Michael Whelan's Works of Wonder

Overview:

• Title: Michael Whelan's Works of Wonder
• Author: Michael Whelan
• Year: 1988
• Publisher: Del Rey / Ballantine / SFBC
• Price: $17.50
• Pages: xiv+109
• Binding: Hardcover
• Type: Non-fiction
• Title Reference: Michael Whelan's Works of Wonder
• Notes:
  • "First Edition: December 1987" stated on the copyright page with an incomplete number line: "10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2".
  • This was printed for the Science Fiction Book Club, according to Locus1. Except for the lack of a printed price on the dustjacket, it is identical to the trade edition in every way.
  • The price, date, and catalog number (none of which are stated) are from Locus1.
  • Munson's essay is credited as "Introduction by Donald Munson" on the book's title page and as "Introduction: Michael Whelan by Don Munson" on the table of contents page.
  • The essay "Painting" is titled "Afterword: Painting" on the table of contents page.
  • The copyright page contains the complete Library of Congress Cataloging in Publication Data including the year of publication (1987), the ISBN (0-345-32679-2), and the LCCN: 87-1115 which has no record on the LoC website. There is a record for 87-1475 which matches this publication except that the price is given as $16.95.
  • "Editor: Shelly Shapiro" (over) "Interior and Jacket Design: Michaelis/Carpelis Design Associates, Inc." (over) "Title Handlettering: Ray Barber" (over) "Director of Production: Fred Dodnick" stated on unnumbered page [111].
  • "Jacket painting: Michael Whelan" (over) "Jacket design: Michaelis/Carpelis Design Associates" (over) "Handlettering by Ray Barber" printed on the back flap of the dustjacket.
  • Each work is preceded on its facing page by a short essay by Whelan, and in most cases with working sketches, alternate ideas, or work-in-progress images of the final piece.