This book features the best non-Burroughs work of the legendary artist J. Allen St. John. The book is packed with his western, fantasy, and adventure masterpieces, most of them in color, and... More > collected in one book for the first time. Edited by Darrell C. Richardson and Dennis McHaney. This book will no longer be available through lulu.com as of March 1, 2009, because of their outrageous price increase/ripoff.< Less
This is a collection of black and white art by the great 20th century artist J. Allen St. John. It contains much of his work for the books of Edgar Rice Burroughs, and contains most of the art he... More > did for the pulps Amazing Stories and Fantastic Adventures.
A wide range of his other book and magazine illustrations are included as well in this BIG 304 page book. Selected and introduced by Dennis McHaney. This book will no longer be available through lulu.com as of March 1, 2009, because of their outrageous price increase/ripoff.< Less
The artist J. Allen St. John is best known for his illustrations of the works of Edgar Rice Burroughs, which first appeared in book form from the Chicago based publisher, A.C. McClurg. Nearly a... More > decade before his Burroughs work, his first job for McClurg was this children's fantasy, the only book he ever wrote, The Face in the Pool. His illustrations for this book show that he was indeed the best choice to illustrate the adventures of Tarzan and John Carter. This facsimile edition reproduces the book as published (the color plates are in black and white in this edition, but reproduced in color on the back cover), but in a 6" X 9" format.< Less
This is the very first biography on that grand pulp master and illustrator of the fantastic, J. Allen St. John, most famous for his work on Tarzan and other fantastic works by Edgar Rice Burroughs. ... More > Author Darrell C. Richardson, a friend of the artist during his final years, recounts personal experiences with St. John, with an insight to the man few people can claim. The book is profusely illustrated in FULL COLOR and is a beautiful cross section of the career of this amazing and talented artist. This is the first volume of a projected series of books on St. John. Designed by Dennis McHaney. This book will no longer be available through lulu.com as of March 1, 2009, because of their outrageous price increase/ripoff.< Less
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