The Book of Virgil Finlay

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Overview:

Title: The Book of Virgil Finlay
Author: Gerry de la Ree, Virgil Finlay
Year: 1975
Publisher: Gerry de la Ree
Price: $15.00
Pages: 128
Binding: Hardcover
Type: Non-fiction
Title Reference: The Book of Virgil Finlay
Notes: Limited edition of 1050 numbered copies. "First Edition" on the colophon page. Subtitled "Being the drawings of Virgil Finlay (1914-1971) from the collection of Gerry de la Ree". Laid in is a copy of a 1931 Finlay drawing, previously unpublished, titled "The Dreams of the Witch House" and with the caption, "Her bent back, long nose, and shrivelled chin were unmistakable, and her shapeless brown garments were like those he remembered. The expression on her face was one of hideous malevolence and exultation." There are Stephen Fabian illuminated capital letters in the text: p. 5, "A"; p. 7, "M"; p. 53, "W"; and p. 63, "A". The three illustrations on p. 34 have only a single title.