Original Artwork for Science Fantasy 10 by Gerard Quinn - 1956

London: Nova Publications Ltd, 1956. No Binding. Near Fine. (15x14cm) A highly accomplished original pen and ink illustration by Gerard Quinn for the short story 'Five into Four' published in the journal, Science Fantasy 10, September 1954. The image shows four men, perhaps journalists, crowded around an attractive woman who is resisting questioning, with handwritten and typed publication notes to the verso. The typed label reads 'QUINN Five into Four by J T McIntosh Science Fantasy 10' with similar in pen above and 'Nova'. At the time of publication Science Fantasy was under the editorship of John Carnell who commissioned much of Quinn's work during this period. Like so much commercial illustrative work drawings such as these were viewed as essentially disposable and original artwork of this type is uncommon. Near Fine 1956