Les Grands Illustrateurs Virgil Finlay

Published by Editions Deesse, 1977.

[60-page collection of pulp magazine illustrations by Virgil Finlay, approximately 8" x 11 1/2"]

Back cover

Spine

Front cover

Page 3

Contents:

• Page 1: Title page 'les grands illustrateurs Virgil Finlay'
• Page 2: Copyright page
• Page 3-8; One illustration by Virgil Finlay and title: 'virgil finlay et les "maitres" de la science fiction'
• Page 9: 'Bibliographie Sommaire'
• Pages 10-11: 9 full-color reproductions of magazine covers
• Pages 12-59: Black & white reproductions of Virgil Finlay magazine drawings, some including text
• Page 60: Colophon

The article 'virgil finlay et les "maitres" de la science fiction' which starts on page 3 lists what the editors call Virgil Finlay's illustrations for the greatest authors among the science fiction writers between 1936 and 1960, the so-called the masters of science fiction. In this sense it can be classified as an index to a selection of the illustrations by Virgil Finlay.

The illustrations are direct copies from pulp magazines, and are as follows:

• Frontcover: The Citadel of Fear, front cover of Famous Fantastic Mysteries, February 1942.
• Page 3: The Sheeted Dead, Amazing Stories, September 1964.
• Page 4: A Question of Courage, Amazing Stories, December 1960.
• Page 5: Into the Infinite (man holding baby high), Famous Fantastic Mysteries, 1942-1943.
• page 6: The Valley of Creation (eric nelson), 1948.
• page 7: The Valley of Creation (yin and yang), 1948.
• page 8: The Citadel of Fear (animals), Famous Fantastic Mysteries, February 1942.
• page 9: Advertisement for portfolio showing Plate 2: 'Suarra' from "The Face in the Abyss".
• page 10: Covers of
  Future Science Fiction Stories, March 1952.
  Famous Fantastic Mysteries, February 1948.
  Famous Fantastic Mysteries, September 1942.
  Fantastic Novels, July 1940.
  Famous Fantastic Mysteries, November 1942.
• page 11: Covers of
  Famous Fantastic Mysteries, October 1942.
  Famous Fantastic Mysteries, March 1940.
  Famous Fantastic Mysteries, December 1941.
  Famous Fantastic Mysteries, December 1946.
• page 12: Invasion from the Deep (pillars) , Fantastic Adventures, May 1951.
• page 13: When Shadows Fall, Startling Stories, July 1948.
• page 14: The Valley of Creation (kissing couple), 1948.
• page 15: The Valley of Creation (fight), 1948.
• page 16: Between Worlds (swan), Fantastic Novels Magazine, July 1949.
• page 17: The Gods Hate Kansas (woman with flashlight), Fantastic Story Magazine, November 1952.
• page 18-19: The Spiral of Ages (back through time), Startling Stories, Summer 1954.
• page 20: Daemon, Famous Fantastic Mysteries, October 1946.
• page 21: Realities Unlimited, Startling Stories, July 1948.
• page 22: The Citadel of Fear (woman jumps out of window), Famous Fantastic Mysteries, February 1942.
• page 23: The Citadel of Fear (animals), Famous Fantastic Mysteries, February 1942.
  The Citadel of Fear ((butterflies), Famous Fantastic Mysteries, February 1942.
  
• page 24-25: Morning Star (lion and leopard), Famous Fantastic Mysteries, February 1950.
• page 26: The Gods Hate Kansas (astronaut falling), Fantastic Story Magazine, November 1952.
• page 27: When the Earth Lived (garment crawling), Startling Stories, July 1948.
  When the Earth Lived (melting skyscrapers), Startling Stories, July 1948.
• page 28: With this Ring, Fantastic Adventures, August 1951.
• page 29: Hand from the Void, Super Science Stories, January 1951.
• page 30-31: The Genius Beasts, Future Combined with Science Fiction Stories, January 1951.
• page 32: The Silver Medusa, Fantastic Adventures, February 1948.
• page 33: Medusa was a Lady, Fantastic Adventures, October 1951.
• page 34: Double Meaning (man falls out of cart), Startling Stories, January 1953.
• page 35: Third Person Singular (ladu babyon), Famous Fantastic Mysteries, October 1946.
  Third Person Singular (jamie), Famous Fantastic Mysteries, October 1946.
• page 36: The Citadel of Fear (man in bowl), Famous Fantastic Mysteries, February 1942.
• page 37: Into the Infinite (woman arms out), Famous Fantastic Mysteries, 1942-1943.
  Into the Infinite (man with juwels), Famous Fantastic Mysteries, 1942-1943.
• page 38: Into the Infinite (burning sword), Famous Fantastic Mysteries, 1942-1943.
• page 39: Morning Star (ghost in bubble), Famous Fantastic Mysteries, February 1950.
• page 40: The Demoiselle d'Ys, Famous Fantastic Mysteries, November 1942.
• page 41: Morning Star (woman and snake), Famous Fantastic Mysteries, February 1950.
• page 42: Toffee Turns the Trick, Fantastic Adventures, February 1949.
• page 43: Invasion from the Deep (woman and space rocket), Fantastic Adventures, May 1951.
• page 44: The Lost Garden, Famous Fantastic Mysteries, December 1941.
• page 45: Double Meaning (man standing woman sits), Startling Stories, January 1953.
• page 46: The Secret of Gallows Hill (grawling skeleton), Fantastic Adventures, January 1952.
• page 48: The Secret of Gallows Hill (man hanged), Fantastic Adventures, January 1952.
• page 48: The Albino Otter, Fantastic Novels Magazine, July 1949.
• page 49: The Red Dust (spiders nest threads), Fantastic Novels Magazine, May 1949.
• page 50: Morning Star (one egyptian statue), Famous Fantastic Mysteries, February 1950.
• page 51: Between Worlds (soldiers), Fantastic Novels Magazine, July 1949.
• page 52: Sibling, Thrilling Wonder Stories, August 1953.
• page 53: Between Worlds (black sun), Fantastic Novels Magazine, July 1949.
• page 54: Between Worlds (man and circles), Fantastic Novels Magazine, July 1949.
• page 55: The Spiral of the Ages (harnas), Startling Stories, Summer 1954.
• page 56: Between Worlds (men and spear), Fantastic Novels Magazine, July 1949.
• page 57: Morning Star (egyptian gods), Famous Fantastic Mysteries, February 1950.
• page 58: No Land of Nod, Thrilling Wonder Stories, December 1952.
• page 59: The Spoilers of Lern, Fantastic Adventures, August 1951.