The Arts and Beyond: Visions of Man's Aesthetic Future
| First published | 1977 |
|---|---|
| Publisher | Doubleday |
| Format | Hardcover |
| Type | Anthology |
| Cover art | Jonathan Weld |
| Pages | viii+205+[12] |
| Price | $7.95 |
| ISBN | 0385126824 |
- "First Edition" stated on the copyright page.
- Year of publication stated on the title page. Month of publication from Locus #205 (October 1977).
- The copyright page includes the Library of Congress Cataloging in Publication Data but includes on a different part of the page the ISBN (0-385-12682-4) and the LCCN (76-50782).
- Gutter code "S27" on page 205 indicates a printing in July, 1977.
- The cover is titled The Arts & Beyond: Visions of Man's Aesthetic Future.
- The 12 illustrations are on 6 unnumbered plates (an illo on each side) bound into the book between pages 38-39, 110-111, and 158-159.
| Page | Title | Author(s) | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Black Charlie | Gordon R. Dickson | Short Story |
| 16 | The Masterpiece | J. J. Russ | Short Story |
| 32 | A Museum Piece | Roger Zelazny | Short Story |
| 42 | Telepathos | Ronald Cain | Novelette |
| 74 | Stella Blue | Grant Carrington | Short Story |
| 86 | Ultimate Melody | Arthur C. Clarke | Short Story |
| 93 | Eldorado | Charles L. Grant | Short Story |
| 105 | The Ghost Writer | George Alec Effinger | Short Story |
| 117 | Camera Obscura | Thomas F. Monteleone | Short Story |
| 132 | Patron of the Arts | William Rotsler | Novelette |
| 165 | With These Hands | C. M. Kornbluth | Novelette |
| 183 | Shoppe Keeper | Harlan Ellison | Short Story |
| 203 | About the Artists (The Arts and Beyond) | Thomas F. Monteleone | Essay |
| vii | Introduction (The Arts and Beyond) | Thomas F. Monteleone | Essay |