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PSST! Wanna Buy a Book??

Over the years, there has been a lot of great astronomical art published in book form. Somebody on the list server asked if anyone had a list of astro art books.Several folks gave partial lists from their personal libraries, but none were truly complete. So, to fill that void, here is a fairly complete list of books that feature large collections of space art. If you know of any other books that aren't mentioned here, please post a note on the listserver and I'll update the list. Happy Book Hunting!

The Conquest of Space, by Willy Ley, illus. Chesley Bonestell

The Exploration of Mars, by Willy Ley & W. Von Braun, illus. Chesley Bonestell

The Conquest of the Moon, by Cornelius Ryan, illus. Chesley Bonestell

Satellites, Rockets and Outer Space, by Willy Ley, illus. Chesley Bonestell

Beyond Jupiter, by Arthur C. Clarke, illus. Chesley Bonestell

Man and the Moon, by Robert Richardson, illus. Chesley Bonestell

Sur Les Autres Mondes, by Lucien Rudaux

Worlds Beyond: The Art of Chesley Bonestell, by Frederick Durant & Ron Miller

Our World in Space, by Isaac Asimov, illus. Robert McCall

Visions of the Universe, by Isaac Asimov & Carl Sagan, illus. Kazuaki Iwasaki

Aliens in Space, an Illustrated Guide, by Steven Caldwell

The Grand Tour (two versions), by William Hartmann & Ron Miller

Out of the Cradle, by William Hartmann, Ron Miller, & Pam Lee

In the Stream of Stars, by W. Hartmann, R. Miller, A. Sokolov, & V. Myagkov

Cycles of Fire, by William Hartmann, Ron Miller, Pam Lee, & Tom Miller

The History of the Earth, by William Hartmann & Ron Miller

Apollo, by Alan Bean

The Art of Robert McCall, by Robert McCall

Alien Horizons, The Book of Sea Monsters, Greetings From Earth, all three by Bob Eggleton

First Men on the Moon, by HG Wells, illus. Bob Eggleton

NASA and the Exploration of Space, a NASA release

Eyewitness to Space, By Hereward Cooke

Starlog Space Art, Space Art Poster Book, both edited by Ron Miller

Expedition, Barlowe's Guide to Extraterrestrials, both by Wayne Barlowe

Visions of Space, The Fires Within, both by David A. Hardy

Extraterrestrials, A Field Guide for Earthlings, by Terrence Dickenson

Tour of the Universe, by Malcolm Edwards and Robert Holdstock

Galactic Tours by Thomas Cook, by Bob Shaw, illus. David A.Hardy

Futuropolis, by Robert Sheckley

Challenge of the Stars, The New Challenge of the Stars, both by Patrick Moore, illus. David A. Hardy

The Art of Star Trek, by Judith and Garfield Reeves-Stevens

Star Trek Spaceflight Chronology, by S. & F. Goldstein, illus. Rick Sternbach

Space Wars: Worlds & Weapons, by Steven Eisler

Space Wrecks, Great Space Battles, both by Stewart Cowley

The Planets, The Universe, The Microverse, all three edited by Byron Preiss

Frank Kelly Freas: As He Sees It, By Frank Kelly Freas

Planet Earth, Moon and Planets, both by Josef Sadil, illus. Ludek Pesek

Bildatlas des Sonnensystem, Space Shuttles, both by Bruno Stanek, illus. Ludek Pesek

Messung des Unermesslichen, written and illustrated by Pesek

Flug in die Welt von morgen, written and illustrated by Pesek

Journey to the Planets, UFOs and Other Worlds, Planet Earth, Solar System, all four by Peter Ryan, illus. Ludek Pesek

Blue Ice

By Mark Garlick

Mark shows another view of Neptune reflecting blue light upon the icy surface of Triton. Mark is a professional artist/illustrator. This image is part of the IAAA International Travelling Show, "The Artist's Universe."