The Book of Conquests (First Edition, Offutt's copy) by FitzPatrick, Jim; Pat Vincent (ed.) - 1978

Dutton / Paper Tiger D511, 1978. Very Good. First Edition, quarto softcover, color wrapper, perfect-bound, 104pp, color throughout. Dublin native and popular Celtic mythology illustrator, and originator of the Che Guevara poster, this book his retelling of the Tuatha dé Dannan coming to Ireland. From the estate of Andrew J. Offutt, noted science-fiction, fantasy, and underground erotica writer, without his usual "Ajo" initials or name stamp, but with his custom coloring to Celtic knot designs on several pages (oddly not on any erotic illustrations). Offutt was a lifelong fan of adventure and fantasy comics, creating his own as a child, and later would hone his skills by adding personal "enhancements" to work by others like FitzPatrick, including his publishing colleague, friend and patron, Eric Stanton. Very Good Plus, with light toning and bumps, slight lean, hinge splits where Offutt leaned into the book.