Picture at bottom of scroll, please note this is NOT a dvd or video ,but an original poster,thanks for looking.

UK TRADE ADDS COME IN THE FOLLOWING SIZES, I LIST ALL FOUR SIZES BECAUSE A LARGE SIZE ADD MAY HAVE A MEDIUM SIZE ADD PRINTED ON THE REVERSE, THE SIZE FOR SALE WILL BE IN THE ABOVE DISCRIPTION, I.E. ONE OF THESE THREE. CHECK OUT OUR OTHER SALES,MULTIPLE PURCHASES INCUR NO EXTRA POST CHARGE.,PLEASE EMAIL ANY QUESTIONS THANKS FOR LOOKING

LARGE

An original release British trade add. Poster, large size 56 x 43 cm. 22" x17" printed on fine art paper in excellent condition. This size approximates U.S.A half sheet size.

MEDIUM

HIGHLY FRAMEABLE Medium size original release, British trade add. Poster. 43 x 28 cm. 17" x 11"printed on fine art paper in excellent condition.

SMALL

HIGHLY FRAMEABLE Small size original release, British trade add. Poster. 22x14 cm."printed on fine art paper in excellent condition.

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This is a trade ad poster from the Kinema-Collection library. An archive specializing in vintage film images serving world wide media. The core of which comprises an almost complete run of British film trade publications from the 1920s through to the 1970s. the only such run known to exist outside a few public institutions. The archive was originated in the mid 1980s on the discovery in a west country disused Cinema of this historic film treasure trove. The original owner of the cinema had painstakingly kept intact, every trade publication over a period of 45 years in mint condition. The larger size of the two British journals (they were approximately 3 times the size of their Hollywood rivals) made the lavish and sophisticated adds ideal material for advance lobby publicity. Precise designs for poster frames to house them were regularly published. in the film trade journals from which they came.

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These images are extremely rare if not unique. See

‘THE LOST ARTWORK OF HOLLYWOOD’ FRED E BASTEN, WATSON-GUPTILL PUBLICATIONS, 1996.

The publishers own copies from the 1930’s were destroyed by fire and water damage during the Blitz. Wartime paper drives decimated those held by cinemas. The large size trade adds of the 1930s and early 40s approximate in size to an American half-sheet though the paper is of a superior quality. Large size is 56cm x 43cm/ 22"x 17". Medium size is 43cm x 43cm, 17" x 11".

Shipping will be in crush proof tubes at cost to lucky winner.

These images will be available via e-bay over the next year.

As a guide to recent values achieved at auction our "Lost Horizon" large size realized $1656 at Christie’s South Ken. in March 96. "The Man Who Knew Too Much" medium size realized $700 at Sotherby’s UK in May 99. OUR TOP HITS ON E.BAY LAST YEAR WERE THREE STOOGES "YOU NAZTY SPY "$1,729.96 AND " KID GALAHAD" $545.93. " PETRIFIED FOREST $950 "YOU CAN'T GET AWAY WITH MURDER" $850 ‘HOW TO BREAK 90’ FOR $1,760 A MEDIUM SIZE POSTER AS WAS ‘FLASH GORDON’ AT $700 .THESE ARE RARE ONE OFFS OF HOLLYWOOD AND THE UK FILM INDUSTRY AND ONCE THEIR GONE………………. Happy hunting

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