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Thea von Harbou. Metropolis. Berlin: August Scherl, [1926]. German-language movie tie-in edition issued to coinc...
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Thea von Harbou. Metropolis. Berlin: August Scherl, [1926]. German-language movie tie-in edition issued to coincide with the film's German release. With a card laid in inscribed, "Greetings / from / METROPOLIS / Fritz Lang." Twelvemo. [1] - [194] pages plus two-page advertisement. With four double-sided sepia-toned plates depicting eight scenes from the film. Publisher's pictorial wrappers featuring a color painting of the robot Brigette Helm on the front cover. Bottom inch of the spine missing. Spine head a touch split. Spine slightly cocked. Light rubbing and soiling and some creasing to wrappers. Internally, very clean. A very good copy, unusually nice for this title. Also with a small handbill advertisement for the film featuring the art from the book cover laid in. From the Jerry Weist Collection.Auction Info
2011 September Beverly Hills Signature Jerry Weist Collection of Science Fiction & Fantasy Art and Books Auction #6069 (go to Auction Home page)
Auction Dates
September, 2011
12th-13th
Monday-Tuesday
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