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Harlequin Book Cover Original Art Painting Gulf of Fire Michael Herring 1989 OH. Herring is known for his Tolkien work, as he made made illustrations of Barrow-wights, Isengard, and Saruman's wolves that were featured in The 1980 J.R.R. Tolkien Calendar and the calendar following. HARLEQUIN ADVENTURE / THRILLER / SPY NOVEL Hand-Painted, Book Cover Original Art for the 1989 "Phoenix Force #47: Gulf of Fire" by Jim Wilson and Gar Wilson Painted by Michael Herring Comes with a Charles Scott Gallery Certificate of Authenticity Michael Herring (born Michael George Herring in North Carolina, USA, 1947) is a prolific and accomplished illustrator/painter. This is a wonderful cover-painting for a Harlequin thriller series! Materials: Oil on board Size: 30" x 25" Book: Phoenix Force #47: Gulf of Fire Artist: Michael Herring Year: 1989 CONDITION: Very good condition. Note the slight gaps near the border in the paint - he painted over the tape on the edges and it is slightly offset now. Doesn't affect image much. Michael Herring (born Michael George Herring in North Carolina, USA, 1947) is an illustrator living in Australia, responsible for cover art of numerous fiction books from 1975 to 2009 including the 1988 cover of J.R.R. Tolkien's Unfinished Tales. Herring is known for his Tolkien work, as he made made illustrations of Barrow-wights, Isengard, and Saruman's wolves that were featured in The 1980 J.R.R. Tolkien Calendar and the calendar following. Then, after Barbara Remington's work for Ballantine Books, Herring made cover illustrations for publications of J.R.R. Tolkien's The Hobbit (1983), The Return of the King (1983), The Two Towers (1983), and The Fellowship of the Ring (1983). He also made art for a Ballantine edition of Unfinished Tales, eight years after Christopher Tolkien had finished and released it. PLEASE ASK ANY QUESTIONS AND MAKE REQUESTS BEFORE YOU BID. Combined Shipping: YES for U.S.! If you purchase multiple items, please wait until you are invoiced to pay. We will also send you a refund if we've overestimated shipping, handling and insurance. INTERNATIONAL BIDDERS : If you want to purchase all buy-it-now items, either request we put them into one listing IN ADVANCE, or put them all in your cart and purchase from there. Once you pay for them we cannot combine them. We do not ship internationally outside of ebay's program. Sadly, Ebay won't allow us to combine items after you purchase. We cannot combine auction items. PAYMENT IS DUE WITHIN (5) DAYS OF AUCTION CLOSE. About Us Our gallery has over three decades of experience buying and selling art, antiquities and ephemera. Feel free to contact us if you are a new or a seasoned collector. Search for us if you prefer or contact us here for any questions you might have. While we do not do digital appraisals we are happy to answer questions you might have or consider your item for consignment. And, as always, we will treat you how we want to be treated - with the highest level of customer service of any gallery. WE ARE FANATICAL ABOUT PACKAGING . So far we've never had an item arrived damaged. Note that we will always make the smart choice to ship to you - the choice that gets it there safe (versus cheap). Our goal is to provide a reliable, safe delivery of your item. WE RECYCLE FOR THE ENVIRONMENT - so you may find everything from wrapping paper to plastic shopping bags as your packing material. WE NEVER compromise on the safety or cleanliness of your item, so rest assured we WILL get it to you in the shape it left us.