Ray Harryhausen Master of the Majicks HC (2008-2013 Archive Editions) comic books

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Add to cart Near Mint $48.00

Volume 1 - 1st printing. "Beginnings and Endings!"

By Mike Hankin. Foreword by Tom Hanks. Preface by Sir Christopher Frayling.

"Ray Harryhausen - Master of the Majicks" Vol. 1 is a Deluxe hardcover full-color book covering Ray's early experiments, Fairy Tales, Puppetoons, as well as an extensive chapter on Ray's Retirements Years (including his Lifetime Achievement Oscar, the Star on Hollywood Blvd., and much, much more).

Hardcover, 9 1/2-in. x 11-in., 370 pages, PC/PB&W. Cover price $74.95.

Volume 2 - 1st printing. "The American Films!" By Mike Hankin. Foreword by Jim Danforth.

Mighty Joe Young, The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms, It Came from Beneath the Sea, The Animal World, Earth vs. the Flying Saucers, 20 Million Miles to Earth, The 7th Voyage of Sinbad - these classic films and more owe a great deal to the movie magic talents of one Ray Harryhausen. This book includes pictures and illustrations, reviews, synopses, trivia, obscure facts and more!

Hardcover, 9 1/2-in. x 11-in., 370 pages, PC/PB&W. Cover price $74.99.

Volume 3 - 1st printing. "The British Films!"

By Mike Hankin. Foreword by Caroline Munro. Preface by Guillermo del Toro.

Written and produced over the past 10 years with Ray Harryhausen's cooperation and support, the complete 3-volume definitive 295,000-word career/biography features interviews with Ray and his colleagues and is profusely illustrated with several hundred rare photographs, artwork, and illustrations (many of which have never been previously published). Chapters in Volume 3 extensively covers: The Three Worlds of Gulliver, Mysterious Island, Jason and the Argonauts, First Men "In" the Moon, One Million Years B.C., The Valley of Gwangi, The Golden Voyage of Sinbad, Sinbad and the Eye of the Tiger, and Clash of the Titans.

Interview subjects/contributors to Volume 3 include numerous actors, directors, and technicians: producer Charles H. Schneer, John Phillip Law, Caroline Munro, Andrew Faulds, Martha Hyer, Sam Wanamaker, Gordon Hessler, Patrick Wayne, Taryn Power, Jane Seymour, Gila Golan (star of Valley of Gwangi, and her first interview in over 40 years), Colin Arthur, Lionel Jeffries, Ian Scoones, Gary Raymond, voiceover artist Nikki van der Zyl (who revoiced Raquel Welch in One Million Years B.C.), Martine Beswick, Forrest J Ackerman, Wilkie Cooper, Enzo Musumeci-Greco, Jason and the Argonauts title artist James Wines (his first interview about his work on Jason), Richard Green, Nathan Juran, Kerwin Mathews, Neil Pettigrew, and many others, some of whom have since passed away. Stills and other material provided by numerous private collections, including considerable material that has never been seen in print before (including in Ray Harryhausen's own books).

Hardcover, 9 1/2-in. x 11-in., 640 pages, PC/PB&W.

NOTE: Volume 3 comes with a pair of 3-D Glasses.

NOTE:

* A selection of photos of Ray's models in 3D! (one pair of glasses provided with each copy)

* Reproductions of advertising art & posters from different countries

* Compilation of reviews and story synopses

* Filmographies of key cast and crew

* The music for the films in this volume, including a page from Laurence Rosenthal's original manuscript for his score of the Medusa scene from Clash of the Titans

* A selection of Harryhausen collectibles pertaining to the films in this volume

* 640 pages, 125,000 word text (chapters, filmographies, reviews, and more)

* Approximately 3,600 images?photos, artwork, posters, technical diagrams and other illustrations, in Spectacular Color and "Glorious Black-and-White"

* Hardcover: dark brown imitation leather with title stamped in gold foil Cover price $84.95.