The Art of the Fantastic

Overview:

  • Title: The Art of the Fantastic
  • Author: Gerry de la Ree
  • Year: 1978
  • Publisher: Gerry de la Ree
  • Price: $15.50
  • Pages: 128
  • Binding: Hardcover
  • Type: Non-fiction
  • Title Reference: The Art of the Fantastic
  • Notes:
    • "Edited and published by Gerry de la Ree / Saddle River, N.J. - 1978"
    • Subtitled "An anthology of illustrations from the collection of the editor and publisher."
    • Month from Locus #216 (November 1978)
    • Limited to 1200 numbered copies. Limitation statement and number on page 128
    • Features art by Hannes Bok, Virgil Finlay, Stephen Fabian, Edd Cartier, Frank R. Paul, Ed Emsh, Tim Kirk, Frank Kelly Freas, Lawrence, Mahlon Blaine, Harry Clarke, Charlie McGill, Clark Ashton Smith, Lynd Ward and others.
    • Front and back cover art is not credited, but both illustrations appear elsewhere in the publication.
    • The Lynd Ward illustrations are all from The Haunted Omnibus edited by Alexander Laing, or were prepared for that volume, but not used due to space limitations.