FRAZETTA

In partnership with rare book dealers, Left Bank Books, the i.R.L is offering an exceptional curation of books. Only one Frazetta. I can't think of another illustrator who's had such a pervasive effect on popular culture. This black and white book, slim at 96 pages, offers a fascinating collection of his work. Even better, it includes biographical notes up to about 1980, when this book was published.It precedes Frazetta's wave of popularity in the 1990s. Despite the B&W format, it shows why so many people came to value his work, including a few of his lesser-known comics. The majority of the pieces here, however, are pen or pencil sketches. His sword and sorcery work is best known, including scantily- (and un-) clad swordswomen. Many will recognize the style from paperback covers, especially for Edgar Rice Burroughs books. Other drawings tend toward mens-magazine nymphs that combine humor with mild eroticism.