Two Pieces of Promotional Ephemera Relating to the Silent Universal Film "Phantom of the Opera", released in 1925 and starring Lon Chaney Sr., and the mailing envelope from Universal Pictures Corporation, with a 1925 postmark
- Stapled
- New York or Hollywood: Universal Pictures Corporation, 1925
New York or Hollywood: Universal Pictures Corporation, 1925. First Editions. Stapled. The two items are "The Magic Book About a Great Motion Picture", the other, "Phantom Mysteries", which includes "The Phantom of the Opera" Game. The book is really a small booklet, 12mo (13 by 8.5 cm), eight pages including the cover, printed entirely in orange ink. It comes with a small sheet of red gelatine that when you place it over any of the four illustrations, an entirely new illustration is revealed and the original one vanishes. The four illustrations dominate their pages, taking up three quarters of their respective pages. The two center pages of the booklet relate ten factoids about the story and the film of the classic tale. The other item, The "Phantom Mysteries", is a single sheet folded both horizontally and vertically like many a map. Besides the Game, it has a crossword puzzle relating to "The Phantom of the Opera", six other riddles and/or games,and a puff piece article about the movie. The Magic Book is in Near Fine condition, with the vestigial markings of a paper clip the only flaw. The Mysteries is on a high pulp content paper and so it is very age toned and fragile. There was a clean tear down the horizontal fold, the two pieces re-attached with archival tape which is comparatively discreet but one can not but notice it. The envelope has typical creases and wear.
Details
Title
Two Pieces of Promotional Ephemera Relating to the Silent Universal Film "Phantom of the Opera", released in 1925 and starring Lon Chaney Sr., and the mailing envelope from Universal Pictures Corporation, with a 1925 postmark
Binding
Stapled
Condition
Unknown
Publisher
Universal Pictures Corporation: New York or Hollywood
Date
1925
Edition
First Editions