Fantasy Collectors Annual ~ 1974

Edited and Published by Gerry de la Ree, N.J., USA, 1974.
[Limited to 580 numbered copies; 80 copies bound in hardcovers and 500 paperbound copies.^*]

Front of hardcover no dust-jacket issued

Front of softcover by Stefen E. Fabian

Letters to Virgil Finlay by H.P. Lovecraft

Contents of softcover:

• Front cover: 'Helen' by Stefen E. Fabian.
• Inside front cover: scene from "Montezuma's Daughter" by J.J. Wegeulin.
• page 1 (title page): 'Theseus Slays the Minotaur' by J. Watson Davis.
• page 2: '(By way of) Introduction' by Gerry de la Ree. A half page article on the booklet.
• page 3: Contents page including drawing by Virgil Finlay.
• page 4-7: 'The Story Behind a Dust Jacket'. A three page account on Virgil Finlay's cover illustration for 'The Outsider and Others'.
• page 8-13: 'Letters to Virgil Finlay by H.P. Lovecraft'. A six page account of all letters H.P. Lovecraft sent to Virgil Finlay.
• page 14-15: 'An Unpublished "Poe" Letter', by Gerry de La Ree.
• page 16-22: 'Blackwood's Letters to a Young Lady', by Gerry de La Ree.
• page 23-34: 'Mahlon Blaine: Man and Artist', by Gerry de La Ree.
• page 35-36: 'A Letter by Cabell', by Gerry de La Ree.
• page 37-45: 'Selected Inscriptions', by Gerry de La Ree.
• page 46: Finlay Family Portrait.
• page 47-50: 'Swords & Sorcery by Finlay". A half page article by Gerry de la Ree on the cover of the swords & sorcery book, plus sketches by Finlay.
• page 47, 51-55: 'Astrological Sketches by Finlay". A half page article by Gerry de la Ree on astrological sketches by Finlay, plus sketches by Finlay.
• page 56-61: 'Papé on "The Silver Stallion"', by Gerry de La Ree.
• page 62: 'A Phantasy', by Andrew Dewing.
• page 63-64: 'The Madman', by Andrew Dewing.
• Inside back cover: 'Mary Shelley' by Charles McGill.
• Back cover: 'Helen' by Stefen E. Fabian.

The 'Fantasy Collectors Annual ~ 1974' contains the following drawings by Virgil Finlay.

• page 3: drawing by Virgil Finlay for 'Golden Atlantis' by Richard Butler Glaenzer.
• page 4: drawing by Virgil Finlay for the cover of 'The Outsider and Others' by H.P. Lovecraft.
• page 48: drawing by Virgil Finlay, completed by George Barr in 1973 (man with sword above head) for the Pyramid pocketbook 'Swords and Sorcery'.
• page 49: drawing by Virgil Finlay, completed by George Barr in 1973 (man with sword next to him) for the Pyramid pocketbook 'Swords and Sorcery'.
• page 50: rough sketch by Virgil Finlay for the Pyramid pocketbook 'Swords and Sorcery'.
• page 51: sketch of Capricorn by Virgil Finlay, presented to Helen de la Ree.
• page 52: sketch of Capricorn by Virgil Finlay, presented to Helen de la Ree. Sketch contains the insciption 'For Helen: Happy Horoscope Virgil'.
• page 53: sketch of Capricorn by Virgil Finlay, presented to Helen de la Ree.
• page 54: sketch of Virgo by Virgil Finlay, presented to Gerry de la Ree. Sketch contains the insciption 'Best wishes to Gerry, Virgil Finlay'.
• page 55: sketch of Virgo by Virgil Finlay, presented to Gerry de la Ree. Sketch contains the insciption 'for my friend, Gerry de la Ree. Virgil Finlay'.

The drawings on pages 4 and 49 are also reproduced in The Second Book of Virgil Finlay.

The family photo on page 46 show Finlay's mother Ruby Cole Finlay, his younger sister Jean, and Virgil Finlay. Photo from the 1930s.

^* It is not clear whether the total number of copies is 500 or 580.