| Editor: | Gerry de la Ree. | |
| Publisher: | Gerry de la Ree. | |
| Country of Publication: | United States of America. | |
| Date of publication: | 1981. | |
| Format: | Hardcover with dustjacket Softcover. | |
| Size: | Approximately 8.75 x 11.25 inch. | |
| ISBN: | 0-938192-08-6 (Hardcover) 0-938192-09-4 (Softcover). | |
| Number of copies: | 200 Numbered hardcover copies 800 Unnumbered softcover copies. | |
| Number of illustrations: | 98 Illustrations by Virgil Finlay. |
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'The Seventh Book of Virgil Finlay' contains the following illustrations, in the order of appearance.
| Page | Title | Year | Illustrated a story or poem by | ||
| Front Cover | Adam's First Wife | 1952 | Roger Phillips | ||
| 6 | The Graveyard Heart (hammer) | 1964 | Roger Zelazny | ||
| 9 | Time Waits for Winthrop (woman with earring) | 1957 | William Tenn | ||
| 10 | The Faceless God | 1936 | Robert Bloch | ||
| 12 | Strange Compulsion (cover) | 1953 | Philip José Farmer | ||
| 16 | Strange Compulsion (circles) | 1953 | Philip José Farmer | ||
| 16 | Strange Compulsion (rockets) | 1953 | Philip José Farmer | ||
| 20 | The Sound of the Scythe | 1959 | Harlan Ellison | ||
| 22 | Wanted in Surgery | 1957 | Harlan Ellison | ||
| 25 | Counter-psych (diver) | 1961 | Charles Eric Maine | ||
| 28/29 | The Citadel of Darkness | 1939 | Henry Kuttner | ||
| 30 | Challenge (vikingship) | 1932 | Virgil Finlay | ||
| 31 | My Mirror Melody | 1933 | |||
| 32 | Lady Godiva | 1933 | |||
| 33 | Knight and Lady (pencil sketch) | 1933 | |||
| 34 | Bearded Man (pencil sketch) | 1934 | |||
| 35 | Nude (pencil sketch) | 1934 | |||
| 36 | Up and Over (previously unpublished) | 1935 | |||
| 37 | Experiment with Scratchboard (previously unpublished) | 1935 | |||
| 38 | Action at the Plate (previously unpublished) | 1936 | |||
| 39 | Jail-Break | 1937 | Paul Ernst | ||
| 40 | The Wisdom of an Ass (donkey) | 1940 | Silaki Ali Hassan | ||
| 41 | The Wisdom of an Ass (sword) | 1940 | Silaki Ali Hassan | ||
| 42 | Shadow of the Sand | 1950 | John D. MacDonald | ||
| 43 | Replica | 1951 | Walt Sheldon | ||
| 44 | House of Many Worlds (woman falling) | 1951 | Sam Merwin Jr. | ||
| 45 | Passport to Pax (city) | 1952 | Kendell Foster Crossen | ||
| 46 | Vulcan's Dolls | 1952 | Margaret St. Clair | ||
| 47 | Passport to Pax (burning woman) | 1952 | Kendell Foster Crossen | ||
| 48 | Asylum Earth (white and black stars) | 1952 | Bruce Elliot | ||
| 49 | The Lovers | 1952 | Philip José Farmer | ||
| 50 | Journey to Barkut (man on beast) | 1952 | Murray Leinster | ||
| 51 | A Million Years to Conquer (creature on bed) | 1952 | Henry Kuttner | ||
| 52 | The Big Jump (rocket) | 1953 | Lee Brackett | ||
| 53 | Island in the Sky | 1953 | Manly Wade Wellman | ||
| 54 | The White Widows (sword) | 1953 | Sam Merwin Jr. | ||
| 55 | The Unforgiven | 1953 | Edmond Hamilton | ||
| 56 | Double Meaning | 1953 | Damon Knight | ||
| 57 | The Dreamers | 1954 | Lu Kella | ||
| 58/59 | A God named Kroo (bull) | 1954 | Henry Kuttner | ||
| 60 | The Honered Prophet | 1954 | William E. Bentley | ||
| 61 | Jackpot (window) | 1956 | Clifford D. Simak | ||
| 62 | Jackpot (game) | 1956 | Clifford D. Simak | ||
| 63 | The Timeless Man (eyes and hand) | 1956 | Roger Arcot | ||
| 64 | The Rivals | 1956 | Robert Silverberg | ||
| 65 | All Good Men | 1956 | Milton Lesser | ||
| 66 | Time Waits for Winthrop (old man) | 1957 | William Tenn | ||
| 67 | Time Waits for Winthrop (man fighting) | 1957 | William Tenn | ||
| 68 | … On the Dotted Line | 1957 | Lloyd Biggle Jr. | ||
| 69 | Pretty Quadroon | 1957 | Charles Fontenay | ||
| 70 | Advance Agent (explosion) | 1957 | Christopher Anvil | ||
| 71 | Advance Agent (sphere) | 1957 | Christopher Anvil | ||
| 72 | Shoot the works | 1957 | Robert Moore Williams | ||
| 73 | A Question of Identity | 1958 | Frank Riley | ||
| 74 | Legend of Terror | 1958 | Henry Slesar | ||
| 75 | A Handfull of Stars | 1959 | Poul Anderson | ||
| 76 | The Galaxy Primes (woman) | 1959 | E.E. Smith | ||
| 77 | Jack of No Trades | 1960 | Charles Cottrell | ||
| 78 | Hunters out of Sapce | 1960 | Joseph E. Kelleam | ||
| 79 | The Night of the Long Knives | 1960 | Fritz Leiber | ||
| 80 | Drug on the Market | 1960 | Randall Garrett | ||
| 81 | Rope | 1960 | James Rosenquest | ||
| 82 | … And All the Stars a Stage | 1960 | James Blish | ||
| 83 | The Last Vial (woman with wings) | 1960 | Sam McClatchie, M.D. | ||
| 84 | The Last Vial (paratrooper) | 1961 | Sam McClatchie, M.D. | ||
| 85 | The Last Vial (explosion) | 1961 | Sam McClatchie, M.D. | ||
| 86 | A Planet Named Shayol (faces) | 1961 | Cordwainer Smith | ||
| 87 | A Planet Named Shayol (man) | 1961 | Cordwainer Smith | ||
| 88 | When the Dream Dies, What of the Dreamer? | 1961 | A. Bertram Chandler | ||
| 89 | The Planet of Shame | 1961 | Bruce Elliot | ||
| 90 | Pariah Planet (bulls) | 1961 | Murray Leinster | ||
| 91 | Pariah Planet (astronauts) | 1961 | Murray Leinster | ||
| 92 | The Great Implication | 1961 | Stanley R. Lee | ||
| 93 | Meteor Strike! | 1961 | Donald E. Westlake | ||
| 94 | Too Late! | 1961 | Hugo Gernsback | ||
| 95 | Hepcats of Venus | 1962 | Randall Garrett | ||
| 96 | The Protector | 1962 | John Jakes | ||
| 97 | Tyrants' Territory | 1962 | Brian W. Aldiss | ||
| 98 | Roque Psi | 1962 | James H. Smitz | ||
| 99 | The Encounter (circles) | 1963 | J.G. Ballard | ||
| 100 | Die, Shadow! | 1963 | Algis Budrys | ||
| 101 | All We Marsmen (man) | 1963 | Philip K. Dick | ||
| 102 | All We Marsmen (eye) | 1963 | Philip K. Dick | ||
| 103 | All We Marsmen (aliens) | 1963 | Philip K. Dick | ||
| 104 | Where is Everybody? | 1963 | Ben Bova | ||
| 105 | Neutrino Astronomy | 1963 | Ben Bova | ||
| 106 | Call Me Dumbo | 1966 | Bob Shaw | ||
| 107 | A Ticket to Zenner (blocks) | 1967 | C.C. MacApp | ||
| 108 | The Long, Slow Orbits | 1967 | H.H. Hollis | ||
| 109 | (soldier) | 1939 | Virgil Finlay | ||
| 111 | Watercolor, previously unpublished | 1943 | |||
| 113 | I Will Not Die | 1945 | Virgil Finlay | ||
| 115 | Withdrawal Into Envy | 1945 | Virgil Finlay | ||
| Back cover | Virgil Finlay self portrait | 1941 |
'The Seventh Book of Virgil Finlay' contains the following poems, in the order of appearance.
More information can be found in the poems section of this Site pages.
| Page | Title | Year | |
| 30 | Challenge | 1933 | |
| 110 | Disbelief of Reason | 1943 | |
| 110 | Rejection of Creeds | 1943 | |
| 110 | Perspective | 1945 | |
| 111 | Cloak for Desire | 1945 | |
| 111 | Geometry of Amity | 1945 | |
| 111 | Waste Basket | 1945 | |
| 111 | In Scorn of Compasses | 1945 | |
| 112 | Cargo | 1945 | |
| 112 | Grief | 1945 | |
| 112 | Relatively Speaking | 1945 | |
| 113 | I Will Not Die | 1945 | |
| 113 | Ballad of Bugles | 1945 | |
| 114 | In an Island Anchorage | 1945 | |
| 114 | Crossroads | 1945 | |
| 114 | Sonnet on Security | 1945 | |
| 114 | Full Circle | 1945 | |
| 114 | Of Bondage | 1945 | |
| 114 | No Man's Land | 1945 | |
| 115 | Withdrawal Into Envy | 1945 | |
| 115 | The Heartstone of the Heart | 1945 | |
| 115 | Acceptance | 1945 | |
| 115 | Impetus | 1945 | |
| 115 | Wilful Refutation | 1945 | |
| 116 | The Ghosts of the City | 1945 | |
| 116 | In the Shadows of Rushes | 1945 | |
| 117 | A Small Picture for a Small Boy | 1945 | |
| 117 | For my Dorine | 1945 | |
| 117 | Sonnet on Judgment | 1945 | |
| 118 | Sonnet on Pacifism | 1945 | |
| 118 | Seeking Sweet Summer Always For Beverly | 1945 | |
| 119 | New Houses | 1945 | |
| 119 | Disquietude at Adjustment | 1945 | |
| 119 | Recognition | 1945 | |
| 120 | Chorus | 1945 | |
| 120 | The Days of Rest | 1945 | |
| 120 | We Are With You, Traveller | 1945 | |
| 120 | The Legends of Reason | 1945 | |
| 120 | Banner | 1945 | |
| 121 | World Drift | 1945 | |
| 121 | Selection | 1945 | |
| 122 | The Natural Commingling | 1945 | |
| 122 | Fountain | 1945 | |
| 122 | Landmarks | 1945 | |
| 122 | Promised Season | 1945 | |
| 123 | Notes From a Desk Blotter, Time, Again | 1953 | |
| 123 | Notes From a Desk Blotter, Gifts | 1953 | |
| 124 | So Deep A Dream | 1953 | |
| 124 | Growth | 1953 | |
| 125 | Maenad | 1953 | |
| 125 | Forty, Next Year | 1953 | |
| 125 | There Was A Ship | 1953 | |
| 126 | Sabbat | 1954 | |
| 127 | The Hugafoos | 1954 |