Virgil Finlay Remembered

The Seventh Book of Virgil Finlay, His Art and Poetry

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.

Contents:


Back of dust-jacket

Spine

Front of dust-jacket

 

'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36   Up and Over (previously unpublished) 1935    
37   Experiment with Scratchboard (previously unpublished) 1935    
38   Action at the Plate (previously unpublished) 1936    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