Michael Whelan's Works of Wonder

Overview:

• Title: Michael Whelan's Works of Wonder
• Author: Michael Whelan
• Year: 1987
• ISBN-10: 0862873916
• Publisher: Columbus Books
• Price: £16.95
• Pages: xiv+109
• Binding: Hardcover
• Type: Non-fiction
• Title Reference: Michael Whelan's Works of Wonder
• Notes:
  • Munson's essay is credited as "Introduction by Donald Munson" on the title page and as "Introduction: Michael Whelan by Don Munson" on the contents page and ©1987 Random House, Inc on the copyright page.
  • Foreword is credited to Isaac Asimov on contents and appearance page, but ©1987 Nightfall, Inc. on copyright page.
  • "Editor: Shelly Shapiro" (over) "Interior and Jacket Design: Michaelis/Carpelis Design Associates, Inc." (over) "Title Hand lettering: 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) "Hand lettering by Ray Barber" printed on the back flap of the dust jacket
  • The basic layout of the book is left-facing page has a small version of the book itself accompanied by a brief discussion of either the art, the book, or how the image came about, accompanied in most cases by at least one sketch or study with the right-facing page featuring the artwork used for that particular book.