Here, the cover of Book 2 of Before the Golden Age shows a newly-hatched “bird” departing from its egg. The anonymous artist used crêpe paper for the bird’s wings and body, and white feathers – appropriate! – for the tail. I don’t think there’s an actual connection to any story in the volume, but the simple design does indeed work. Simplicity can go far.
Contents
Part Four: 1933
The Man Who Awoke, by Lawrence Manning, from Wonder Stories, March, 1933
Tumithak in Shawn, by Charles R. Tanner, from Amazing Stories, June, 1933
Part Five: 1934
Colossus, by Donald Wandrei, from Astounding Stories, January, 1934
Born of the Sun, by Jack Williamson, from Astounding Stories, March, 1934
Sidewise in Time, by Murray Leinster (William Fitzgerald Jenkins), from Astounding Stories, June, 1934
Old Faithful, by Raymond Z. Gallum, from Astounding Stories, December, 1934