WWI Aviation books cover art

[jastaflieger]

the artist of this series of comics did some homework regards aircraft and then decided to let loose with the markings, mixing and matching as he wanted!

[Kirk R. Lowry]

Originally Posted by dpolglaze

Kirk,

The 1957 Putnam release came in a black slip case with a clear plastic dust cover.

Dan

That explains why I never saw a jacket on the book as my father had the original Putnam edition though I never remember seeing the dust cover or slipcase ... unfortunate. I remember seeng the volume forever ... when a child I could not believe the size of the book!

Merci Dan
Kirk

[Kilian]

This is getting more and more my favourite thread on this forum

[dpolglaze]

Glad to hear you like this one, Kilian.

Here's some more art.

The Blue Max by Jack Hunter.


And another "etching" type cover


Dan

[SCMc]

Hi Dan,

Is that Jack Hunter's cover? I read that he did the cover art for the first edition.

Steve

[dpolglaze]

Hi Dan,

Is that Jack Hunter's cover? I read that he did the cover art for the first edition.

Steve

Steve,

Yes, that's the first edition cover by Jack Hunter.

Dan

[Gregvan]

Hi All,

I love Jack Hunter's artwork for his own first novel. According to some sources, this was almost his first attempt at painting such an illustration as well. By choosing that particular perspective on Stachel's black Fokker D.VII, he neatly avoided the problem of how to show (or not show) the obscene epithet Stachel had painted on the top wing in large white letters (granted, IIRC, Stachel soon had the two words overpainted after two RAF prisoners laughed at it, calling him the "men's room ace").

For this later paperback edition, the unknown cover artist daringly hinted at the epithet painted on Stachel's top wing, on the D.VII at extreme left - a nice touch:

[Jos]

Here is a cover from Serge Stone.




Jos

[Kirk R. Lowry]

Bonjour mes amis

Greg ... I never noticed that detail before ... surprising ... will have to pull the copy I have out of storage ...

Jos ... Signed With Their Honor by Meijering is an interesting book ... most exciting jacket for the edition you have depicting the fabled encounter between Guynemer and Udet ... the edition I have has a much less inspiring cover of essentially no relevance to the subject of chivalry in the air.

Salut!
Kirk

[Jos]

Here is my first hero: "Biggles". This is the man who made me interested in WW1 aviation.



Biggles Pioneer Air Fighter
Cover: Pim van Boxsel




Biggles Of The Camel Squadron
Cover: Pim van Boxsel




Biggles Flies East