More of his amazing artwork can be seen in the book the collectors book of virgil finlay. This is the largest volume of quality artwork by the late virgil finlay 19141971 yet published. Michael dirdas picks for holiday gift books the washington. We immediately both thought of virgil finlay, perhaps the greatest science fiction artist of the 20th century, and yet mostly forgotten in the 21st. Apr 22, 2015 windy city pulp and paper 2015 photos for the second year running. This is a fine collection of his works but covers only a small amount of his art. Virgil warden finlay was born and raised in rochester, new york. We decided then and there to do a finlay book using our two collections as the basis for this new compilation. He and his partner in publishing, tim underwood, were planning to publish a series of virgil finlay art books. Truly a collector s item that you will return to again and again. One notable illustrating achievement, destined to become a collectors item, is the complete book of space travel by albro gaul, issued by the world publishing company in 1956, featuring a cover jacket and 19 superb black and white illustrations in a variety of finlays most effective artistic approaches.
The cover depicts a detail of the drawing dian of the lost land, published in famous fantastic mysteries, april 1949, page 23. The book also contains my life in fantasy in which bob describes his. The collectors book of virgil finlay robert weinberg, douglas ellis, robert t. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. We recruited bob garcia, a friend and well known book designer to help us publish the.
Jul 31, 2014 the blessed damozel virgil finlay article pictorial impression of a poem by dante gabriel rossetti external links. Virgil finlay was the most accomplished and outstanding line artist in american sffantasy history. Virgil finlay dean of science fiction artists, by sam. The book of virgil finlay hardcover buds art books. The collectors book of virgil finlay was a kickstarterfunded book celebrating the art of one of sfs most important artists.
Bibliographical information on virgil finlay xs4all. Perhaps best known for his evocative covers for the ship of. By his high school years, virgil finlay was exercising his passions for art and poetry, and discovered his lifelong subject matter in the. Marginalia is a collection of fantasy, horror and science fiction short stories, essays, biography and poetry by and about the american author h. One of the best artists to ever work in the industry, this collection will whet any collectors appetite. If one or more works are by a distinct, homonymous authors, go ahead and split the author. The text is adorned with lavish quotes and esoteric graphics.
We can thank his large collection of virgil finlay originals for the existence of the collectors book of virgil finlay. The terminology is based on the book furnishings and clasps different types of construction as well as their different purposes and functionality. Selected illustrations by virgil finlay signed 1971. In 1975, he published the classic art collection, the book of virgil finlay. Weird tales1939 wikisource, the free online library. The collectors book of virgil finlay by robert weinberg goodreads. The third book of virgil finlay 1978 with virgil finlay. It was released in 1944 and was the third collection of lovecraft s work published by arkham house. Lovecraft, roger zelazny, jorge luis borges, wallace stevens, e. It was published by arkham house in 1948 in an edition of 2,7 copies. Limited edition of 420 copies, numbered and signed by the authors and lail finlay. Galactic central publications weird tales checklist. Virgil finlay s far beyond is a stunning new collection of finlay s distinctive black and white illustrations from the golden age of science fiction magazines. A beautiful new art book featuring the masterful art of.
The fantasy art of virgil finlay finlay, virgil on. The charming, oldstyle cover by douglas klauba based on a virgil finlay. The items in the list given below, when pieced together, give a fairly accurate picture of a talented and professional artist who produced beautiful art. This is one of the best art books featuring virgil f. The collectors book of virgil finlay comic books from.
Jan 24, 2019 deep night, dark night virgil finlay pictorial interpretation of an excerpt from shakespeares king henry vignette external links. This beautiful art book features art from the collections of robert weinberg, doug ellis, glynn crain, and robert wiener. Selected illustrations by virgil finlay and a great selection of related books. The book is glorious from the start in not only having a thick cover but heavy paper pages and positively felt like i was holding a tome.
He befriended virgil during the later, difficult years of the artists life. Nov 01, 2014 the collectors book of virgil finlay american fantasy, 2014 jump to issue. Weird tales1938 wikisource, the free online library. A must for any fan of classic scififantasy art, beautifully collected and hardcover bound. Virgil finlay cover artist virgil finlay interior artist illustrator. Dec 30, 2011 also unfortunately, the collections of his work printed in the 1970s like the book of virgil finlay and 1990s virgil finlays women of the ages, virgil finlays phantasms, virgil finlays strange science and virgil finlays far beyond are long out of print and have not been reprinted or compiled into a larger compendium as. Chiller theater convention sketchbook mike hoffmans mike hoffman, 2005. Fabian the fourth book of virgil finlay 1979 with virgil finlay. A beautiful new art book featuring the masterful art of 20th century sffantasy illustrator virgil finlay. In addition to the title novella, it includes two tarzan short stories. A beautiful collection of both the black and white and color works of virgil finlay. I consider finlay one ofif not theg this illo clipped was selected for the 2019 virgil finlay calendar, the red dust by murray leinster, fantastic novels caption. Here is work not commonly seen assembled from the pages of weird tales, startling stories, galaxy and many other pulps and magazines of the 1930s, 40s and 50s. As such, he and tim had been contacting finlay art collectors throughout the country to see if they could borrow some finlay paintings to use as front and back covers for their volumes.
About fine sharp tight signed copy, bright green cloth, tarnished gilt. Interesting miscellany that includes texts of previously unpublished letters by h. The book of virgil finlay by finlay virgil abebooks. Apr 29, 2011 chuck was the person who put me in touch with lail. When i saw the collectors artbook of virgil finlay looking for funding on kickstarter, it got me thinking about finlay. It must have taken virgil finlay ages and ages and ages to produce his masterpieces that graced the sf magazines such as weird tales. The collectors book of virgil finlay by robert weinberg. Lovecraft to virgil finlay, edgar allan poe, algernon blackwood, james branch cabell and others. Garcia is raising funds for the collectors book of virgil finlay on kickstarter. Tarzan and the castaways this book is a collection of stories written by edgar rice burroughs, the twentyfourth in his series of books about the title character tarzan. I dont know how they kept up with who was who when they were corresponding. Virgil finlay women of fantasy and science fiction art 40 trading card book virgil finlay july 23 1914 january 18 1971 was an american pulp fantasy science fiction and horror illustrator he has been called part of the pulp ma awesome art by virgil finlay golden age sf illustration. It was arkham houses first illustrated book and the authors first hardcover.
A jacket with a halfinch closed tear to cover edge. Compiled by robert weinberg, doug ellis, and robert garcia this limited edition is a fitting tribute to finlay, whose influence on the field is felt to this day. The book of virgil finlay, being the drawings of virgil. The writers of this book from their introductions are collectors of virgil finlays original work and as they relate, when they first started buying, were.
The collectors book of virgil finlay robert and douglas ellis and robert t. Virgil finlay first edition dust jacket sellersupplied images. Virgil finlay was the premier illustrator of science fiction, fantasy and horror fiction in the pulps from the 30s through the 60s. Grant, published in virgil finlay, page 7, donald m. Three more underwood sale books, as well as virgil finlay file copies and. It includes the bulk of the finlay black and white collection owned. The collectors book of virgil finlay, published by american fantasy press, woodstock, illinois, usa, 2014. Posts about to virgil finlay written by cthulhuwho1. The text below is an excerpt from an extensive article that gerry wrote for starlog. A survey of the most frequently overlooked pulp 2015. Featuring the collections of robert wienberg, douglas ellis, glynn crain and.
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