art fantasy

Hardcover. NY, Calla/Dover, reprint, 2008, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, 208 pages. These Scandinavian fairy tales have had many interpretations through the years, but never have they been so beautifully illustrated as in this sumptuous edition. Golden Age artist Kay Nielsen, a master of fantasy, lavished the text with 25 intricately detailed color and numerous black-and-white images that glow with his phantasmagorical style. With 15 stories that include the popular "Billy Goat's Gruff," this is one of the most stunning children's books ever produced. A Calla Edition, originally published by George H. Doran Company, New York, 1914.

Hardcover. West Plains MO, Russ Cochran, 1st, 1980, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Some of the most beautiful visions of 1950s science fiction from artists Al Feldstein, Wally Wood, Al Williamson, Harvey Kurtzman, Joe Orlando, Jack Kamen & others. From 1952 writer Ray Bradbury's stories were adapted & several are featured here. Other science fiction writers were also sampled without their knowledge. 4 volume slipcased set. Published originally by William M. Gaines (1950-53). Black and white reproductions of the comics with color reproductions of the covers. Books and slipcase clean, very good.

Hardcover. West Plains MO, Russ Cochran, 1st, 1980, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Four volumes in a slipcase, pictorial cloth covers in color. Black and white reproductions of the comics with color reproductions of the covers. Books and slipcase clean, very good.

Softcover. NY, Berkley Windhover , 1st, 1978, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Softcover, pictorial wraps, 112 pages, over 300 full-color panel illustrations by Howard Chaykin. On a habitable moon near Tau Ceti, a young man named Comet Jo encounters a devil-kitten and sees a spaceship crash land. One of the people in the spaceship tells Jo that he has to take an urgent message to Empire Star, and dies. Another collapses to form Jewel, a compact, multicolored, multiplexed crystalline entity. Empire Star is the story of Comet Jo's journey to deliver the message, as narrated by Jewel. Minor shelf wear, clean copy.

Softcover. Berkeley CA, University of California Press, 1st, 2001, Book: Near Fine, Dust Jacket: Near Fine, Still wrapped in plastic. Accompanied the exhibition "Expressionist Utopias" at the Los Angeles County Museum in 1993. In great condition. Color illustrations throughout. A nice, tight copy.The notion of utopia exists in every culture, capturing shared dreams and common goals. This book--prepared to accompany the exhibition Expressionist Utopias mounted at the Los Angeles County Museum in 1993--explores how the optimistic themes of utopia and fantasy sustained faith among artists and architects in the power of art to shape a better world during the tumultuous World War I era in Germany. The exhibition's curator, Timothy O. Benson along with David Frisby, Reinhold Heller, Anton Kaes, Wolf Prix, and Iain Boyd White present the diverse manifestations of the utopia metaphor in its progression throughout Expressionism from Arcadian to manmade utopias.

Hardcover. NY, Harry N Abrams , 1st, 1978, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a very good, unclipped dust jacket. Foreword by Betty Bailinine. Very large, sturdy book, cream cloth covers with a bright embossed gilt illustration of two fairies leapfrogging at center front, gilt lettering bright on spine, heavy glossy unpaginated pages with 185 illustrations, 147 in full color. The fairies range from ugly to pretty, some anatomically correct. Edited by David Larkin, with Extracts from Arthur Conan Doyle's "The Coming of the Fairies." Some light tanning to spine of dj and along edge of spine. Otherwise a clean, tight copy of the first printing.

Softcover. NY, Kerry O'Quinn, 1980, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Softcover magazine, 66 pages. Articles include: TV Special Salem's Lot, Spock and New Aliens of Star Trek, Caroline Munro Interview, Robots of Disney's The BlackHole, much more.

Softcover. New York, Pocket Books, 1st wraps, 1983, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Softcover, SIGNED BY ROWENA MORRILL 26 color reproductions of her fantasy art. Paperback edition.

Hardcover. New York, Watson Guptill, 1st paperback., 1975, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover in a bright dust jacket, 192 pages, color illustrations throughout. Minor edge wear otherwise, clean, tight and bright copy. A collection of the Fantasy illustration of the Victorian era. Includes the works of Rackham, Dulac, Beardsley and others. Beautifully illustrated, many in color.

Hardcover. NY, Pantheon, 1st, 2024, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, pictorial boards with red cloth spine. The beloved and award-winning author's haunting and visually arresting story of an artist's obsessions, and the value and cost of pushing the boundaries of creativity. As a child, Brian and his friend Jimmy would make sci-fi films in their yards, convincing their friends to star as victims of grisly murders, smearing lipstick on the "bodies" to simulate blood. Now a talented artist and aspiring filmmaker, Brian, along with Jimmy, Jimmy's friend Tina, and Laurie--his reluctant muse--sets off to a remote cabin in the woods with an old 8 millimeter camera to make a true sci-fi horror movie, an homage to Brian's favorite movie: Invasion of the Body Snatchers. But as Brian's affections for Laurie go seemingly unreciprocated, Brian writes and draws himself into a fantasy where she is the girl of his dreams, his damsel in distress, and his savior wrapped into one. Rife with references to classic sci-fi and horror movies and filled with panels of stunning depictions of nature, film and the surreal, Burns blurs the line between Brian's dreams and reality, imagination and perception. A master of the form at his finest, Final Cut is an astonishing look at what it means to truly express oneself through art. Clean, bright copy.

Hardcover. Miami, Mad Cave Studios, 1st, 2024, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover in pictorial boards,, oblong format, 205 pages in color by Raymond. Introduction by Doug Murray. More magnificent Sunday pages by one legendary master artist. Five complete adventures, each one legendary : Beast Men of Mongo, Outlaws of Mongo, Tyrant of Mongo, Ice Kingdom of Mongo and Power Men of Mongo! Escalating tensions between Flash and Ming threaten to bring about a full-scale planetary war...and only Ming's estranged son-in-law, Prince Barin, can avert it. Considered Raymond's artistic peak period! Clean, bright copy, no dj issued.

Hardcover. Mad Cave Studios, 1st, 2025, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover , pictorial boards, 203 pages illustrated in color. Science fiction's most enduring icon Flash Gordon returns in newly restored editions, collecting his ongoing adventures on the mysterious planet Mongo. Reprints all of Alex Raymond's Sunday strips from January 19, 1941 to August 13, 1944, and includes an extensive essay examining his final years on the series by writer Doug Murray. Clean copy.

Hardcover. Miami FL, Mad Cave Studios, 1st, 2024, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover in pictorial boards, 206 pages in color. No dust jacket issued.

Hardcover. Titan, 1st, 2022, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright dustjacket. B&w strips throughout, 276 pages. Once again, Flash Gordon battles the forces of repression and evil on the planet Mongo - only this time it's on a daily basis! In 1940, top illustrator Austin Briggs began the first Flash Gordon daily strip, running as a counterpoint to Alex Raymond's classic Sunday page. In this first of a two volume set, Flash, Dale Arden and Dr. Zarkov are caught in a web of spies, political groups, alien tribes and freedom fighters as they struggle against the despotic ruler of Mongo, Ming the Merciless. Briggs' Flash Gordon art and story compare favorably to Raymond's acclaimed work on Sunday. For action and adventure, it's Flash Gordon - every day of the week! (September 8, 1908 - October 10, 1973) he began providing illustrations for the classic pulp magazine Blue Book before becoming an assistant to the legendary Alex Raymond on Flash Gordon. In 1940 he took over the daily Flash Gordon strip from Alex and stayed on it until 1944. He was a profile illustrator and created illustrations for books and magazines such as Readers Digest and The Saturday Evening Post. He was one of the founding faculty for the Famous Artists School.

Hardcover. London, Titan, 1st, 2015, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 224 pages. Hardcover no dust jacket. Like new in publisher's shrink-wrap. Featuring four years worth of non-stop exhilarating, science fiction action-adventure as Flash battles a rogue's gallery of villainy to protect the innocent, the wronged and a bevy of beautiful women from the likes of Kang The Cruel, Queen Valker the Violent, giant birds, lizards, sea-beasts and rock men, as well as wolfmen and gas spiders!

Hardcover. Mad Cave Studios, 1st, 2025, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover in pictorial boards. Flash Gordon: Classic Collection Volume 4 reprints the Flash Gordon Sunday strip from 1944-1948. Color illustrated. Flash Gordon returns for another thrilling space-bound adventure as the original guardian of the galaxy, battling to save us all from a host of sinister super-villains determined to dominate, destroy, and wreak havoc--including the fierce and seductive Storm Queen of Valkir! Don Moore was the writer of the Flash Gordon, taking over scriptwriting duties from strip creator Alex Raymond in August 1935. Moore was a former pulp editor. Austin Briggs worked for a while at an advertising agency then became an assistant to the cartoonist Alex Raymond on Flash Gordon and succeeded him on Secret Agent Corrigan. In 1940 he drew a Flash Gordon Daily strip which he stayed on until about 1944. He drew the prestigious Flash Gordon Sunday strip from 1944 until 1948. He was one of the founding faculty for the Famous Artists School. In 1969 he was elected to the Society of Illustrators' Hall of Fame. Clean, bright copy.

Hardcover. Mad Cave, 1st, 2026, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover in pictorial boards, 286 pages in b&w. From the very depths of the ocean floor to self-imposed exile in outer space... From the post-apocalyptic world of New York City in the far-flung future to enslavement in an intergalactic space circus... Science fiction's most enduring icon, Flash Gordon, is back to continue his never-ending battle against intergalactic evil! 'The Lost Continent' reprints all of Dan Barry's daily strips from October 26, 1953 to July 9, 1956, restored from the original tearsheets, and includes a feature on Flash Gordon written by newspaper comic strip expert, Rick Norwood. Clean copy.

Softcover. Northampton MA, Kitchen Sink, 1st, 1991, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Softcover, 110 pages. Collects the daily strips from August 11,1935 - August 1, 1937.

Hardcover. UK, PS Publishing, 1st, 2013, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 272 pages, illustrated throughout in color. Clean, tight copy. Tales exploring the supernatural featuring featuring Issues 6-11 from May/June 1952 to November 1952 of the ACG classic Forbidden Worlds. This second volume has been meticulously compiled from the original source material and painstakingly digitally restored.

Hardcover. UK, PS Publishing, 1st, 2013, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, 288 pages, illustrated throughout in color. Clean, tight copy. Tales exploring the supernatural featuring featuring Issues 12-18 from December 1952 to June 1953 of the ACG classic Forbidden Worlds. This third volume has been meticulously compiled from the original source material and painstakingly digitally restored.

Hardcover. UK, PS Publishing, 1st, 2013, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, 288 pages, illustrated throughout in color. Clean, tight copy. Tales exploring the supernatural featuring featuring Issues 12-18 from December 1952 to June 1953 of the ACG classic Forbidden Worlds. This third volume has been meticulously compiled from the original source material and painstakingly digitally restored.

Hardcover. UK, PS Artbooks, 1st, 2011, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, 288 pages, illustrated throughout in color. Clean, tight copy. Collects July/August 1951 to March/April 1952, issues 1-5.

Hardcover. Mesquite TX, Vanguard Productions, 1st, 2022, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, pictorial boards. This book is devoted solely to the artist's single, most beloved venue, Book Cover Art. By focusing on this specific area, the book boasts room enough to feature every single one of Frazetta's famous and highly collectable illustrated book covers, beautifully and authentically reproduced at a larger size on a page to itself. All are presented in chronological order which, gives readers a unique ability to follow Frazetta's evolution as an artist. Accompanying text includes commentary, original publication titles, publishers, dates, and rare quotes from the artist himself. For this Definitive Reference to feature the Complete Collection of Frazetta's decades of book cover illustrations, in a single beautifully produced volume, is a dream come true for Frazetta fans, art and book collectors and historians alike.

Softcover. Vanguard, 1st, 2008, Book: Very Good, Softcover, 208 pages. Fantastic reference for artists; great entertainment for fans. The work of Frank Frazetta--THE greatest heroic-fantasy artist of all time--has influenced generations of artists, fans, designers, and movie directors. Now more than 400 of his unforgettable images have been collected in Frazetta, The Definitive Reference. With essays by experts and collectors, this one-of-a-kind volume traces the entire arc of Frazettas career. From his early 1950s comics; to his breathtaking book covers featuring Tarzan, Pellucidar, King Kong, and John Carter of Mars; to his 1960s monster mags, including Creepy, Eerie, and Vampirella; to his major movie posters, including After the Fox, The Night They Raided Minsky's and Whats New Pussycat?; and, of course, his revolutionary Conan paintings--its all here. Frazetta - The Definitive Reference overflows with fantastic images, an index of every published Frazetta work and insightful commentary on this fantasy-art icon. Compiled by James A. Bond (no relation to the international spy). Edited by J. David Spurlock and Andrew Steven with a foreword by Frazetta close personal friend Dr. David Winiewicz.