Fantasy Collectors Annual ~ 1975

Edited and Published by Gerry de la Ree, N.J., USA, 1975.
[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 Seabury Quinn

Contents of softcover:

• Front cover: 'Helen, Guardian of Dunwich Road' by Stefen E. Fabian.
• Inside front cover: 'Death Chant' by Virgil Finlay.
• page 1 (title page): unnamed drawing by Virgil Finlay.
• page 2: 'Dedication' by Gerry de la Ree.
• page 3: Contents page including an untitled drawing by Virgil Finlay.
• page 4: 'The Living Buddhes' (1937) by Virgil Finlay.
• page 5-38: 'Letters to Virgil Finlay by Seabury Quinn'.
• page 39-55: 'Montezuma's Daughter - A Portfolio of Drawings by J.J. Weguelin', by Gerry de La Ree.
• page 56-57: 'With Tonque in Cheek', by Gerry de La Ree.
• page 58-67: 'Selected Inscriptions', by Gerry de La Ree.
• page 68-79: 'The Mars Gazette', by Gerry de La Ree.
• page 80: 'The Feminine Savants', by Dr. David H. Keller.
• Inside back cover: 'Inhabitants of the Moon' by William Hogarth.
• Back cover: 'The Devil's Bride' by Stefen E. Fabian.

The 'Fantasy Collectors Annual ~ 1975' contains the following drawings by Virgil Finlay.

• Inside front cover: 'Death Chant', an early sketch by Virgil Finlay.
• page 1: Drawing by Virgil Finlay dancing round a fountain. Drawing is inscribed to Mary Gnaedinger, former editor of Famous Fantastic Mysteries with the words 'To Mary Gnaedinger, a great editor from a great artist, Virgil Finlay'.
• page 3: 'Creep, Shadow, for a story by A. Meritt. Drawing is inscribed to Mary Gnaedinger, former editor of Famous Fantastic Mysteries with the words 'For Mary Gnaedinger, rara avis, a mica editor - from Virgil Finlay'.
• page 4: 'The Living Buddhes' (1937) by Virgil Finlay.
• page 38: 'Marescha', a pencil sketch by Virgil Finlay for the Seabury Quinn story 'Incense of Abomination'.
• 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 'Bfor my friend, Gerry de la Ree. Virgil Finlay'.

The drawing on page 3 and 4 are also reproduced in The Book of Virgil Finlay.
The finished drawing of the 'Marescha' sketch on page 4 can be found in The Fifth Book of Virgil Finlay.

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