• 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
• Price:
  $29.95^?$: US dollar
• Pages: 120
• 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)
• 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:
  • LCCN: 77-8644
  • OCLC/WorldCat: 65587658
  • Reginald-3: 23476

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) • [Asimov's Essays: Other's Work] • 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!^?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)