H.R. GIGER'S NECRONOMICON

London, England: Big O Publishing, 1979. Second Printing. Softcover. Very Good. Folio paperback, 16.5 in. x 11.75 in.. pp. 78, [6]. Pictorial covers, with white title to front and spine. Light shelfwear to board and spine edges; a couple light scratches to back cover. H. R. Giger (1940 - 2014) is recognized as one of the world's foremost artists of Fantastic Realism. Born to a chemist's family in Chur, Switzerland, he moved in 1962 to Zurich, where he studied architecture and industrial design at the School of Applied Arts. By 1964 he was producing his first artworks, mostly ink drawings and oil paintings, resulting in his first solo exhibition in 1966, followed by the publication and world-wide distribution of his first poster edition in 1969. Shortly after, he discovered the airbrush and, along with it, his own unique freehand painting style, leading to the creation of many of his most well known works, the surrealistic Biomechanical dreamscapes, which formed the cornerstone of his fame. To date, more than 20 books have been published about Giger's art.

Giger's most famous book, Necronomicon, published in 1977, served as the visual inspiration for director Ridley Scott's film Alien.