Here are the last of my scans from this book. It is a large book with large illustrations every few pages. The artist was Teodor Rotrekl (6 June 1923 in Brno – 1 September 2004 in Prague) who was a Czech illustrator and painter. His most known works are illustrations of science fiction books and journals.
Shtuka, I.
Illustrated by Rotreckl, Teodor. Шесть Дней На
Луне-1 (Six Days on Luna One.)
Prague: Artia. (211 p.) 1965.
To continue with this fantastic space art book from 1965. Above is the 1963 Hungarian cover. I have not been able to find the book yet. There is so much here I run out of comments.
This is a translation into Russian of a 1963 Czech book. The 1963 book's title was:
Šest dnů na Luně 1 (1963)
I quote from here:
http://blog.edenfuture.com/2011/01/six-days-on-luna-1.html
"Maybe the most beautiful book from Teodor Rotrekl´s peak period is Šest dnů na Luně 1 (Six Days on Luna 1, 1963) written by a journalist Ivo Štuka (1930 - 2007). This book for older children combines a real history and possible future of the space exploration with a kaleidoscopic novel set in our solar system. Almost every page contains a color illustration by Rotrekl, some of them quite exciting."
Shtuka, I.
Illustrated by Rotreckl, Teodor. Шесть Дней На
Луне-1 (Six Days on Luna One.)
Prague: Artia. (211 p.) 1965.
I like all the books I post but some are a cut above. This may be one of the best space art books I have found. It has a huge number of color paintings and it is a wonder to see. I last posted this one about 11 years ago so it is time for a "summer re-run."
Shtuka, I. Illustrated by Rotreckl, Teodor. Шесть Дней На Луне-1 (Six Days on Luna One.) Prague: Artia. (211 p.) 1965.
