The Golden City Author: Ralph Milne Farley. Published by Pulpville Press, Rialto CA. Language: English. Print Run: unknown. Release Date: March, 2006. Page Count: 212. Size: approx. 15 x 23 cm. ISBN-10 Paperback: 1442182482. ISBN-13 Paperback: 978-1442182486. Formats: paperback, price $14.91.              hardcover with dust-jacket, price $27.95.

Front of book

"The Golden City" was original published in 'The Argosy' in 1933. It was reprinted in 'Famous Fantastic Mysteries' in the December 1942 issue.

Front cover by Virgil Finlay. The front cover is a reprint of the cover of the December 1942 issue of Famous Fantastic Mysteries.

The illustrations are attributed to 'Virgil Finley'. This issue appears to a publish-on-demand publication with the print date on page 212.

"The Golden City" contains the following reprinted illustrations by Virgil Finlay", identified by scene descriptions.

• Frontispiece: cover illustration in black and white.
• Page 28: Once more this Pearl of a white girl plays into our hands, announced the Spider maliciously.
• Page 29: Out of the swirling mists which rose from the magic bowl, there appeared the frightened image of Eleria.
• Page 67: Sometimes real flames would leap upward and lap the rock where Mayhem stood, driving him back against the sharp points of the spear behind him.
• Page 78: Suddenly the waters sank down, sickenly, sucking Mayhem and the body he was holding, with them.
• Page 100: As the Oriental girl reached the throne and saw the king who had summoned her, her face went stark with horror.
• Page 158: Mayhem watched the knife, knowing that when the ray reached the position above his heart, his chest would be opened with one swift stroke.
• Page 191: There was a steady drone in the air as there appeared one of the strange mechanical dragon-flies which carried the priest of Ra.
• Page 195: With his sword drawn to defy the Spider, ..., he staggered backward.
• Page 203: All about them the buildings toppled and where crashed to earth.

The illustrations on pages 28 and 29 are in fact two parts of one drawing.

References:

• "The Golden City" at Pulpville Press.