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ORIGINAL ART Arkham Frontispiece Princess of All Lands! - eBay (item 250468470140 end time Jul-24-09 19:39:57 PDT)This vintage Arkham House original art by Joe Wehrle, Jr. was the frontispiece for The Princess of All Lands by Russell Kirk, published in 1978. Joe hand-drew the lettering and taped it to the original which is drawn on one-ply 100% linen rag Strathmore board. The publishers slathered rubber cement on it and affixed the Arkham House logo and title. The red handwriting notations are for the printer. The original is affixed to a heavier piece of chipboard to keep it from wrinkling.
Joe Wehrle, Jr. is noted for work in Galaxy and IF digest science fiction magazines, covers and interior illustrations in Arkham House and Mirage Press books, illustrations for Burroughs-oriented journals and on a lighter note, the story and drawings in the Big Little Book Cauliflower Catnip.
ORIGINAL ART Arkham House Cover Princess of All Lands! - eBay (item 310156449975 end time Jul-24-09 19:13:38 PDT)This vintage Arkham House original cover art by Joe Wehrle, Jr. was the cover for The Princess of All Lands by Russell Kirk, published in 1978. Along with the cover are two color overlays for printing in black and white and two colors. The register marks in two corners helped the printer align all three printing plates. All the lettering is hand-drawn, not machine made.
Joe Wehrle, Jr. is noted for work in Galaxy and IF digest science fiction magazines, covers and interior illustrations in Arkham House and Mirage Press books, illustrations for Burroughs-oriented journals and on a lighter note, the story and drawings in the Big Little Book Cauliflower Catnip.
Joe Wehrle ORIGINAL ART Published in Eternity SF Mag! - eBay (item 310105222147 end time Dec-05-08 18:28:57 PST)This vintage signed original art was created by Joe Wehrle, Jr. in 1976 and appeared in the final issue of Eternity Science Fiction magazine. It is India ink on scratchboard, 8 x 11" with the original protective tissue that was attached before mailing to the editor. It bears the notation that it is to be reproduced at 100%.
We don't remember much after all these years about the story this art illustrated. The image is a girl who is looking to break away from an abusive situation. We have the issue somewhere around here. Do you have a copy?
Wehrle is noted for work in Galaxy and IF digest science fiction magazines, covers and interior illustrations in Arkham House and other Mirage Press books, illustrations for Burroughs-oriented journals and on a lighter note, the story and drawings in the Big Little Book Cauliflower Catnip.
Big Little Book Type ORIGINAL ART 143 Panels, Wehrle! - eBay (item 310062236533 end time Jun-30-08 21:12:55 PDT)These panels are all the interior art for the 1981 self-published book Cauliflower Catnip by Joe Wehrle, Jr. The book was made like an old-time Big Little Book, printed on pulpy paper with a cartoon page for every page of text. The book received nice reviews by Cat Yronwode in "Comics Buyers Guide" and by Dale Luciano in "The Comics Journal."
One panel with a lot of old cars has been pasted up from photocopies to fit the space and the author's portrait is mostly a photocopy. Otherwise all the drawings are original inked pages with blue pencil showing how they were roughed in, and some white retouching added. There are 143 panels, including the title page.
The actual bound book shown in the first photo is not included in the sale of these panels, but we will include one of the printed color covers. The first photo also shows how one of the panels looked when printed on the pulpy paper with caption.
If you're a Big Little Book collector, you know this may be your only chance to get your hands on the complete original art for one!
Original PENCIL DRAWING for Arkham House Prince Zaleski - eBay (item 310060669294 end time Jun-24-08 20:01:57 PDT)This original pencil drawing by Joe Wehrle, Jr. is a version of the art used for the cover of the Arkham House book Prince Zaleski and Cummings King Monk by M.P. Shiel, published in 1977.
Strangely enough, the artist posed for both characters on the cover, changing clothes and the way he combed his hair to make them starkly different. We are enclosing copies of the model photos with this original pencil drawing.
The pencil drawing is only initialed, but the artist is willing to add a complete inked signature either on the front or the back of the drawing, whatever you choose.
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