art fantasy

Softcover. Chicago, Regnery Publishing, 1st, 1975, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Softcover, pictorial wraps, 176 pages. Mostly b&w illustrations, some color. Well-illustrated survey of the SF pulps from the mid-1920s through the mid-1950s. Preface by A. E. Van Vogt. Clean copy.

Hardcover. NY, Del Rey / Ballantine, 1st, 1982, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright, unclipped dust jacket, 291 pages. Stated First Edition. This is the sequel to his 1968 novel 2001: A Space Odyssey, though Clarke changed some elements of the story to align with the film version of 2001. Clean copy.

Softcover. NY, Collins Design, 1st, 2008, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Softcover, 528 pages. 500 Essential Graphic Novels is an all-in-one guide to this exciting form of visual literature.Including more than 350 authors and 400 artists, this lush volume contains an essential mix of some of the finest visually-stunning stories of our time. From politically-charged non-fiction sagas to imaginative fantasy tales, this ultimate guide has something to satisfy everyone's taste. The first of its kind, this book focuses on each graphic novel separately, honing in on art technique, style and prose, plus an age rating system so parents will know what is suitable for their children. Chapters are divided by genre, complete with individual plot synopses and star-scaled reviews for each book, providing the reader with a concise and balanced understanding of today's best graphic novels.

Hardcover. East Yorkshire, UK, PS Artbooks Ltd., 1st, 2015, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover with no dust jacket. Very clean, unmarked copy. Color illustrations throughout. Tight copy. A collection of This Adventures into the Unknown comic books from 1954. Issues 51 through 57.

Hardcover. East Yorkshire, UK, PS Artbooks Ltd., 1st, 2015, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 240 pages. Hardcover with no dust jacket. Very clean, unmarked copy. Color illustrations throughout. Tight copy. A collection of Forbidden Worlds comic books from 1957 to 1958. Issues 59 through 64.

Hardcover. UK, PS Artbooks, 1st, 2011, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, 288 pages, illustrated throughout in color. Clean, tight copy. Reprints in full color the first five issues (Fall 1948 - June/July 1949) of ADVENTURES INTO THE UNKNOWN horror comic, with a foreword by Barry Forshaw and additional color art by Glenn Chadbourne.

Hardcover. UK, PS Artbooks, 1st, 2013, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, 288 pages, illustrated throughout in color. Clean, tight copy. American Comics Group. June/July 1950 - January 1951 Issues 11-15. Foreword by Paul Di Filippo.

Hardcover. UK, PS Artbooks, 1st, 2013, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, 288 pages, illustrated throughout in color. Clean, tight copy. American Comics Group. June/July 1950 - January 1951 Issues 11-15. Foreword by Paul Di Filippo.

Hardcover. UK, PS Publishing, 1st, 2012, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, 288 pages, illustrated throughout in color. Clean, tight copy. Collects Aug/Sep 1949 to April/May 1950, Issues 6-10.

Hardcover. UK, PS Publishing, 1st, 2013, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, 288 pages, illustrated throughout in color and b&w. Light shelf-wear to boards, else a clean, tight copy. Collects issues #21 through #25 of comic book "Adventures Into the Unknown" published by ACG from July to November 1951.

Hardcover. UK, PS Publishing, 1st, 2014, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, 288 pages, illustrated throughout in color and b&w. Light shelf-wear to boards, else a clean, tight copy. Collects December 1951 - April 1952 Issues 26-30. Foreword by David Tosh.

Hardcover. UK, PS Publishing, 1st, 2014, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, 288 pages, illustrated throughout in color and b&w. Light shelf-wear to boards, else a clean, tight copy. Weird, Mysterious and Spine-tingling tales featuring Issues 31-36 from May - October 1952.

Hardcover. East Sussex, Ammonite Press, 1st, 2009, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 300 pages, color and b&w photographs. Hardcover in a very good dust jacket, clean. As pointed out in the introduction by Elizabeth Roberts, this book isn't aiming to be a history of fashion of the past century. It explores the ideas behind it; the influences of clothing by society we live in, and to convey this the outstanding work of the Press Association is used. This book is a visual, eye-watering history that tells the story of how we've become today.The book is split into five chapters followed by a page-to-page picture index.1. FILMSTARS, FULL SKIRTS AND FUR: POST-WAR GLAMOUR2. ROMANCE AND REVOLUTION: 1960's3. FROM THE QUEEN TO POSH: FASHION ICONS4. ON THE STREETS AND IN THE SHOPS: WHAT WE REALLY WORE5. FANTASY AND REALITY: LONDON FASHION WEEK 2008-2009

Hardcover. Milwaukie, OR, Dark Horse Comics, Inc. , 1st, 1992, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardbound, 72 pages. Illustrated by David Dorman. INSCRIBED BY BISSETTE with drawing on title page. Dust jacket with Brodart cover. This exquisitely produced, Smythe-sewn, embossed hardcover volume features an Aliens tale written by today's master of horror comics, Steve Bissette, accompanied by 24 full-color paintings by the most sought-after painter in the field, Dave Dorman. An Alien has been detected on board a space station orbiting Earth, and a crack extermination team sets out to destroy it. The success of their mission depends on one man's sinister secret. The story is presented in the traditional text format accompanied by full-page color paintings by Dorman. This book also features a dust jacket illustrated by Dorman.

Hardcover. Taschen, 1st, 2007, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover, 264 pages. Alison Jackson has photographed the Queen of England on the toilet, George Bush and Tony Blair chatting in the sauna, Mick Jagger doing gymnastics, and Monica Lewinsky lighting Bill Clinton's cigar. Or has she? The likenesses are uncanny, but of course, her subjects are look-alikes. Her photos demonstrate that while seeing is believing, the truth is another story entirely. In her work, Jackson says, "Likeness becomes real and fantasy touches on the believable. The viewer is suspended in disbelief. I try to highlight the psychological relationship between what we see and what we imagine. This is bound up in our need to look--our voyeurism--and our need to believe." Indeed, by showing "celebrities" ostensibly caught unawares, Jackson's pictures show us what we imagine might go on behind closed doors. Jackson's work causes controversy, because it threatens to cross the line between the private and public life of our contemporary icons. Because we unquestioningly accept the authenticity of the photograph, it would appear that we are being given a glimpse of something confidential, a private moment. It is only upon closer examination that we question the reality of the image, and hopefully this makes us question our unwitting tendency to believe everything we see in the media today.

Softcover. PS Artbooks, reprint, 2025, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Softcover, 100 pages in color. A facsimile reprint of the 1940s comic book. The second volume of America's Greatest Comics, brought to readers by Fawcett Publications. Join Captain Marvel, alias Billy Batson as he leads his death-defying team of heroes. His transformation into the mighty hero "Shazam!" enthralls audiences of all ages. Joining him are Spy Smasher, the master of espionage, Bulletman, a flying crime-fighter with super strength, Minute Man, unmatched in speed and agility, and Mr. Scarlet, the crimson-clad avenger. Together, they combat evil in America's Greatest Comics, inspiring generations with their heroic adventures and unwavering pursuit of justice. A whopping 100 pages of pure adventure and fantasy. Clean copy.

Hardcover. San Diego, Idea & Design Works, 1st, 2012, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, oversize format, pictorial boards, 157 pages, color throughout. Continuing the Eisner Award-winning series of the rare Archie newspaper strips by Bob Montana, we turn our attention to his remarkable, full-color Sunday pages. Archie''s Sunday Best is the first-ever collection of the late 1940s and early 1950s Sundays. Montana is approaching the peak of his creative juices in these pages, which feature classic Archie themes and characters. The cartoonist draws on the facts, fantasy, feelings, and fun of his own high school days in Haverhill, Massachusetts. DUE TO WEIGHT, DOMESTIC SHIPPING ONY.

Hardcover. Portland, Collectors Press, 1st, 2002, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover, 768 pages. Profusely illustrated with full color and black & white photographs and art. Light wear to corners of dust jacket at flaps. Clean, tight copy. A monumental work devoted to art depicting life in the future. The authors present the most important, thought-provoking examples from each genre using vast collections of novels, posters, magazines, movies, and more.

Hardcover. Lansing, Peregrine Books, 1st, 1982, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Non-paginated. Hardcover. SIGNED BY G. LEGMAN, ROLAND TRENARY, AND ROBERT ARRINGTON ON REAR ENDPAPER. THIS BEING HAND NUMBERED #25 OF LIMITED 100 SIGNED HARDCOVER EDITIONS. Illustrated in black & white with 4 pages in full color. Minor pea sized stain at center of foredge. Dust jacket with light wear. Clean, tight copy.

Hardcover. London, Paper Tiger, 2nd pr., 2000, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover, 112 pages, color illustrations by Rowena Morrill, very clean, tight copy, like new. Always feminine, often erotic, and usually tinged with irony: fantasy artist Rowena takes modern dilemmas and presents them in a fanciful and powerful fairytale world. Above all, she paints extraordinary images of women. Over 100 artworks and insightful commentary show the influences behind this artist who has done covers for--among others--Anne McCaffrey, Issac Asimov, Piers Anthony, Madeleine L'Engle, Samuel, R. Delaney, and even National Lampoon!

Hardcover. NY, Hyperion Books, 1st US, 2001, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover, 280 pages, very good in a bright, unclipped dust jacket.

Hardcover. NY, Hyperion Books, 1st US, 2001, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover, 280 pages, very good in a bright, unclipped dust jacket.

Hardcover. New York, Simon & Schuster, 1st, 2005, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Non-paginated. Hardcover with dust jacket. Clean, tight copy with light to no wear on edges. Red Ribbon marker.

Hardcover. Seattle, Fantagraphics Books, 1st, 2024, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover in pictorial boards. In the vein of earlier comics-to-multimedia stars Buck Rogers and Flash Gordon, Atlas Comics launched their own pulp hero in 1951, looking ahead to the futuristic year 2000. Across five issues of Space Squadron (and one of Space Worlds), headline talents including George Tuska, Werner Roth and Allen Bellman (with back-up features by Joe Maneely, Christopher Rule, George Klein and Vern Henkel) showed Captain Jet Dixon and his Space Squadron blasting into action, facing cosmic threats like "The Armada of Death," "The Space Demons," "Terror from the Deep," "The Temptress of Jupiter," and "The Midnight Horror."Come 1953, Hank Chapman and Joe Maneely gazed further into the future, envisioning the distant year 2075 and the adventures of Speed Carter, Spaceman. Scripted throughout by Chapman, Maneely launched and drew the first three issues before handing off one issue each to Mike Sekowsky, George Tuska and Bob Forgione, with back-up features by John Romita, Maneely, and Bill Savage. As other aspects of the Atlas line leaned into the peak of pre-Code horror, the Captain of the Space Sentinels and young cadet Johnny Day battled monstrous aliens with stories including "The Space Trap," "A Slaughter in Space," "Die, Spaceman, Die," and "The Thing in Outer Space." Unseen in 70 years, scanned in high resolution, restored to perfection and packaged as one extra-sized, beautiful hardcover volume, In the Days of the Rockets! will open a wormhole to the early cold-war four-color era of futuristic science fantasy.