The Collectors' Book of Virgil Finlay

Publisher:		American Fantasy Press, Woodstock, Illinois, USA.
Date of publication:		2014.
Editions & Price:		Buckram cloth-bound trade edition. 400 Copies. Price $95.00.
		A lettered leather-bound deluxe edition. 26 Copies. Price $218.00.
Number of pages:		208 Pages.
Size:		9 x 12 inches.

The book comes in three different covers: gold (yellow) on black cloth for the regular signed edition, red on black cloth for the signed and numbered (90 copies) Kickstarter edition and gold (yellow) on brown leather for the deluxe limited edition (25 copies).

Spine	Front Cover		Spine	Front Cover
Kickstarter edition			Trade edition

The cover depicts a detail of the drawing "Dian of the Lost Land", published in 'Famous Fantastic Mysteries', April 1949, page 23.

The Collectors' Book of Virgil Finlay is an art book collection of over 48 color pieces and over 140 black & white illustrations. The art is from the collections of Robert Weinberg, Doug Ellis, Glynn Crain and Robert K. Wiener.

The book premiered in November 2014 at the World Fantasy Convention 2014 in Washington D.C. in conjunction with the centenary celebration of Finlay's birth.

The kickstarter website reports that on June 23, 2014 (Virgil Finlay's 100th birthday), a total of 157 backers pledged $19,339 of the $4,500 goal.

The trade edition is signed by Robert Weinberg and Doug Ellis. The copies of the so-called kickstarter version, are also signed by Lail Finlay. The leather-bound edition is signed by Robert Weinberg, Doug Ellis and Lail Finlay, and contain a signed, cancelled publishers' payment check to Virgil Finlay.

Blank signature pages.

The signature pages with the brown/black bars are for the leatherbound edition. The signature pages with the red/black bars are for the kickstarter edition. The signature pages without bars are for the standard signed trade edition.

The Collectors' Book of Virgil Finlay contains

• Commentary on Virgil Finlay by Robert Weinberg and Doug Ellis.
• Over 40 pages of color (including roughs & 2-color pieces) and over 140 pages of text and Black & White artwork.

• Page 2: Vrigil Finlay sitting at a desk.
• Page 5: Virgil Finlay in a suit in a garden.
• Page 5: Virgil Finlay in a militairy uniform.
• Page 16: Robert Weinberg.
• Page 16: Dough Ellis.
• Page 17: Glynn Crain.
• Page 17: Robert K. Weiner.
• Page 18: Robert T. Garcia.
• Page 19: Lail Finlay.

• Pages 5-9: Virgil Finlay, Master of the Imagination, by Robert Weinberg.
• Pages 10-11: A Collector's Take on Collecting Virgil Finlay, by Douglas Ellis.
• Pages 12, 13-5: My Life with Virgil Finlay: essay by Robert Weinberg.
• Pages 16-17: The Collectors.
• Page 18: Notes on This Book.
• Page 19: Lail Finlay, by Robert Weinberg
• Page 20: Black-and-White Art Bibliography: essay by uncredited

• Signature page: Witch on flying book.
• Half-title page (page 1): Ex-libris for Beverley and Virgil Finlay, drawing only.
• Title page: Woman with Feather (1980).
• Page 6: Cover of Weird Tales, December 1937.
• Page 6: Cover of Weird Tales, July 1937.
• Page 6: Cover of Weird Tales, April 1937.
• Page 6: Cover of Weird Tales, April 1938.
• Page 7: Cover of Weird Tales, February 1938.
• Page 7: Cover of Weird Tales, August 1939.
• Page 7: Cover of The American Weekly, April 3, 1938.
• Page 8: Cover of Fantastic Universe, March 1959.
• Page 8: Cover of Planet Stories, Summer 1941.
• Page 8: Cover of Future Science Fiction Stories, March 1952.
• Page 8: Portrait of Beverly Finlay.
• Page 9: Cover of Famous Fantastic Mysteries, June 1942.
• Page 9: Cover of Fantastic Novels Magazine, November 1940.
• Page 11: Burn, Witch, Burn! (1942).
• Page 13: Daemon (1945).
• Page 20: Passport to Pax (1952).
• Page 22: Sketch of Asimov's Mysteries for cover of April-May 1968 edition of 'The Art of Things to Come'.
• Page 23: Face of Girl in Circle of Fire.
• Page 24: The Children of the Night (1964).
• Page 25: Collision Course (1959).
• Page 26: Winter of the Llangs (1967).
• Page 27: Drink We Deep (1951).
• Page 28: Full Moon (1953).
• Page 29: The Blind Spot (1940).
• Page 30: Sketch for Circle of Youth, cover of Super Science Stories, February 1943.
• Page 31: Sketch for The Ballad of Lost C'Mell, cover of Galaxy Magazine, October 1962.
• Page 32: He Fell Among Thieves (1952).
• Page 33: A Ticket to Zenner (1967).
• Page 34: Within the Venusian Atmosphere (1956).
• Page 35: Evolution of Life (1956).
• Page 36: Triad: Three Complete Science Fiction Novels (1959).
• Page 37: Prisoner in Orbit (1964).
• Page 38: The Door (1954).
• Page 39: The Golden Helix (1954).
• Page 40: Stop-Over (1954).
• Page 41: The Voyage of the Neutralia (1937).
• Page 42: Genesis (1951).
• Page 43: The Evening Star (1952).
• Page 44: Cosmic Kiss.
• Page 45: As Others See Us (1951).
• Page 46: Invasion from the Deep (1951).
• Page 47: The Espadrilles (1953).
• Page 48: The Stars My Brothers (1962).
• Page 49: Delusion Drive (1949).
• Page 50: Meddler (1954)
• Page 51: Twice in Time (1940).
• Page 52: The Big Time (1958).
• Page 53: The Big Time (1958).
• Page 54: The Road to Sinharat (1963).
• Page 55: The Road to Sinharat (1963).
• Page 56: Anthem (1953).
• Page 57: Anthem (1953): interior artwork by Virgil Finlay
• Page 58: The Iron Star (1943).
• Page 59: The Iron Star (1943).
• Page 60: The Captain's Daughter (1953).
• Page 61: The Captain's Daughter (1953).
• Page 62: Island in the Sky (1953).
• Page 63: Darkness on Fifth Avenue (1962).
• Page 64: Pygmalion's Spectacles (1955).
• Page 65: Shadow Over Mars (1953).
• Page 66: Odorchestra (1959).
• Page 67: The Test-Tube Girl (1942).
• Page 68: The Skills of Xanadu (1956).
• Page 69: The Bird of Time (1952).
• Page 70: Red Dust (1949).
• Page 71: The Spiral of the Ages (1954).
• Page 72: Earth's Last Citadel (1950).
• Page 73: Earth's Last Citadel (1950).
• Page 74: The Square Cube Law (1952).
• Page 75: Counter-Psych (1961).
• Page 76: Exile to Centauri (1943).
• Page 77: A Handful of Stars (1959).
• Page 78: The Lotos Eaters (1954).
• Page 79: The Conditioned Captain (1953).
• Page 80: What's In a Name (1944).
• Page 81: The Mandarin's Ear (1937).
• Page 82: Her Demon Loverfrom Virgil Finlay's Poetry Series (1938).
• Page 83: Yesterday's Doors (1948).
• Page 84: Spirit of the Keys (1948).
• Page 85: It Could Be Anything (1963).
• Page 86: The Conquest of the Moon Pool (1939).
• Page 87: The Lion's Way (1948).
• Page 88: The Starkenden Quest (1949).
• Page 89: Dreadful Sleep (1938).
• Page 90: Pegasus (1940).
• Page 91: A Fog Was Blowing (1953).
• Page 92: The Sleep of Ages (1940).
• Page 93: The Face in the Abyss (1940).
• Page 94: The Lost Continent.
• Page 95: Son of Satan (1936).
• Page 96: The People of the Pit (1941).
• Page 97: Creep Shadow! (1942).
• Page 98: Dian of the Lost Land (1949).
• Page 99: Dian of the Lost Land (1949).
• Page 100: The Dwellers in the Mirage (1949).
• Page 101: The Dwellers in the Mirage (1941).
• Page 102: The Dwellers in the Mirage (1949).
• Page 103: Black Butterflies (1949)
• Page 104: Into the Infinite (1942).
• Page 105: Into the Infinite (1942).
• Page 106: Into the Infinite (1943).
• Page 107: The Ship of Ishtar, Plate 1 (1949).
• Page 108: The Ship of Ishtar, Plate 3 (1949).
• Page 109: The Ship of Ishtar, Plate 2) (1949).
• Page 110: The Ship of Ishtar, Plate 5) (1949).
• Page 111: The Ship of Ishtar, Plate 4) (1949).
• Page 112: Midsummer Night's Dream Illustration 'Puck: "My mistress with a monster is in love." ' (1935).
• Page 115: Midsummer Night's Dream Illustration 'Fairy: "Farewell, thou lob of spirits." ' (1935).
• Page 116: Midsummer Night's Dream Illustration 'Puck: "Here, villain; drawn and ready. ..." ' (1935).
• Page 117: Midsummer Night's Dream Illustration 'Egeus: "Full of vexation come I, ..." (1935).
• Page 118: Midsummer Night's Dream Illustration 'Prolog: "And as she fled, her mantle did fall." ' (1935)
• Page 119: The Slayer of Souls (1951).
• Page 120: Dread Summons (1937).
• Page 121: The Red God Laughed.
• Page 122: The Purple Sapphire (1948).
• Page 123: The Black Drama (1938).
• Page 124: The Hairy Ones Shall Dance (1938).
• Page 125: Hallowe'en in the Suburbs (1952).
• Page 126: The Colour Out of Space (1941).
• Page 127: Portrait of H.P. Lovecraft (1937).
• Page 128: Tchériapin (1951).
• Page 129: The Mannikin (1937).
• Page 130: The Citadel of Fear (1942).
• Page 131: The New Adam (1943).
• Page 132: Burn, Witch, Burn! (1942).
• Page 133: Burn, Witch, Burn! (1942).
• Page 134: The Fifth Candle (1939).
• Page 135: Maker of Shadows (1940).
• Page 136: Third Person Singular (1946).
• Page 137: Mannikins of Horror (1939).
• Page 138: Haunted Hostel (1953).
• Page 139: The Secret of Gallows Hill (1952).
• Page 140: Loot of the Vampire (1936).
• Page 141: He That Hath Wings (1963).
• Page 142: The Lost Door (1936).
• Page 143: The Cask of Amontillado (1952).
• Page 144: The Plaid (1952).
• Page 145: Power of the Feminine (1980).
• Page 146: Mercury in Virgo.
• Page 147: Mercury in Gemini
• Page 148: Chinese New Year: interior artwork by Virgil Finlay
• Page 149: Numerology and Sex.
• Page 150: The 31 Sex Types.
• Page 151: Blueprint for Love.
• Page 152: Plan to Make the Mediterranean Sea an Inland Lake (1939).
• Page 153: Okinawa.
• Page 154: Treasure from Green Hell.
• Page 155: Sword of Freedom (1942).
• Page 156: Probably Nessie Comes Home.
• Page 157: surfer.
• Page 158: Between Worlds.
• Page 161: Globe of Memories (1937), cover painting Weird Tales, February 1937.
• Page 162: Reclining Nude. Painting.
• Page 163: Woman with Long Hair. Painting.
• Page 164: The Lamia in the Penthouse, cover painting Weird Tales, May 1952.
• Page 165: Conan the Victorious, cover painting Fantastic Universe, September 1957.
• Page 166: Color sketch for The City from the Sea, for a cover of Weird Tales, May 1940.
• Page 167: Color rough for The City from the Sea for a cover of Weird Tales, May 1940.
• Page 168: Color rough for The Swine of Ææa for a cover of Weird Tales, March 1939.
• Page 169: Worlds of the Weird, cover painting for the book Worlds of Weird.
• Page 170: The Big Time (1958). Painting.
• Page 171: Illustration of Earthblood for cover of January-February 1967 edition of 'The Things to Come'.
• Page 172: Flag Raising on the Moon. Painting for the cover of Fantastic Universe, July 1958.
• Page 173: Martian Canals. Painting for the cover of Fantastic Universe, October 1957.
• Page 174: The Men in the Walls. Painting.
• Page 175: Beacon to Elsewhere. Painting for the cover of Amazing Stories, April 1963.
• Page 176: Arabian Nights (1966).
• Page 177: Reader I Hate You. Painting for the cover of Super Science Stories, May 1943.
• Page 178: Polaris of the Snows. Painting for the cover of Famous Fantastic Mysteries, July 1942.
• Page 179: A Brand New World. Painting for the cover of Famous Fantastic Mysteries, September 1942.
• Page 180: Four sketches of The Face in the Abyss for cover Famous Fantastic Mysteries, October 1940.
• Page 181: The Man Who Went Back. Painting for cover of Famous Fantastic Mysteries, December 1947.
• Page 182: Three color sketches of The Second Deluge for cover Fantastic Novels, July 1948.
• Page 182: Color sketch for The Radio Beasts.
• Page 183: Prisoner of Time. Painting for the cover of Super Science Stories, May 1942.
• Page 184: Color sketch for The Spot of Life for cover of Famous Fantastic Mysteries, February 1941.
• Page 184: Color sketch for Burn, Witch, Burn! for cover of Famous Fantastic Mysteries, June 1942.
• Page 184: Color sketch for Beyond the Great Oblivion for cover of Famous Fantastic Mysteries, June 1941.
• Page 185: The Spot of Life. Painting for the cover of Famous Fantastic Mysteries, February 1941.
• Page 186: Darkness and Dawn. Painting for the cover of Famous Fantastic Mysteries, August 1940.
• Page 187: Peril in the Pacific. Painting for the cover of Argosy, December 13, 1941.
• Page 188: Ark of Fire (1943). Painting for the cover of Famous Fantastic Mysteries, March 1943.
• Page 189: The Metal Monster. Painting for the cover of Famous Fantastic Mysteries, August 1941.
• Page 190: The Elixir of Hate. Painting for the cover of Famous Fantastic Mysteries, October 1942.
• Page 191: Minimum Man (1947). Painting for the cover of Famous Fantastic Mysteries, August 1947.
• Page 192: Illustration of Fifth Planet for a 1963 edition of 'The Things to Come'.
• Page 193: Potential Zero. Painting for the cover of Science Stories, December 1953.
• Page 194: Captain Ahab of Space. Painting for the cover of Galaxy Science Fiction, September 1957.
• Page 195: Homecoming the Adventurer.
• Page 196: Space Police. Painting for the cover of the book Space Police (1956).
• Page 197: The Stars Are Ours. Painting for the cover of the book The Stars Are Ours! (1954).
• Page 198: Star Born. Painting for the cover of the book Star Born (1957).
• Page 199: Space Service. Painting for the cover of the book Space Service (1957).
• Page 200: Avalanche. Painting.
• Page 201: Illustration of Element 79 for cover of October-November 1967 edition of 'The Things to Come'.
• Page 202: Shield Against Death. Painting for the cover of Fantastic Universe, May 1957.
• Page 203: Ghostly Girl. Painting for the cover of Fantastic Universe, June 1958.
• Page 204: Sand Painters. Painting for the cover of Fantastic Universe, April 1957.
• Page 205: Project Barrier. Painting for the cover of Fantastic Universe, January 1958.
• Page 206: Three color sketches for the cover of the book Swords & Sorcery (1963).
• Page 207: Swords & Sorcery Painting for the cover of the book Swords & Sorcery (1963).
• Page 208: Color sketch for a cover of Amazing.

References:

• The Collectors Book of Virgil Finlay at the site of American Fantasy Press
• Facebook page of American Fantasy Press.
• The Collectors Book of Virgil Finlay at Kickstarter.