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Virgil Finlay's Far Beyond

Virgil Finlay

First published 1995
Publisher Charles F. Miller
Format Trade Paperback
Type Nonfiction
ISBN 1885611048
Cover art Virgil Finlay
Pages xii+132

Notes

  • First Edition [This Publication Record].
  • No printing, printing date or printing number line in book.
  • This edition copyright ©1994 by Lail Finlay Hernandez.
  • Introduction copyright © 1972 and 1994 by Brian J. Frost. "(originally published in Shadow: Fantasy Literature Review, Issue 16, March 1972). Reprinted in Voices From Shadow, 1994 edited by David Sutton.
  • "Cover painting by Virgil Finlay for A Brand New World by Ray Cummings, 1942." Art signed at bottom left "Virgil Finlay".
  • All art is black and white (B&W), except cover. Art cited in contents is relevant to entries in ISFDB.
  • "Reconnaissance Ship Against the Sun" on page 1 is not attributed, nor any listings found.
  • A Place Like Eden on page 10 has no author or date. It is for the story of that title by H. B. Hickey in Fantastic Adventures, December 1948.
  • "Within the Venusian Atmosphere" on page 20 is not attributed, nor any listings found.
  • Conquest of the Moon Pool on page 21 is without a year to date it.
  • The Crystal Man on page 29, states J. G. Ballard, 1966. This is probably The Crystal World, but as yet ISFDB has no data on illustrations.
  • Too Late! by Hugo Gernsback, 1961 is not found at this time. Page 38.
  • Israfel by Edgar Allan Poe, 1938 is not found at this time. Page 46.
  • "Man on the Moon" on page 51 is without author or year, thus unable to attribute it.
  • Beside Still Waters on page 59 is also used as frontispiece in this book.
  • "Spaceport at Sunrise" on pages 66-7 is without author or year, thus unable to attribute it.
  • "Martian Canal" on pages 68-9 is without author or year, thus unable to attribute it.
  • A Tale of Fire by Lloyd Biggle, Jr, 1959 has no listings at this time. Page 72.
  • The Foundation Trilogy by Isaac Asimov, 1966 has no listings at this time. Page 79.
  • "Exploding Planets" is not attributed, nor are any listings found. Page 105.
  • Other art skipped because of lack of description or clue to their usage.

Awards

Year Award Category Status
1995 Locus Poll Award Best Art Book Nominee/Finalist

Other Editions

Title Year Publisher Format Type Catalog ID Cover Artist Pages
Virgil Finlay's Far Beyond Cover 1995 Charles F. Miller Hardcover Nonfiction Virgil Finlay xi+132