Some Rare 1970′s Pulp Art Limited Edition Titles Just Arrived!

FANTASY BY FABIAN: THE ART OF STEPHEN E. FABIAN (Limited Edition Hardcover)

First edition. Copy #36/1200 numbered copies. Oversize 8.5″ x 11.25″ volume, 128 pages, containing “more than 115 of his black and white fantasy illustrations” including the “Fantastic Nudes” and “Letters Lovecraftian” series]. Near Fine copy in Near Fine dust jacket.

 

BEAUTY AND THE BEASTS: THE ART OF HANNES BOK (Limited Edition Hardcover)

Edited and Published by Gerry de la Ree, 1976. Large octavo, chiefly illustrations, cloth. First edition. One of 1300 numbered copies. Biographical sketch of Bok by editor de la Ree introduces a portfolio of more than 120 black and white illustrations spanning Bok’s professional career from the late 1930s to the 1960s.

This is one of only 1300 copies this being number 30. Book is in near fine condition in a near fine dust jacket.

 

THE ART OF THE FANTASTIC edited by Gerry de la Ree (Limited Edition Hardcover)

 

Hardcover, Near Fine in a Near Fine dustjacket, #48 of 1200 copies, 128 pages, b&w illustrations throughout, artists include: Hannes Bok; Virgil Finlay; Lawrence ( L Sterne Stevens ); Edd Cartier; Stephen E Fabian; Frank R Paul; Mahlon Blaine; Frank Kelly Freas; Charlie McGill; Clark Ashton Smith; Tim Kirk; Harry ClarkeLynd Ward; Ed Emsh; George Barr; Roy Krenkel; Wally Wood; J Watson Davis; Roy Hunt; C Lee Healy; Ronald Clyne; Boris Dolgov; Ivan Funderburgh; Alfred Rethel; Frank Utpatel; E J Poynter; J R Weguelin; Perham W Nahl; Alfredo Alcala.

 

EDD CARTIER: THE KNOWN AND THE UNKNOWN (Illustrations from Unknown, Astounding and Unknown World Pulps)

 

128 pages, b&w illustrations throughout, contents include: Of Things Remembered by Dean C; The “UNKNOWN” Years includes L Sprague de camp; Fletcher Pratt, L Ron Hubbard, Theodore Sturgeon Fredric Brown, Henry Kuttner, Anthony Boucher, etc; The “ASTOUNDING” Years with images for Poul Anderson, Clifford Simak, Lewis Padgett, de Camp, etc; The HAND of ZEI by de Camp Eric Frank Russell, etc.

Book is in near fine condition in a near fine dust jacket. One of only 1300 limited edition hardcover this being number 47.

Remembering Gerry de la Ree

Here at Miskatonic books we love new, cutting edge horror.  However, it feels that there is such a disconnect between readers today and the antiquarian thread that leads back through history to great professionals and fans of yesteryear.  We try to remind the seasoned seniors of good memories and new fans of what they missed and may want to check out.

In the mid-1950′s, Gerry de la Ree was a stalwart of horror and science fiction conventions and ran a mail order operation from his New Jersey home. [1]  Perhaps his most notable contributions to fandom was his small run indie press in the 1970′s featuring Lovecraft, Poe, and a series of Virgil Finlay’s work.

In those days when long distance phone bills were as pricey as your teenager’s texting invoice, people used – shock! – snail mail.  Yes, the good old (then reliable) U.S.P.S.  If you wanted something, you clipped an ad from a comic book, a pulp, or some other magazine and sent a SASE (stamped self-addressed stamped envelope) for more information, or a return reply.

Circulation through distributors was spotty even in big cities, so it was common to miss an issue of your favorite issue.  Therefore, folks like de la Ree provided a service to young fans.  He also looked for talent, and when he spotted it, he supported it through recommendations or small spot jobs as he could afford it.

For a time in the 1950′s Gerry de la Ree worked for the Bergen/Hackensack “The Record” working with sports editor Al Del Greco, with Gerry de la Ree doing the layout.  Robert Weinberg tells stories of visiting him (and Sam Moskowitz, another NJ stalwart) and how when Virgil Finlay got cancer, he helped sell art to pay some bills.

Sadly he passed too soon at the age of 68 in Saddle River, NJ.  Back in January 1993.  Featured is perhaps the first news story of young de la Ree’s career from 1953.

Remembering Gerry de la Ree

Here at Miskatonic books we love new, cutting edge horror. However, it feels that there is such a disconnect between readers today and the antiquarian thread that leads back through history to great professionals and fans of yesteryear. We try to remind the seasoned seniors of good memories and new fans of what they missed and may want to check out.

In the mid-1950′s, Gerry de la Ree was a stalwart of horror and science fiction conventions and ran a mail order operation from his New Jersey home. [1] Perhaps his most notable contributions to fandom was his small run indie press in the 1970′s featuring Lovecraft, Poe, and a series of Virgil Finlay’s work.

In those days when long distance phone bills were as pricey as your teenager’s texting invoice, people used – shock! – snail mail. Yes, the good old (then reliable) U.S.P.S. If you wanted something, you clipped an ad from a comic book, a pulp, or some other magazine and sent a SASE (stamped self-addressed stamped envelope) for more information, or a return reply.

Circulation through distributors was spotty even in big cities, so it was common to miss an issue of your favorite issue. Therefore, folks like de la Ree provided a service to young fans. He also looked for talent, and when he spotted it, he supported it through recommendations or small spot jobs as he could afford it.

For a time in the 1950′s Gerry de la Ree worked for the Bergen/Hackensack “The Record” working with sports editor Al Del Greco, with Gerry de la Ree doing the layout. Robert Weinberg tells stories of visiting him (and Sam Moskowitz, another NJ stalwart) and how when Virgil Finlay got cancer, he helped sell art to pay some bills.

Sadly he passed too soon at the age of 68 in Saddle River, NJ. Back in January 1993. Featured is perhaps the first news story of young de la Ree’s career from 1953.