Lot 87165: JACK GAUGHAN (American 1930 - 1985) Eyes of the

JACK GAUGHAN (American 1930 - 1985) Eyes of the Overworld, paperback cover, 1966 Acrylic on board 20 x 16 in. Signed lower center-right This illustration appeared on the cover of Jack Vance's science fiction novel, Eyes of the Overworld, Ace Books M-149, 1966. This book was the first sequel to The Dying Earth. "In the dim far future of Earth, when the sun had shrunk to a small red disk in the dark sky and the race of man lived in isolated cities that echoed with the vastness of the world's history, science, myth, and magic had become one. Sorcerers who read the books of ancient times held great power, and fearsome monsters created in ages long forgotten stalked the land."