The Art of Michael Whelan: Scenes/Visions, Bantam Books, 1993, HC, VG.
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Koffman, Jackson, et al. New York, Bantam Books, 1993.
English, Very Good, HC, 4to, 11 1/2" x 11 1/2", 200 pp.
ISBN: 0553074474
Black cloth over board, stamped gilt emblem to front, stamped gilt lettering to spine, light soiling to back panel and edges, small black dot to fore-edge, some sunning to edges, otherwise, sharp tips, tightly bound, and unmarked throughout. Very Good black pictorial dust jacket, Michael Whelan's 1988 artwork "Passage: The Avatar" to front, 1991 artwork "The Summer Queen" to back, gold lettering to front and spine, white lettering to back, black lettering to interior flaps, minor wear and tears to edges and tips, some shelf wear to front and back, otherwise, clean and intact. Protected in a paper-backed Mylar sleeve. [17] 200 pp., replete with black-and-white and full-color images, more than 100 sketches and color studies, endpapers with Michael Whelan's sketches, Profile by Jackson Koffman, interview Author's View with Anne McCafferey, Gallery One: Scenes, interview Sightseers and Shamans with Terry Booth, Galler Two: Visions, interview Materials and Methods with David Cherry, and Appendix: The Details. From inside dust jacket: "Haunting, surrealistic, and stunningly original, the art of Michael Whelan opens the door to future worlds and imaginative universes that stretch the mind's ability to see new vistas. This lavishly produced collection of more than 100 major works includes not only his finest cover illustrations but a spectacular group of paintings produced by the artist especially for this book."