Bob Haberfield was born in Sydney, Australia in 1938 and was most active illustrating science fiction book covers between the late 1960s to the mid-1970s.

Haberfield became especially well-known for his distinctive, psychedelic style, and also for collaborating with the author Michael Moorcock and creating his book covers during the 1970s.

Haberfield’s commercial art career started in the early 1960s when he became a designer and illustrator at ‘World Record Club’, a UK based record label that specialised in Jazz and Classical albums. Haberfield created a number of record sleeves for artists like Cannonball Adderley, Fats Domino, Vivaldi, and Stravinsky.

Bob Haberfield’s early 1970s illustrations and artworks were bold, colourful, and often i