"The Ship of Ishtar" is a universally hailed as a classic of the fantasy novel genre.   Merritt's writings were heavily influenced by H. Rider Haggard and Gertrude Barrows Bennett (writing as Francis Stevens), with Merritt having "emulated Bennett's earlier style and themes."   What sets Merritt apart from the typical pulp author, however, is his lush, florid prose style and his exhaustive, at times exhausting, penchant for adjective-laden detail.

The Ship of Ishtar (Collier Nucleus Fantasy & Science Fiction)

Literature & Fiction

Merritt, Abraham

Finlay, Virgil

United States

Collier Books

Virgil Finlay's Women of the Ages

Virgil Finlay left behind thirty-five years of fantasy and science-fiction art-work - and a reputation as the most meticulous pulp magazine illustrator of his generation. Finlay sold his first professional drawings to Weird Tales magazine in 1935 and within a year he had established himself as the finest artist in his field. Throughout the 1930's, 40s and 50s, Finlay reigned supreme as the acknowledged master of black-and-white fantasy, science fiction and horror illustration. Women of the Ages offers the best of Finlay's artwork - exquisite line drawings, which display the jewel-like rendering of Finlay's painstaking technique. Women of the Ages features ravishing illustrations from the pages of Weird Tales, Famous Fantastic Mysteries, Startling Stories, American Weekly and many others. This lavish cornerstone collection showcases the work of a unique 20th century artist.

Arts & Photography

Drawing

Underwood Books

Virgil Finlay's Strange Science

Graphic Design

This book contains over 140 black and white illustrations.

Individual Artists

Virgil Finlay's Phantasms

Science Fiction & Fantasy

Science Fiction

Virgil Finlay had a life-long interest in -- ghoulies and ghosties and long leggety beasties. This great artist had a preoccupation with the fantastic and weird, and the myths and legends of antiquity fascinated him and were to become his models. When changing trends brought a decline in fantasy magazine art during the 1930s and 1940s, Finlay turned to the astrology magazines which gave him an opportunity to continue with his first love, fantasy art. Almost one hundred illustrations have been assembled for this book, including three color pieces. It was Finlay's belief that they were among his finest work, and it was a dream of his to see them collected in book form. With an introduction revealing much of his approach to the subject.

Virgil Finlay: An Astrology Sketch Book

Religion & Spirituality

New Age & Spirituality

Donald m Grant Pub Inc

First edition. This is copy #503 of 1050 numbered copies bound in black cloth with gold lettering. 8 3/4" x 11 1/2" hardcover is in fine condition in a near fine dust jacket. The jacket has mild soiling to its panels and tanning along its spine. A black and white one sheet plate of a previously unpublished illustration by Finlay is laid in loose.

The Book of Virgil Finlay

De La Ree

The Collector's Book of Virgil Finlay

American Fantasy Press

Virgil Finlay's Far Beyond

Other Media

Charles F. Miller Publisher

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