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Michael Egremont. The Bride of Frankenstein (Sequel to Frankenstein)....
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Michael Egremont. The Bride of Frankenstein (Sequel to Frankenstein). London: The Queensway Press, [1936].8vo. Publisher's black boards, spine stamped in green; original illustrated dust jacket; clamshell.
FIRST PHOTOPLAY EDITION, IN THE RARE DUST JACKET. PRESENTATION COPY, INSCRIBED BY 'THE BRIDE OF FRANKENSTEIN' AND SCI-FI GREAT FORREST ACKERMAN. Inscribed by Forrest Ackerman in his distinctive handwriting on the front free endpaper recto: "Phil - Aunt Beeze is Fine and Here's The Bride of Frankenstein / What else? / Forry / at 59." And inscribed by Elsa Lanchester, who played The Bride of Frankenstein in the 1935 movie, on the half-title: "To Phil. From THE Bride of Frankenstein! Elsa Lanchester. With all my very best wishes."
Based on the James Whale film, "The Bride of Frankenstein" (1935), staring Elsa Lanchester and Boris Karloff. This edition was produced for the library trade and is considered "ultra-rare" in the dust jacket, which features Elsa Lanchester in character on the front panel (Davis).
Condition: Light soiling to cloth; spine ends pushed with a split or two; pale spotting throughout, particularly to prelims. Dust jacket unclipped (priced "2/6 net" on spine as issued); expert repairs to edges on verso; color corrections to recto.
References: David, Photoplay Editions, p. 28 (1).
Provenance: R.C.H. Lovelace (ownership inscription dated "July. 1938."); "Phil" (presentation inscriptions).
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