The Final Programme Giclée print.
“A moment later, the world’s first all-purpose human being strode eastward, whistling.
‘A tasty world,’ it reflected cheerfully. ‘A very tasty world.’”
A seminal novel of the British New Wave movement in SF and Fantasy, Michael Moorcock’s The Final Programme (1968) introduced the world to the super-cool secret agent Jerry Cornelius, another aspect of the Eternal Champion. Unlike his fantasy tales, this novel was set in a near-future world on the cusp of a new cosmic Dark Age and populated by grotesque characters, including the fearsome Miss Brunner, a ‘sado-masochistic techno-magician’. Bob Haberfield’s cover for the 1973 Mayflower edition perfectly captures the fin de siècle carnivalesque of the book.
The Final Programme Giclée print painted by Bob Haberfield in 1973 for the cover of Michael Moorcock’s book, published by Mayflower in the same year.
“It wasn’t until after Bobs death when I went to clear out his house, that I discovered at the bottom of a cupboard a big stack of paintings on artist board. They were what remained of Bob’s collection of illustrations he did in the seventies and had been sitting in the dark for almost 50 years. I was amazed at the vibrancy of the paintings, that looked as fresh and relevant as the day they were painted. I had seen some of them as book covers, but to see the originals at full size was spellbinding! It’s with great pleasure that I am able to revive these artworks and bring them out into the light of day once more. I’m sure you will be as captivated as I am by them.” – Ben Haberfield
The Final Programme Giclée print, is a high quality print made from high resolution scans of Bob’s original paintings, printed on archival paper 189gr paper sourced from Japan. The paper size is 15cm x 40.5cm with about a 1cm white border around the print, printed with high quality inks.
The term Giclée, which is pronounced Zhee’Clay comes from the French word Gicleur which means ‘to spray’, refers to the printing process where the ink jet printer sprays the ink onto the paper resulting in higher resolution prints.
Giclée prints are created by wide format inkjet printers and are known for their longer life span. They’re resistant to smudging, sun or humidity damage. The inks themselves are pigment based rather than dye based inks, which are thus UV- resistant and stronger when the prints are handled.
The acid free archival paper is known for its outstanding durability. A Giclée print is the combination of a high quality printer, high quality inks and high quality paper resulting in a print that not only looks sharper and more vivid than standard prints from a home printer but lasts for generations.
The Final Programme Giclée print is a must have for any Moorcock fans.
• Paper thickness: 10.3 mil
• Paper weight: 189 g/m²
• Opacity: 94%
• ISO brightness: 104%
• Paper is sourced from Japan
