Mind Fields; 34 Paintings, 33 Stories

(Beverly Hills, California): (Morpheus International), 1994. First and Limited Edition. Hardcover. Fine. Yerka, Jacek. One of 475 copies of the first printing, folio size, 72 pp., signed by both Ellison and Yerka, in slipcase. Harlan Jay Ellison (1934-2018) was a prolific author, publishing over 1700 works. He was the winner of " numerous awards, including multiple Hugos, Nebulas, and Edgars" (n.b., per Wiki).

This work, "Mind Fields", was made in collaboration with Jacek Yerka (b. 1952), who has "has won international awards for his art, and has had exhibitions in Warsaw, Dusseldorf, Los Angeles, Paris and London" (n.b., from the we site of the artist).

For this work, Yerka first created the paintings, which Ellison used as a basis for the accompanying short stories - one story, "Under the Landscape" - was the exception, being based on two of the paintings.

This the first and limited edition of 475 copies, signed by both Ellison and Yerka, issued without a dust jacket, in a cloth-covered slipcase.

___DESCRIPTION: Bound in full teal leather over boards, a full-colour illustration from one of the paintings within a debossed rectangle on the front board with metallic teal lettering debossed above, the same lettering on the spine, turquiose endpapers, limitation statement tipped onto the front free endpaper, this no. 165 of the 475 copies, with the signatures of both Yerka and Ellison below, all of the paintings reproduced in full colour; binding folio size (12 1/4" by 10 1/4"), with 72 pages. Enclosed in a sturdy slipcase of heavy cardboard covered in plain blue cloth, publisher's clear sticker on the bottom of one side with the ISBN number.

___CONDITION: Volume fine, the boards clean, the inset illustration clean and not rubbed, straight corners without rubbing, a strong, square text block with solid hinges, the interior is clean and bright, and entirely free of prior owner markings; clean, crisp, and as new. The slipcase near fine, strong and sturdy, without wear or soil but with minor sunning around the opening and the bottom of the sides.

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