Original pencil on paper of a young man in profile on an alien world, signed by Bok at lower right (some soiling). Image 10 1/2 x 7 1/2 in. Matted and framed (not examined out of frame, overall dimensions 18 1/2 x 14 1/2 in.). Provenance: Forrest J. Ackerman (1916-2008), American editor, magazine publisher, and science fiction author; acquired by the present owner directly from Ackerman through agent James A. Rock. 

Hannes Bok was an American illustrator whose work graced over 150 publications, including titles for Arkham House, Shasta Publishers, and the Fantasy Press. This work appeared in the December 1939 issue of Weird Tales to accompany "Nymph of Darkness," a collaborative effort between Forrest J. Ackerman and C.L. Moore (1911-1987), who is widely recognized as a pioneer in the realm of speculative fiction as written by women. Inscribed on verso in unknown hand: "Dec 39 Weird tales / Forrest Ackerman / C.L. Moore / Nymph of Darkness."

[With]: Weird Tales. New York: Weird Tales, Inc, December 1939. Original pictorial wraps (rubbing, some light toning). Hannes Bok illustration on p. 49.