabin.

 I see SF cover art as time capsules to the societal and 

artistic trends and/or concerns of the period and if 

the price is right I will buy a second copy.

cover by Barclay Shaw

I decided to read or reread some of the SF authors of 

 my teenage years I am starting with Frank Herbert but

 I will follow with Niven who produced 

some of the great SF of his generation.

cover by Walter Velez (1966) 1981

Very different, more modern and futuristic than the other

covers I have seen for The Dream Master.

cover by McMacken (1965) Avon 1979

I thought my favourite would always be the 

Powers cover for "Bill" but we now have a tie.

Next A couple of okay Paul Lehr.

1971

1960

Then couple of okay Richard Powers.

1961

1966

Not sure, The Alien Way, Lou Feck.

(1965) 1977

The gem, I had never even seen photos of this cover for 

The Caves of Steel  by Ralph Brillhart. I think Pebble in the Sky

is my favourite Asimov but "Caves" is certainly the runner up.  

This copy will not be staying at the cabin.

(1954) Pyramid 1962

Monday we went south to photograph the shorebirds

on the sloughs before they migrate. We stopped in Hafford,

 for lunch, a small town pop. 360 where one old store now

 hosts a community garage sale. We got a great and cheap oil 

painting of grain elevators, hey this is the prairie folks, an Old

Virginia Smoking Tobacco can, an ex libris copy of 

The Phantom Tollbooth and an Ace Double for 50 cents with 

two wonderfully frantic covers by Emesh. Book publication 1962

 but the short stories were first published in 1954. Ace F-165.

Also saw some great birds and had a nice lunch.