Alicia Austin (American)

Original Art for Robert E. Howard's A WITCH SHALL BE BORN

(Hardcover. Deluxe Edition. Donald M. Grant, Publisher, 1975)

A Conan the Barbarian story. Originally published in Weird Tales December 1934.

10 original illustrations: 4 Mixed Media. 6 Pen & Ink.

Condition: Near Fine condition with edgewear to the boards.

4 color illustrations. Mixed Media on illustration board. Artwork measures 9 1/4 x 6 5/8 inches

5 pen & ink line drawings on illustration board. Artwork measuring 9 1/4 x 6 1/2 inches. 

1 pen & ink line drawing vignette, the frontispiece. Board measures 10 x 6 3/4 inches. 

Each piece includes a story caption handwritten above the illustration on the board or on the thin protective paper overlay attached with tape to the top of the board by the artist. 

Alicia Austin (1942- ) American artist. A winner of several awards for her artwork. She was the first female artist to win the Hugo Award for Best Fan Art, 1971.