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Wed, Jun 26, 2019 11:30AM EDT
Lot 693

Collection of 120 Photoplay Edition Books.

Estimate: $300 - $400

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Collection of 120 Photoplay Edition Books. American, early to middle twentieth century. Large assortment of volumes covering an array of various movie genres. Short sampling of titles include Frankenstein (Grosset & Dunlap, [1931], frontis.), Shelley; Les Miserables (Grosset & Dunlap, [1935], dj), Hugo; Moby Dick (Grosset & Dunlap, 1925, dj), Melville; War and Peace (Frederick Fell, 1956, dj), Tolstoy; Dr. Jeckyll and Mr. Hyde (Grosset & Dunlap, [1941], dj), Stevenson; Robin Hood (Grosset & Dunlap, 1921, dj), Stebling; David Copperfield (A.L. Burt, [1913], dj), Dickens; and many others. Publisher?s pictorial cloth-backed boards mostly with dust jackets; illustrated with photographic stills from the films. 8vos. Conditions range from good to very good. Additional photos upon request.