- Publication: Frank Kelly Freas: The Art of Science FictionPublication Record # 470251
- Author: Frank Kelly Freas
- Date: 1977-09-09
- ISBN: 0-915442-30-2 [978-0-915442-30-0]
- Publisher: The Donning Company
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Price: $29.95?$: US dollar
- Pages: 120
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Format: hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
- Type: NONFICTION
- Cover: Frank Kelly Freas: The Art of Science Fiction by Frank Kelly Freas (variant of Astounding Science Fiction, September 1954 1954)
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Notes:
- Collectors edition, limited to 1000 signed, slipcased copies.
- Limitation statement, signature and number on the front end paper.
- "First published, 1977, in the United States of America by The Donning Company" stated on the copyright page
- Exact publication date and price from advertisement ("Books will be shipped by September 9, 1977")
- With only one exception (page 16), the only artwork cited in the contents are full-page color reproductions with all text removed.
- External IDs:
Nonfiction Title:
Frank Kelly Freas: The Art of Science Fiction • nonfiction by
Frank Kelly Freas
Contents (view Concise Listing)
- 9 • Well, It's Like This -- • essay by Frank Kelly Freas
- 16 • Astounding Science Fiction, July 1957 • interior artwork by Frank Kelly Freas (variant of cover art for Astounding Science Fiction, July 1957 1957)
- 17 • Introduction (Frank Kelly Freas: The Art of Science Fiction) • essay by Isaac Asimov
- 20 • Off and Running -- Or Vice Versa • essay by Frank Kelly Freas
- 21 • The Piper • interior artwork by Frank Kelly Freas (variant of cover art for Weird Tales, November 1950 1950)
- 23 • Weird Tales, November 1951 • interior artwork by Frank Kelly Freas (variant of cover art for Weird Tales, November 1951 1951)
- 24 • The Complete Astounding Illustrator • essay by Frank Kelly Freas
- 29 • Coutourier • interior artwork by Frank Kelly Freas (variant of cover art for Fantastic Universe, October 1955 1955)
- 31 • Planet Stories, September 1953 • interior artwork by Frank Kelly Freas (variant of cover art for Planet Stories, September 1953 1953)
- 33 • The Gulf Between • interior artwork by Frank Kelly Freas (variant of cover art for Astounding Science Fiction, October 1953 1953)
- 34 • Getting Into the (Planetary) System • essay by Frank Kelly Freas
- 35 • Ambassadors of Flesh • (1976) • interior artwork by Frank Kelly Freas (variant of cover art for Planet Stories, Summer 1954 1954)
- 37 • Tops in Science Fiction, Fall 1953 • interior artwork by Frank Kelly Freas (variant of cover art for Tops in Science Fiction, Fall 1953 1953)
- 40 • Who?—and How! • essay by Frank Kelly Freas
- 43 • Who? • interior artwork by Frank Kelly Freas (variant of cover art for Who? 1968)
- 44 • Gallery I • essay by Frank Kelly Freas
- 44 • The Green Hills of Earth • interior artwork by Frank Kelly Freas
- 46 • Finish Line • interior artwork by Frank Kelly Freas (variant of cover art for Finish Line 1976)
- 49 • The Gentle Earth • interior artwork by Frank Kelly Freas (variant of cover art for Astounding Science Fiction, November 1957 1957)
- 51 • Hell's Gate • interior artwork by Frank Kelly Freas (variant of cover art for Hell's Gate 1970)
- 53 • The Whenabouts of Burr • interior artwork by Frank Kelly Freas (variant of cover art for The Whenabouts of Burr 1975)
- 55 • The Fenris Device • interior artwork by Frank Kelly Freas (variant of cover art for The Fenris Device 1974)
- 57 • Monitor Found in Orbit • interior artwork by Frank Kelly Freas (variant of cover art for Monitor Found in Orbit 1974)
- 58 • And the Green Grass Grows... • essay by Frank Kelly Freas
- 61 • Immigrant • interior artwork by Frank Kelly Freas (variant of cover art for Astounding Science Fiction, March 1954 1954)
- 62 • You Can Work at (Ugh!) Home Too • essay by Frank Kelly Freas
- 63 • The Mechanic • interior artwork by Frank Kelly Freas
- 65 • Door into Summer • interior artwork by Frank Kelly Freas (variant of cover art for The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, November 1956 1956)
- 67 • Zenya • interior artwork by Frank Kelly Freas (variant of cover art for Zenya 1974)
- 69 • Time Crime • interior artwork by Frank Kelly Freas (variant of cover art for Astounding Science Fiction, February 1955 1955)
- 72 • Probability Man • essay by Frank Kelly Freas
- 73 • The Probability Man • interior artwork by Frank Kelly Freas (variant of cover art for The Probability Man 1972)
- 74 • Full Many a Gem... • essay by Frank Kelly Freas
- 75 • The Jewel Field • interior artwork by Frank Kelly Freas
- 77 • Bug in the Witches' Hat • interior artwork by Frank Kelly Freas
- 79 • The Long Way Home • interior artwork by Frank Kelly Freas (variant of cover art for Astounding Science Fiction, April 1955 1955)
- 80 • Sins of the Father • interior artwork by Frank Kelly Freas
- 82 • The Telzey Toy • (1971) • interior artwork by Frank Kelly Freas
- 84 • The Space Posters • essay by Frank Kelly Freas
- 85 • Space Poster #1 (We Still Have a Choice) • interior artwork by Frank Kelly Freas
- 87 • Space Poster #2 (The Egg) • interior artwork by Frank Kelly Freas
- 88 • Second Order Realities • essay by Frank Kelly Freas
- 89 • The City Machine • interior artwork by Frank Kelly Freas (variant of cover art for The City Machine 1972)
- 90 • Lament Harlequin • essay by Frank Kelly Freas
- 91 • Crash Landing on Iduna • interior artwork by Frank Kelly Freas (variant of cover art for Crash Landing on Iduna 1975)
- 92 • Tiger in the Stars • interior artwork by Frank Kelly Freas (variant of cover art for Tiger in the Stars 1976)
- 95 • The Skies Discrowned • interior artwork by Frank Kelly Freas (variant of cover art for The Skies Discrowned 1976)
- 96 • Gallery II • essay by Frank Kelly Freas
- 97 • The Warriors of Dawn • interior artwork by Frank Kelly Freas (variant of cover art for The Warriors of Dawn 1975)
- 99 • Plus X • interior artwork by Frank Kelly Freas (variant of cover art for Astounding Science Fiction, June 1956 1956)
- 101 • Testament XXI • interior artwork by Frank Kelly Freas (variant of cover art for Testament XXI 1973)
- 103 • Pirates of Ersatz • interior artwork by Frank Kelly Freas (variant of cover art for Astounding Science Fiction, February 1959 1959)
- 105 • The Big Front Yard • interior artwork by Frank Kelly Freas (variant of cover art for Astounding Science Fiction, October 1958 1958)
- 107 • From This Day Forward • interior artwork by Frank Kelly Freas (variant of cover art for From This Day Forward 1973)
- 109 • The Stardroppers • interior artwork by Frank Kelly Freas (variant of cover art for The Stardroppers 1975)
- 111 • The Star-Crowned Kings • interior artwork by Frank Kelly Freas (variant of cover art for The Star-Crowned Kings 1975)
- 113 • Full Cycle • interior artwork by Frank Kelly Freas (variant of cover art for Science Fiction Stories, November 1955 1955)
- 114 • Soapbox • essay by Frank Kelly Freas
- 119 • Skylab • interior artwork by Frank Kelly Freas (variant of cover art for Analog Science Fiction/Science Fact, June 1973 1973)
- bc • The Light That Never Was • interior artwork by Frank Kelly Freas (variant of cover art for The Light That Never Was 1973)
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